183rd Paratroopers Regiment "Nembo"
183rd Paratroopers Regiment "Nembo" | |
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183° Reggimento Paracadutisti "Nembo" | |
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Active | 11 January 1943 - today[1] |
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Branch | Italian Army |
Part of | Paratroopers Brigade "Folgore" |
Garrison/HQ | Pistoia |
Motto(s) | "...e per rincalzo il cuore" |
Anniversaries | 19 April 1945 - |
Decorations | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 1x Silver Medal of Military Valour 1x Bronze Medal of Military Valour 1x Silver Medal of Army Valour 2x Bronze Medals of Army Valour 1x Silver Medal of Civil Valour 1x War Cross of Military Valour[2] |
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Paratroopers gorget patches | ![]() ![]() |
The 183rd Paratroopers Regiment "Nembo" (Italian: 183° Reggimento Paracadutisti "Nembo") is an active unit of the Italian Army based in Pistoia in Tuscany. The regiment is part of the army's infantry corps' Paracadutisti speciality and operationally assigned to the Paratroopers Brigade "Folgore".[3]
Current structure[]
As of 2019 the 183rd Paratroopers Regiment "Nembo" consists of:
Regimental Command, in Pistoia
- Command and Logistic Support Company "Orsi"
- 1st Paratroopers Infantry Battalion "Grizzano"
- 12th Paratroopers Maneuver Support Company "Leopardi"
- 18th Paratroopers Fusiliers Company "Leoni"
- 19th Paratroopers Fusiliers Company "Linci"
- 20th Paratroopers Fusiliers Company "Puma"
The Command and Logistic Support Company fields the following platoons: C3 Platoon, Transport and Materiel Platoon, Medical Platoon, and Commissariat Platoon. The regiment is equipped with VTLM Lince vehicles. The 12th Paratroopers Maneuver Support Company is equipped with 120mm mortars and Spike MR anti-tank guided missiles.
See also[]
External links[]
References[]
- ^ "183° Reggimento Paracadutisti "Nembo" - La Storia". Italian Army. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ "183° Reggimento Paracadutisti "Nembo" - Il Medagliere". Italian Army. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ "183° Reggimento Paracadutisti "Nembo"". Italian Army. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
Categories:
- Paracadutisti Regiments of Italy