Biography

Picco served in the Italian 4th army in the rank of a Tenente

Italian Army Ranks

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 during World War II

World War II

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. Amongst other missions, they fought in cooperation with the Giustizia e Libertà

Giustizia e Libertà

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 in the Valle Maira. After the war he led the national team in the demonstration event, military patrol

Military patrol

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 (precursor to biathlon

Biathlon

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), in the 1948 Winter Olympics

1948 Winter Olympics

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, which placed forth. Advanced to the rank of a Capitano shortly afterwards the Olympic games, he was transferred to the Italian mountain warfare school (Scuola Militare Alpina) in Aosta

Aosta

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. In 1952 he became company commander

Company Commander

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 of the 43rd/Battaglione Alpini

Alpini

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 Sciatori „Monte Cervino“, a ski warfare company, in Aosta. In order of the Scuola Militare Alpina he had the command over the 37th Alpini Company, when the company carried and placed the monumental statue of Christ (by Alfredo Bai

Alfredo Bai

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) on the top of the Balmenhorn in 1955. From 1960 to 1965 he was commander of the Scuola Militare Alpina in the rank of a Tenente Colonnello

Lieutenant colonel

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. Picco was the first president of the Associazione Sport Invernali Valle d'Aosta (ASIVA) and was advanced to General later. He is still active as a mountain guide of the Trenker-Trek

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