186th Paratroopers Regiment "Folgore"

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186th Paratroopers Regiment "Folgore"
186° Reggimento Paracadutisti "Folgore"
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Regimental coat of arms
Active1 September 1941 - today[1]
Country Italy
BranchItalian Army
Part ofParatroopers Brigade "Folgore"
Garrison/HQSiena
Motto(s)"Impeto e ardire"
Anniversaries23 October 1942 - Second Battle of El Alamein
DecorationsValor militare gold medal BAR.svg Valor dell'esercito silver medal BAR.svg Valor dell'esercito silver medal BAR.svg
1x Gold Medal of Military Valour
2x Silver Medals of Army Valour[2]
Insignia
Paratroopers gorget patches
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The 186th Paratroopers Regiment "Folgore" (Italian: 186° Reggimento Paracadutisti "Folgore") is an active unit of the Italian Army based in Siena 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 186th Paratroopers Regiment "Folgore" consists of:

  • CoA mil ITA rgt paracadutisti 186.png Regimental Command, in Siena
    • Command and Logistic Support Company "Sorci Verdi"
    • 5th Paratroopers Infantry Battalion "El Alamein"
      • 11th Paratroopers Maneuver Support Company "Peste"
      • 13th Paratroopers Fusiliers Company "Condor"
      • 14th Paratroopers Fusiliers Company "Pantere Indomite"
      • 15th Paratroopers Fusiliers Company "Diavoli Neri"

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 11th Paratroopers Maneuver Support Company is equipped with 120mm mortars and Spike MR anti-tank guided missiles.

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References[]

  1. ^ "186° Reggimento Paracadutisti "Folgore" - La Storia". Italian Army. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  2. ^ "186° Reggimento Paracadutisti "Folgore" - Il Medagliere". Italian Army. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. ^ "186° Reggimento Paracadutisti "Folgore"". Italian Army. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
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