CHARLOTTE'S AXIS ATTIC
Home | FALLSCHIRMJÄGER RATIONS | HEERES TRUPPEN RATIONS | RATIONS OF THE WAFFEN SS | JAPANESE RATIONS | ITALIAN RATIONS
Italian Personal Ration-Razione Personale

Personal Ration-Or Personal Insult?
 

The third type of ration was the RAZIONE PERSONALE (RP, “Personal Ration”), which was issued to troops immediately before action, and which was designed to supply basic food items when group cooking was impossible, on the move, or in breaks during combat. A standard personal ration would include:

itrp2sm.jpg

1 can of Tonno (Tuna)
1 can of Prosciutto (Ham)
1 pack of Brodo (Broth Base-2 tablets in a common wrapper)
2 packs Panne Duri (Flatbread)
1 Biscotti Dolci (Sweet Biscuits)

itrpdemosm.jpg

This uninspired ration was not much liked by troops, especially in light of the fact that even the sparse components designed to be included were often not available, and often substituted. In three days of action, a soldier may very well receive 6 cans of tuna fish—and little else.

 

On the march, when other rations were not available, most soldiers would spend as much time as possible trading with or buying from the local population, in order to provide some variety.

 

Many soldiers insured to get their fair share and then some of the coffee powder or grounds, as the RP did not come with a beverage pack.

VINCERE!