List of units of the Italian Army
This page lists brigades, regiments, battalions, and other formations and units of the Italian Army since World War II grouped by their administrative corps. Units grouped under their operational headquarters are listed at Structure of the Italian Army.
The units are listed by order of precedence. After the unit's name, the date of foundation i.e. *1624 and the location it is currently based follows. Disbanded units follow below the active units.
Infantry Corps[]
Granatieri[]
History[]
The Granatieri (Grenadiers) are the oldest speciality of the Italian Army and act as honor guard for the President of Italy. In 1975 the Granatieri battalions, with the exception of the 3rd Battalion, were named for battles in which the Granatieri had distinguished themselves. The 3rd Battalion was named for the oldest regiment of their line.
Active units[]
Mechanized Brigade "Granatieri di Sardegna", *1976-
- Infantry Division "Granatieri di Sardegna", *1948-1976
21st Infantry Division "Granatieri di Sardegna", *1934-1943
- "Granatieri di Sardegna" Brigade, *1831-1939
1st Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna", *1659-1943,1946-1976, 1992- (Rome)
- 1st Mechanized Granatieri Battalion "Assietta", *1976-1992
2nd Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna", *1744-1943, 1992-2002, 2020-
- 2nd Mechanized Granatieri Battalion "", *1976-1992, 2017-2020
Inactive units[]
Inactivated units of the Granatieri specialty:
3rd Regiment "Granatieri Guardie", 1992-2002
- 3rd Granatieri Battalion "Guardie", *1976-1992
- 3rd Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna", *1926-1943
Fanteria (Line Infantry)[]
History[]
Active units[]
Italian Infantry units are named for regions and cities. However the 5th, 13th, 17th, 20th, 21st, 60th, 66th, 67th, 87th, 114th, 120th, and 151st infantry battalions are named for battles, while the 52nd is named for the Alps and the 1st carries the name of Saint Justus of Trieste.
Division "Acqui", *1831 (San Giorgio a Cremano)
Division "Vittorio Veneto", *2019 (Florence)
Mechanized Brigade "Aosta", *1831 (Messina)
Mechanized Brigade "Pinerolo", *1831 (Bari)
Air Assault Brigade "Friuli", *1884-1926, 1960- (Gorizia)
Mechanized Brigade "Sassari", *1915 (Sassari)
Infantry School, *1849 (Cesano)
5th Infantry Regiment "Aosta", *1690 (Messina)
- 5th Infantry Battalion "Col della Berretta", *1975-1992
9th Infantry Regiment "Bari", *1734 (Bari)
17th Infantry Regiment "Acqui", *1703 (Capua)
- 17th Infantry Battalion "San Martino", *1975-1992
28th Infantry Regiment "Pavia", *1860 (Pesaro)
62nd Infantry Regiment "Sicilia", *1861 (Catania)
66th Infantry Regiment "Trieste", *1862 (Forlì)
- 66th Infantry Battalion "Valtellina", *1975-1993
80th Infantry Regiment "Roma", *1889 (Cassino)
82nd Infantry Regiment "Torino", *1884 (Barletta)
85th Infantry Regiment "Verona", *1884 (Verona)
151st Infantry Regiment "Sassari", *1915 (Cagliari)
- 151st Infantry Battalion "Sette Comuni", *1976-1992
152nd Infantry Regiment "Sassari", *1915 (Sassari)
235th Infantry Regiment "Piceno", *1917 (Ascoli Piceno)
Inactive units[]
Inactivated units of the Infantry of the Line:
Division "Friuli", *1884-2019
Division "Mantova", *1942-2013
Mechanized Division "Folgore", *1944-1986
Motorized Brigade "Acqui", *1859-1926, 1975-1996
, *1949-1965
Mechanized Brigade "Brescia", *1859–1939, 1975-1991
Motorized Brigade "Cremona", *1859-1926, 1975-1996
Mechanized Brigade "Gorizia", *1975-1996
Mechanized Brigade "Legnano", *1975-1997
Mechanized Brigade "Isonzo", *1975-1986- Mechanized Brigade "Mantova", *1915-1919, 1986-1997
Mechanized Brigade "Trieste", *1960-1991
1st Infantry Regiment "San Giusto", *1624-2008
4th Infantry Regiment "Piemonte", *1636-1943
4th Infantry Battalion "Guastalla", *1977-1991
7th Infantry Regiment "Cuneo", *1701-2001
11th Infantry Regiment "Casale", *1619-1999
13th Infantry Regiment "Pinerolo", *1672-1990
- 13th Infantry Battalion "Valbella", *1975-1990
16th Infantry Regiment "Savona", *1815-1991
20th Infantry Regiment "Brescia", *1848-1991
- 20th Infantry Battalion "Monte San Michele", *1975-1991
21st Infantry Regiment "Cremona", *1848-2003
- 21st Infantry Battalion "Alfonsine", *1975-1993
22nd Infantry Regiment "Cremona", *1848-1990
- 22nd Infantry Battalion "Primaro", *1975-1990
23rd Infantry Regiment "Como", *1848-1996
26th Infantry Regiment "Bergamo", *1859-1999
30th Infantry Regiment "Pisa", *1859-1991
33rd Infantry Regiment "Livorno", *1859-1943
33rd Infantry Battalion "Ardenza", *1975-1991
37th Infantry Regiment "Ravenna", *1859-1991
40th Infantry Regiment "Bologna", *1859-1991
41st Infantry Regiment "Modena", *1859-1995
45th Infantry Regiment "Reggio", *1859-2003
- 45th Infantry Battalion "Arborea", *1977-1993
46th Infantry Regiment "Reggio", *1859-1978
47th Infantry Regiment "Ferrara", *1859-2015
- 47th Infantry Battalion "Salento", *1977-1997
48th Infantry Regiment "Ferrara", *1859-1991
52nd Infantry Regiment "Alpi", *1859-1943, 1958-1975
53rd Infantry Regiment "Umbria", *1975-1996
57th Infantry Battalion "Abruzzi", *1975-2013, carries the traditions of the 57th Infantry Regiment "Abruzzi", *1861-1943
59th Infantry Regiment "Calabria", *1861-1991
60th Infantry Regiment "Calabria", *1861-2005
- 60th Infantry Battalion "Col di Lana", *1975-2005
63rd Infantry Regiment "Cagliari", *1862-1991
67th Infantry Regiment "Legnano", *1862-1995
- 67th Infantry Battalion "Montelungo", *1975-1993
68th Infantry Regiment "Legnano", *1862-1989
- 68th Infantry Battalion "Palermo", *1975-1989
72nd Infantry Battalion "Puglie", *1862-1999
73rd Infantry Regiment "Lombardia", *1859-1986
75th Infantry Regiment "Napoli", *1861-1958
76th Infantry Regiment "Napoli", *1861-1997
78th Infantry Regiment "Lupi di Toscana", *1862-2008
84th Infantry Regiment "Venezia", *1884-2000
87th Infantry Regiment "Friuli", *1884-1991
- 87th Infantry Battalion "Senio", *1975-1991
89th Infantry Regiment "Salerno", *1884-1991
91st Infantry Battalion "Lucania", *1977-2009
92nd Infantry Regiment "Basilicata", *1884-1996
114th Infantry Regiment "Mantova", *1915-1995
- 114th Infantry Battalion "Moriago", *1975-??
120th Infantry Regiment "Emilia", *1915-1991
- 120th Infantry Battalion "Fornovo", *1975-1991
121st Infantry Regiment "Macerata", *1915-2000
123rd Infantry Battalion "Chieti", *1985-2012
130th Infantry Regiment "Perugia", *1915-1996
141st Infantry Regiment "Catanzaro", *1915-1995
157th Infantry Regiment "Leoni di Liguria", *1915-2004
225th Infantry Regiment "Arezzo", *1916-1999
231st Infantry Regiment "Avellino", *1916-2004
244th Infantry Regiment "Cosenza", *1917-1992
Bersaglieri[]
History[]
Originally raised as sharpshooters and skirmishers, the Bersaglieri serve since World War II mostly as mechanized infantry. In 1975 the Bersaglieri battalions, with the exception of the 1st and 11th battalion, were named for battles in which the Bersaglieri had distinguished themselves. The 1st Bersaglieri Battalion is named for the founder of the Bersaglieri corps General Alessandro Ferrero La Marmora, while the 11th Battalion, which had received the war flag of the 182nd Regiment "Garibaldi", was named for the island of Caprera where Italy's national hero Giuseppe Garibaldi spent the last years of his life.
Active units[]
Bersaglieri Brigade "Garibaldi", *1975- (Caserta)
1st Bersaglieri Regiment, *1861-1943, 1953-1976, 1995- (Cosenza)
- 1st Bersaglieri Battalion "La Marmora", *1976-1995
3rd Bersaglieri Regiment, *1861-1943, 1946-1975, 1991- (Teulada)
- 18th Bersaglieri Battalion "", *1975-1991
6th Bersaglieri Regiment, *1861-1865, 1871-1943, 1992- (Trapani)
- 6th Bersaglieri Battalion "Palestro", *1975-1989
7th Bersaglieri Regiment, *1871-1943, 1992- (Altamura)
- 10th Bersaglieri Battalion "Bezzecca, *1975-1992
8th Bersaglieri Regiment, *1871-1943, 1949-1975, 1993- (Caserta)
- 3rd Bersaglieri Battalion "Cernaia", *1975-1993
11th Bersaglieri Regiment, *1883-1943, 1992- (Orcenico Superiore), in 1992 the 27th Bersaglieri Battalion "" joined the regiment, which was replaced by the 11th Bersaglieri Battalion "Caprera" in 1997
11th Bersaglieri Battalion "Caprera", *1975-1997
Inactive units[]
Inactivated units of the Bersaglieri specialty:
Bersaglieri Brigade "Goito", *1975-1991
2nd Bersaglieri Regiment, *1861-1943, 1992-2001
- 2nd Bersaglieri Battalion "", *1975-1992
4th Bersaglieri Regiment, *1861-1944
26th Bersaglieri Battalion "Castelfidardo", *1975-1998
5th Bersaglieri Regiment, *1861-1943
14th Bersaglieri Battalion "", *1977-1989
9th Bersaglieri Regiment, *1871-1942
28th Bersaglieri Battalion "", *1975-1996
12th Bersaglieri Regiment, *1883-1942, 1992-2005
- 23rd Bersaglieri Battalion "", *1975-1992
18th Bersaglieri Regiment, *1917-1919, 1935-1936, 1942-1943, 1993-2005
- 67th Bersaglieri Battalion "", *1975-1993
- 27th Bersaglieri Battalion "", *1975-1992, joined the 11th Bersaglieri Regiment in 1992, was replaced by the 11th Bersaglieri Battalion "Caprera" in 1997 and then inactivated
Alpini[]
History[]
Alpini are the Italian Army's mountain infantry units. Since their founding in 1872 the battalions of the Alpini were named for the Alpine villages and cities were the battalions had their depot. First line reserve battalions were named after the valleys (Val) surrounding the locations of the depots, and second line reserve battalions were named for mountains (Monte) located within the valleys surrounding the locations of the depots.
Active units[]
In 1975 all regiments were disbanded and their flags passed to the newly independent battalions. Beginning in the early 1990s the regiments were reactivated and the battalions, upon entering a regiment, returned the flags to the regiments and lost their independence.
Division "Tridentina", *2002- (Bolzano)
Alpine Brigade "Tridentina", *1951-2002
2nd Alpine Division "Tridentina", *1934-1943
- 2nd Alpine Brigade, *1923-1934
Alpine Brigade "Taurinense", *1952- (Turin)
1st Alpine Division "Taurinense", *1934-1943
- 1st Alpine Brigade, *1923-1934
Alpine Brigade "Julia", *1949- (Udine)
3rd Alpine Division "Julia", *1934-1943
- 3rd Alpine Brigade, *1923-1934
Alpine Training Center, *1934-1943, 1948- (Aosta)
Alpini Battalion "Aosta", *1886-1943, 1946-1989, received the flag of the 4th Alpini Regiment in 1975. Became a support unit of the Alpine Training Center in 1989.
2nd Alpini Regiment, *1882-1943, 1963-74, 1992- (Cuneo)
- Alpini Battalion "Saluzzo", *1904-1943, 1945-1964, 1968-1992
3rd Alpini Regiment, *1882-1917, 1920-1944, 1993- (Pinerolo)
- Alpini Battalion "Susa", *1886-1943, 1945-1993
- 4th Alpini Paratroopers Regiment, *1882-1943, 1946-1975, 2004- (Verona)
- Alpini Battalion "Monte Cervino", *1915-1919, 1940-1941, 1942-1943, 1996-2004, received the flag of the 4th Alpini Regiment in 1996.
5th Alpini Regiment, *1882-1943, 1953-1975, 1992- (Sterzing)
- Alpini Battalion "Morbegno", *1886-1943, 1956-1992
6th Alpini Regiment, *1882-1943, 1946-1975, 1993- (Innichen)
- Alpini Battalion "Bassano", *1886-1943, 1951-1993
7th Alpini Regiment, *1887-1943, 1953-1975, 1992- (Belluno)
- Alpini Battalion "Feltre", *1886-1943, 1956-1992
8th Alpini Regiment, *1909-1943, 1946-1975, 1992- (Cividale)
Alpini Battalion "Tolmezzo", *1908-1943, 1946- (joined the regiment in 2005)
9th Alpini Regiment, *1921-1943, 1991-(L'Aquila)
Alpini Battalion "L'Aquila", *1935-1943, 1944-1991
- Alpini Battalion "Monte Berico", *1915-1919
Alpini Battalion "Vicenza", *1886-1943, 1975-1996, 2017-
Inactive units[]
Inactivated units of the Alpini specialty:
Alpine Brigade "Cadore", *1953-1997
Alpine Brigade "Orobica", *1953-1991
1st Alpini Regiment, *1882-1943
Alpini Battalion "Mondovì", *1886-1943, 1950-1997
11th Alpini Regiment, *1935-1943, 1992-2002
- Alpini Battalion "Trento", *1918-1943, 1946-2002
12th Alpini Regiment, *1936-1937, 1992-1997
- Alpini Battalion "Pieve di Cadore", *1886-1943, 1953-1997
- 14th Alpini Regiment, *1993-2005 raised from the "Tolmezzo" battalion in 1993. The battalion was transferred to the 8th Alpini Regiment in 2005 and the 14th was inactivated.
15th Alpini Regiment, *1992-1995
- Alpini Battalion "Cividale", *1909-1943, 1948-1995
16th Alpini Regiment, *1991-2004
- Alpini Battalion "Belluno", *1910-1917, 1919-1943, 1953-2004
18th Alpini Regiment, *1997-2004
- Alpini Battalion "Edolo", *1886-1943, 1945-2004
- Alpini Battalion "Gemona", *1886-1943, 1956-2005, received the flag of the 8th Alpini Regiment in 1975, re-entered the 8th Alpini Regiment in 1992, was replaced by the Alpini Battalion "Tolmezzo" in 2005
Alpini Battalion "Tirano", *1886-1943, 1953-1991- Alpini Battalion "Bolzano", *1937-1943, 1949-1975
Alpini Fortification (Alpini d'Arresto) battalions were tasked with manning the fortifications of the Vallo Alpino and received the names of 1st line reserve battalions of World War I. The three Alpini fortification groupings were regimental-level, administrative formation.
11th Alpini Fortification Grouping, *1952-1975
- Alpini Battalion "Val Tagliamento", *1915-1918, 1939-1943, 1963-1992
- Alpini Battalion "", *1915-1917, 1939-1943, 1963-1975
- Alpini Battalion "Val Natisone", *1915-1918, 1939-1943, 1963-1964
21st Alpini Fortification Grouping, *1952-1964
- Alpini Battalion "Val Brenta", *1915-1919, 1939-1940, 1964-1986
- Alpini Battalion "", *1915-1917, 1939-1943, 1963-1964
22nd Alpini Fortification Grouping, *1952-1962
- Alpini Battalion "Val Chiese", *1915-1919, 1939-1943, 1963-1979
- Alpini Battalion "Val Cismon", *1915-1919, 1939-1943, 1963-1975
Paracadutisti[]
History[]
Paracadutisti (Paratroopers) are the Italian Army's airborne forces. In 1975 Paracadutisti battalions, with the exception of the 2nd Battalion, were named for battles in which the Paracadutisti had distinguished themselves. The 2nd Battalion was named after the location of the first Italian Paratroopers school. Paratroopers regiments carry the name of World War II airborne divisions.
Active units[]
Paratroopers Brigade "Folgore", *1963- (Livorno)
- 185th Infantry Division "Folgore", *1941-1942
Paratroopers Training Center, *1939-43, 1947- (Pisa)
9th Paratroopers Assault Regiment "Col Moschin", *1918-1919, 1944-1945, 1995- (Livorno)
- 9th Paratroopers Assault Battalion "Col Moschin", *1961-1995
183rd Paratroopers Regiment "Nembo", *1943-1975, 1993- (Pistoia)
- 183rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion "Nembo", *1975-1991, became the 183rd Paratroopers Battalion "Nembo" in 1991; entered the 183rd Paratroopers Regiment in 1993 as 1st Paratroopers Battalion ""
185th Paratroopers Reconnaissance Target Acquisition Regiment "Folgore", *1942-1945, 2013- (Livorno)
- 3rd Paratroopers Battalion "Poggio Rusco", *1975-1998, the flag of the battalion was given to the 185th Paratroopers Reconnaissance Target Acquisition Regiment in 2013, when the regiment had to return the flag of the reactivated 185th Paratroopers Artillery Regiment "Folgore"
- 1st Paratroopers Regiment, *1941-1942, 1963-1975
186th Paratroopers Regiment "Folgore", *1942, 1992- (Siena)
- 5th Paratroopers Battalion "El Alamein", *1975-1992
- V Paratroopers Battalion, *1963-1975
- 2nd Paratroopers Regiment, *1941-1942
- V Paratroopers Battalion, *1963-1975
187th Paratroopers Regiment "Folgore", *1942, 1992- (Livorno)
- 2nd Paratroopers Battalion "Tarquinia", *1975-1992
- II Paratroopers Battalion, *1963-1975
- 3rd Paratroopers Regiment, *1941-1942
- II Paratroopers Battalion, *1963-1975
Lagunari[]
Lagunari are the Italian Army's amphibious forces. In 1975 the two Lagunari battalions were named for the honorary name of Republic of Venice and for the Sile river, which flows into the Venetian lagoon and was the location of heavy combat between Austro-Hungarian and Italian forces in 1918.
Active units[]
Lagunari Regiment "Serenissima", *1951-1975, 1992- (Venice-Lido)
- 1st Lagunari Battalion "Serenissima", *1975-1992
Inactive units[]
Amphibious Battalion "Sile", *1975-1992 (Venice-Sant'Andrea)
Cavalry Corps[]
Cavalleria di Linea (Cavalry of the Line)[]
History[]
The ten oldest cavalry regiments were named for territories of the Savoyard state, while later units were named for Italian cities. The two exceptions to this rule are the 8th Regiment named for the Battle of Montebello and the 19th Regiment, which retained its title as Guides. The following lists includes the origin of the name for the oldest regiments in brackets before the date of founding. The first four regiments are Dragoons, with the rest of the regiments either being Lancers (Lancieri) or Chevau-légers (Cavalleggeri).
Italian Army cavalry regiments are the army's only units, which have the name before their number, and who do not include a description of the type of unit in their name (unlike other regiments like i.e. 5th Alpini Regiment, 2nd Engineer Regiment, 32nd Tank Regiment, etc.)
- Dragoons:
- Lancers:
- Chevau-légers:
Active units[]
Cavalry Brigade "Pozzuolo del Friuli", 1957- (Gorizia)
- Fast Brigade "Emanuele Filiberto Testa di Ferro" (II), *1935-1938
- II Cavalry Brigade, *1835-1849, 1859-1863, 1866, 1870-1935
- Fast Brigade "Emanuele Filiberto Testa di Ferro" (II), *1935-1938
Cavalry School, *1823-1943, 1946- (Lecce)
Regiment "Nizza Cavalleria" (1st) (County of Nice), *1690-1799, 1815-1943, 1946- (Bellinzago Novarese)
Regiment "Piemonte Cavalleria" (2nd) (Principality of Piedmont), *1692-1799, 1815-1943, 1946- (Trieste)
Regiment "Savoia Cavalleria" (3rd) (Duchy of Savoy), *1692-1798, 1815-1943, 1946- (Grosseto)
Regiment "Genova Cavalleria" (4th) (Genevois province, later Duchy of Genoa), *1683-1799, 1815-1943, 1946- (Palmanova)
Regiment "Lancieri di Novara" (5th), *1828-1943, 1946- (Codroipo)
Regiment "Lancieri di Aosta" (6th) (Duchy of Aosta), *1774-1796, 1831-1943, 19451- (Palermo)
Regiment "Lancieri di Montebello" (8th), *1859-1943, 1950- (Rome)
Regiment "Cavalleggeri di Lodi" (15th), *1859-1920, 1942-1943, 1952-1995, 2020- (Lecce)
Regiment "Cavalleggeri Guide" (19th), *1859-1945, 1949- (Salerno)
Inactive units[]
The Regiment "Lancieri di Firenze" (9th) was originally a unit of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and became the only cavalry regiment of the conquered Italian states, which was allowed to join the Royal Sardinian Army. The inactivated units of the cavalry are:
Cavalry Brigade "Vittorio Veneto", *1975-1991
Regiment "Lancieri di Milano" (7th), *1859-1920, 1938-1943, 1964-1989
Regiment "Lancieri di Firenze" (9th), *1859-1943, 1951-1957, 1975-1995
- Corpo Dragoni Toscani, *1753-1808, 1814-1859
Regiment "Cavalleggeri di Saluzzo" (12th), (Marquisate of Saluzzo) *1848-1943, 1964-1991
Regiment "Cavalleggeri di Alessandria" (14th), *1850-1943
- 1964-1979: "Cavalleggeri di Alessandria" Reconnaissance Squadron
Regiment "Cavalleggeri di Treviso" (28th), *1909-1919, 1975-1991
Carristi (Tankers)[]
History[]
Originally the tank corps was a speciality of the infantry and named "Fanteria carrista" (Tank infantry). On 1 June 1999 the tank corps left the infantry and became part of the cavalry. In 1975 tank battalions were named for officers, soldiers and partisans, who were posthumously awarded Italy's highest military honor the Gold Medal of Military Valour for heroism during World War II.
Active units[]
132nd Armored Brigade "Ariete", *1986- (Pordenone)
- Armored Division "Ariete", *1948-1986
132nd Armored Division "Ariete", *1937-1943
1st Armored Regiment, *1936-1943, 1948-1949, 1959- (Teulada)
4th Tank Regiment, *1936-1943, 1953-1975, 1992- (Persano)
20th Tank Battalion "M.O. Pentimalli", *1975-1991
32nd Tank Regiment, *1936-1944, 1964-1975, 1992- (Tauriano)
- 3rd Tank Battalion "M.O. Galas", *1975-1992
132nd Tank Regiment, *1941-1942, 1944, 1948-1975, 1992- (Cordenons)
- 8th Tank Battalion "M.O. Secchiaroli", *1975-1992
Inactive units[]
Armored Brigade "Centauro", *1986-2002
- Armored Division "Centauro", *1951-1986
131st Armored Division "Centauro", *1936-1943
31st Armored Brigade "Curtatone", *1975-1986 renamed Armored Brigade "Centauro" in 1986
32nd Armored Brigade "Mameli", *1975-1991
132nd Armored Brigade "Manin", *1975-1986 renamed Armored Brigade "Ariete" in 1986
2nd Tank Regiment, *1991-1995
- 22nd Tank Battalion "M.O. Piccinini", *1975-1991
3rd Armored Regiment, *1927-1943, 1964-1975
- 9th Armored Battalion "M.O. Butera", *1975-1995
31st Tank Regiment, *1937-1943, 1951-1975, 1993-2020
- 1st Tank Battalion "M.O. Cracco", *1975-1993
33rd Tank Regiment, *1939-1943, 1993-2001
- 6th Tank Battalion "M.O. Scapuzzi", *1976-1993
11th Tank Battalion "M.O. Calzecchi", *1976-2001
- XI Tank Battalion, *1941-1942, 1960-1975
60th Tank Regiment "M.O. Locatelli", *1991-1992
- 60th Tank Battalion "M.O. Locatelli", *1975-1991
- LX Tank Battalion, *1940-1941, 1960-1975
63rd Tank Regiment, *1991-1995
- 63rd Tank Battalion "M.O. Fioritto", *1975-1991
- LXIII Tank Battalion, *1939-1941, 1958-1975
131st Tank Regiment, *1941-1942, 1993-2013
- 101st Tank Battalion "M.O. Zappalà", *1975-1993
133rd Tank Regiment, *1941-1942, 1992-1995
- 10th Tank Battalion "M.O. Bruno", *1975-1991
4th Tank Battalion "M.O. Passalacqua", *1975-1992
- IV Tank Battalion, *1940-1942, 1959-1975
5th Tank Battalion "M.O. Chiamenti", *1975-1992
- V Tank Battalion, *1940-1941, 1964-1975
7th Tank Battalion "M.O. Di Dio", *1975-1991
- VII Tank Battalion, *1941-1942, 1949-1975
13th Tank Battalion "M.O. Pascucci", *1975-1989
- XIII Tank Battalion, *1941-1942, 1961-1975
19th Armored Battalion "M.O. Tumiati", *1975-1991
- XIX Armored Battalion, *1941-1943, 1960-1975
- 31st Tank Battalion "M.O. Andreani", *1982-1993
- Armored Battalion (of the Armored Troops School), *1975-1982
62nd Armored Battalion "M.O. Jero", *1975-1992
- LXII Armored Battalion, *1940-1941, 1960-1975
Artillery Corps[]
Artiglieria Terrestre (Field Artillery)[]
History[]
Active units[]
Each Field Artillery regiment consists of a HQ platoon, a target acquisition battery, a logistic support battery and an artillery group with a command platoon and three firing batteries 6x artillery systems each.
Artillery Command, *??? (Bracciano)
Field Artillery Regiment "a Cavallo" (Horse Artillery), *1831 (Milano)
1st Field Artillery Regiment (Mountain), *1887 (Fossano)
- Mountain Artillery Group "Aosta", *1910-1992
3rd Field Artillery Regiment (Mountain), *1902 (Tolmezzo)
- Mountain Artillery Group "Conegliano", *1909-1992
5th Field Artillery Regiment "Superga", *1850 (Portogruaro)
- 5th Heavy Field Artillery Group "Superga", *1976-1991
8th Field Artillery Regiment "Pasubio", *1696 (Persano)
- 8th Self-propelled Artillery Group "Pasubio", *1975-1992
21st Field Artillery Regiment "Trieste", *1888 (Foggia)
- 21st Artillery Group "Romagna", *1975-1993
24th Field Artillery Regiment "Peloritani", *1888 (Messina)
- 24th Field Artillery Group "Peloritani", *1975-1992
52nd Artillery Regiment "Torino", *1916 (Vercelli)
- 52nd Field Artillery Group "Venaria", *1975-1992
132nd Field Artillery Regiment "Ariete", *1939 (Maniago)
- 132nd Heavy Field Artillery Group "Rovereto", in Casarsa della Delizia, *1975-1993
185th Paratroopers Artillery Regiment "Folgore", *1941 (Bracciano)
- 185th Paratroopers Field Artillery Group "Viterbo", *1975-1992
Inactive units[]
3rd Missile Brigade "Aquileia", *1959-1991
1st Field Artillery (Training) Group "Cacciatore delle Alpi", *1976-1999
3rd Self-propelled Field Artillery Group "Pastrengo", *1975-1991
11th Field Artillery Regiment "Legnano", *1884-1991
- 11th Field Artillery Group "Monferrato", *1975-1991
12th Self-propelled Field Artillery Group "Capua", *1884-1991
13th Artillery Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna", *1888-1995
- 13th Field Artillery Group "Magliana", *1975-1992
14th Field Artillery Group "Murge", *1888-30 June 1991
19th Self-propelled Field Artillery Group "Rialto", *1975-1993
20th Self-propelled Field Artillery Group "Piave", *???-March 1991
27th Heavy Self-propelled Artillery Regiment "Marche", *1912-1995
- 27th Heavy Self-propelled Artillery Group "Marche", *1985-1992
28th Self-propelled Field Artillery Group "Livorno", *1912-1995
33rd Field Artillery Regiment "Acqui", *1915-2013
- 33rd Heavy Field Artillery Group "Terni", *1975-1993
35th Field Artillery Group "Riolo", 1915-1991
46th Self-propelled Field Artillery Group "Trento", *1975-1993
47th Field Artillery Group "Gargano", *1915-1981
48th Field Artillery Regiment "Taro", *1915-1995
108th Heavy Field Artillery Group "Cosseria", *1941-31 October 1986
120th Self-propelled Field Artillery Group "Po", *1942-1991
131st Field Artillery Regiment "Centauro", *1939-2001
- 131st Heavy Field Artillery Group "Vercelli", *1975-1992
9th Self-propelled Field Artillery Group "Brennero", *1863-1992, merged with 131st Heavy Field Artillery Group to form the 131st Field Artillery Regiment
155th Heavy Field Artillery Group "Emilia", *1941-1992
184th Field Artillery Regiment "", *1942-1996
- 184th Heavy Field Artillery Group "Filottrano", *1976-1993
205th Heavy Field Artillery Group "Lomellina", *1940-1991
Heavy Field Artillery[]
Corps level support units were designated as "Heavy Field Artillery" (previously: "Army Corps Artillery Regiment"):
2nd HeavyField Artillery Group "Potenza", *1920-1995
4th Heavy Field Artillery Group "Pusteria", *1975-1992
- 4th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment, *1920-1975
6th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment, 1951-1974
9th HeavyField Artillery Group "Foggia", *1975-1996
- 9th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment, *1920-1975
10th Self-propelled Field Artillery Group "Avisio", *1939-1986
11th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment "Teramo", *1920-2001
Heavy Artillery[]
Army level support units were designated as "Heavy Artillery" (previously: "Army Artillery Regiment"):
1st Heavy Artillery Group "Adige", *1975-31 July 1983
3rd Heavy Artillery Regiment "Volturno" *1992-2001
- 3rd Missile Group "Volturno" *1975-1992
- 3rd Missile Artillery Regiment, *1961-1975
- 3rd Heavy Artillery Regiment, *1926-1961
9th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment "Rovigo", *1992-1995
- 9th Heavy Artillery Group "Rovigo", *1975-1992
- 9th Heavy Artillery Regiment, *1926-1973
Mountain Artillery[]
- 1st Mountain Artillery Regiment groups until 1975:
- Mountain Artillery Group "Aosta", *1910-
- Mountain Artillery Group "Susa", *???-1975
- Mountain Artillery Group "Mondovì", *???-1975
2nd Mountain Artillery Regiment, *1909-2015
- Mountain Artillery Group "Vicenza", *1909-1992
Mountain Artillery Group "Asiago", *1952-1991- Mountain Artillery Group "Verona", *1952-1975
- 3rd Mountain Artillery Regiment groups until 1975:
Mountain Artillery Group "Belluno", *1909-1989- Mountain Artillery Group "Conegliano", *1909-
Mountain Artillery Group "Udine", *1915-1995
Mountain Artillery Group "Pinerolo", *1926-1991- Mountain Artillery Group "Osoppo", *1961-1975
5th Mountain Artillery Regiment, *1935-2001
- Mountain Artillery Group "Bergamo", *1910-1992
Mountain Artillery Group "Sondrio", *1953-1989- Mountain Artillery Group "Vestone", *1953-1975
6th Mountain Artillery Regiment, *1941-1995
- Mountain Artillery Group "Lanzo", *1935-1992
Mountain Artillery Group "Agordo", *1953-1991- Mountain Artillery Group "Pieve di Cadore", *1953-1975
Target Acquisition[]
3rd Artillery Specialists Group "Bondone", *1986-1992,
- 4th Artillery Specialists Group "Bondone", *1976-1986,
- 3rd Heavy Field Artillery Regiment, *1956-1976,
5th Artillery Specialists Group "Medea", *1956-21 March 1991, named Artillery Specialist Group "Mantova" 1976-1986
6th Artillery Specialists Group "Montello", *1976-30 June 1991, named Artillery Specialist Group "Folgore" 1976-1986- 7th Artillery Specialists Group "Casarsa", *1976-31 January 1991, named Artillery Specialist Group "Ariete" 1976-1986
12th Artillery Specialists Group "Biella", *1975-29 September 1992, named Artillery Specialist Group "Centauro" 1975-1986- 30th Artillery Specialists Group "Brianza", *1975-28 February 1991, for III Army Corps, but only the 3rd battery was active as part of the Horse Artillery Regiment in Milan
Artiglieria Controaerei (Anti-aircraft Artillery)[]
History[]
Active units[]
Each Air-defense Artillery regiment consists of a HQ battery, a logistic support battery and an air-defense group.
Anti-aircraft Artillery Command, *1941 (Sabaudia)
Anti-aircraft Artillery Training Regiment (Sabaudia)
4th Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment "Peschiera", *1930 (Mantova)
17th Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment "Sforzesca", *1888 (Sabaudia)
121st Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment "Ravenna", *1941 (Bologna)
Inactive units[]
Anti-Aircraft Artillery Command, *???- 1st Heavy Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment, *1992-1996
2nd Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment, *1992-1996
3rd Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment "Firenze", *1992-2001
5th Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment "Pescara", *1964-2014
8th Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment, *1992-1995
- 8th Field Artillery Group "Marmore", *1986-1992
- 8th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment, *1951-1986
18th Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment, *1992-1997
- 18th Self-propelled Field Artillery Group "Gran Sasso", *1976-1981
Light anti-aircraft artillery groups were activated in 1975 as reserve units with older equipment, but never filled with troops. They were named for birds of prey and disbanded in the early 1990s:
- 11th Light Anti-aircraft Artillery Group "Falco", *1975-??
- 12th Light Anti-aircraft Artillery Group "Nibbio", *1975-??
- 13th Light Anti-aircraft Artillery Group "Condor", *1975-??
- 14th Light Anti-aircraft Artillery Group "Astore", *1975-??
- 21st Light Anti-aircraft Artillery Group "Sparviero", *1975-??
- 22nd Light Anti-aircraft Artillery Group "Alcione", *1975-??
Special Artillery Units[]
7th CBRN defense Regiment "Cremona", *1860 (Civitavecchia)
- 7th Field Artillery Regiment "Cremona", *1992-1998
- 7th Field Artillery Group "Adria", *1975-1992
- 7th Field Artillery Regiment, *1946-1975
41st Regiment "Cordenons" (ISTAR), *1975 (Casarsa della Delizia)
41st Heavy Field Artillery Regiment, *1915-1975 (Sora)
13th Regiment (HUMINT), *2016 (Anzio)
- 13th HUMINT Battalion "Aquileia", *2005 (Anzio)
13th Target Acquisition Group "Aquileia", *1960-1993, re-raised in 2005 (Verona)
1st CBRN defense Battalion "Etruria", *1967-?? (Rieti)
Engineer Corps[]
History[]
The Engineer Corps was founded on 11 June 1775 as the "Royal Corps of Engineers" ("Corpo Reale degli Ingegneri") of the army of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia. With the integration of the engineer units of the Italian states conquered during the Second Italian War of Independence the Corps was elevated on 11 January 1861 to a service branch of the Army and became the "Arma del Genio". In 1915 when Italy entered World War I the Royal Italian Army fielded six regiments and two battalions:
- 1st Sapper Regiment in Pavia
- 2nd Sapper Regiment in Casale Monferrato
- 3rd Telegraph Engineer Regiment in Florence
- 4th Bridging Engineer Regiment in Piacenza
- 5th Mining Engineer Regiment in Turin
- 6th Railroad Engineer Regiment in Turin
- Specialist Engineer Battalion
- Aviation Engineer Battalion (transferred to the Corpo Aeronautico Militare at the outbreak of hostilities)
During the war the Engineer Branch expanded and created new types of units:
- Sapper Companies were mostly employed to build the trenches along the Isonzo front - expanded from 43x to 236x companies
- Flamethrower Companies - 9x were raised
- Telegraph Companies tasked with managing the military's communications - expanded from 24x to 139x companies
- Telephone Companies tasked with laying and maintaining phone cables along the front - 57x companies were raised
- Bridging Companies - expanded from 12x to 26x companies
- Mining Companies tasked with building defensive positions in the Alps - expanded from 20x to 53x companies
- Lagunari Companies tasked with providing transportation in the Marano lagoon and on Lake Garda and Lake Idro.
Besides these also transport, ropeway, photography and poison gas companies were raised during the war.
In May 1940 when Italy entered World War II the branch fielded 18x engineer regiments, which contained a mix of sappers and signalers, and two mining, two bridging and one railroad engineer regiment. During the war each division received a mixed engineer battalion providing sappers and signalers. After the war the branch was rebuilt as part of the Italian Army, fielding three pioneer, one bridging, one railroad and one fortification engineer battalion, along with mixed engineer battalions for the army's divisions. In 1953 the signal units were split from the engineer branch to form their own service branch.
In 1975 all independent battalions of the engineer branch were named for a lake if they supported a corps or named for a river if they supported a division or brigade. In the same year every brigade of the army received a pioneer company, which carried the name of the brigade they it was subordinated to. The battalions of the 2nd Bridge Engineer Regiment and the Railroad Engineer Regiment received no names. In 1975 the army fielded two miners, one sapper and nine pioneer battalions, and 24x brigade engineer companies.
After the end of the Cold War the army renamed all battalions as regiments, although the composition of the units didn't change. In 1993 the brigade's engineer companies were merged with the brigade's signal battalions to create Command and Tactical Support Battalions. In 2001 the engineer companies of the Command and Tactical Support Battalions were merged with the existing engineer battalions and each brigade received an engineer regiment.
Active units[]
Today the service branch is divided into four specialties: Sappers ("Guastatori"), Pioneers ("Pionieri"), Bridge Engineers ("Pontieri") and Railroad Engineers ("Ferrovieri"). Units marked with a * are named after rivers.
Engineer Command, *???- (Cecchignola)
2nd Engineer Regiment, *1860-1919, 1922-1943, 1954-1975, 1995- (Trento)
- 2nd Mining Engineer Battalion "Iseo", *1975-1995
- XXXI Sapper Battalion
3rd Engineer Regiment, *1922-1943, 1954-1975, 1992- (Udine)
- 3rd Sapper Battalion "Verbano", *1976-1992
4th Engineer Regiment, *1922-1943, 1992- (Palermo)
51st Sapper Battalion "Simeto"*, *1983-1992, entered the reactivated 4th Engineer Regiment in 1992, which held the 51st's flag (which included the traditions of the 12th Engineer Regiment) until its own flag was returned in 1995
5th Engineer Regiment, *1895-1943, 1951–75, 2003- (Macomer)
- 5th Engineer Battalion "Bolsena", *1976-2001
6th Pioneer Regiment, *1922-1943, 1993- (Rome)
- 6th Engineer Battalion "Trasimeno", *1976-1993
- Pioneer Battalion "Granatieri di Sardegna", *1952-1975
- Pioneer Battalion "Nemi", *2005-
8th Paratroopers Engineer Regiment "Folgore", *1922-1943, 1992-1995, 2004- (Legnago)
- 8th Paratroopers Engineer Battalion "Folgore", *2001-2004
- VIII Paratroopers Engineer Battalion, *1941-1942
10th Engineer Regiment, *1922-1943, 1993- (Cremona)
- 3rd Engineer Battalion "Lario", *1975-1993
- III Army Corps Engineer Battalion, *1953-1975
11th Engineer Regiment, *1928-1943, 1993- (Foggia)
21st Engineer Regiment, *1937-1942, 1993- (Caserta)
- 21st Engineer Battalion "Timavo"*, *1975-1993
- XXI Pioneer Battalion, *1953-1975
32nd Engineer Regiment, *2004- (Turin)
32nd Engineer Battalion, *1941-1942, 2002-2004- XXX Sapper Battalion
- XXXII Sapper Battalion
Railway Engineer Regiment, *1895-1943, 1957- (Castel Maggiore)
2nd Bridge Engineer Regiment, *1883-1943, 1949- (Piacenza)
Inactive units[]
Inactivated units of the Engineer branch follow below. Units marked with a * are named after rivers.
1st Engineer Regiment, *1848-1943, 1950-1964, 1993-1995
- 1st Mining Engineer Battalion "Garda", *1975-1991
- 4th Engineer Battalion "Orta", *1975-1993, entered the 1st Engineer Regiment in 1993 with the flag of the 4th Engineer Regiment, the flag was returned to the 4th in 1995
104th Engineer Battalion "Torre"*, *1976-1986, flag of the 7th Engineer Regiment
- Pioneer Battalion "Mantova", *1949-1975
131st Engineer Battalion "Ticino"*, *1975-1993, flag of the 9th Engineer Regiment (*1922-1953)
- Pioneer Battalion "Centauro", *1958-1975
- CXXXI Mixed Engineer Battalion, *1939-1943
- Pioneer Battalion "Centauro", *1958-1975
- 184th Pioneer Battalion "Santerno"*, *1975-1992, flag of the 8th Engineer Regiment
- Pioneer Battalion "Folgore", *1944-1975
Signal Corps[]
History[]
The Signal branch of the army began as a speciality of the army's engineer branch, when in 1883 two telegraph battalions were raised and joined the 3rd Engineer Regiment. During World War I the speciality expanded rapidly and the war's end fielded 139x Telegraph Companies and 57x Telephone Companies. After the war a second Telegraph Regiment was raised and 26 Telegraph battalions were assigned to various commands of the army. During World War II the Signal Speciality raised a hundreds of units to join the various divisions of the Regio Esercito.
After the war the specialty was finally split from the Engineer Branch and on 16 May 1953 became an autonomous specialty of the army. Over the years the specialty grew and on 30 December 1997 it was finally elevated to a service branch of the army, with two specialities: Signal specialists and Electronic Warfare Specialists.
Active units[]
If not specified otherwise all Signal battalions below were activated in 1975. All signal battalions, with the exception of the 45th, 46th, 47th, 51st and 184th, were named after Italian mountain passes. The 45th and 46th were named after volcanoes, while the 47th and 184th were named after mountain massifs and the 51st kept the name of the Cold War "Legnano" division it once belonged to.
Signal Command, *2007 (Anzio)
Tactical Intelligence Brigade, *2001 (Anzio)
NRDC-ITA Support Brigade, *2001 (Milan)
Signal and IT School, (Rome)
1st Signal Regiment, *1919 (Milan)
- 3rd Signal Battalion "Spluga", raised 1975, elevated to 1st Signal Regiment in 1995
231st Signal Battalion "Sempione", raised 1975, disbanded 1991, re-raised and entered the 1st Signal Regiment in 2001
2nd Alpine Signal Regiment (Alpini), *1926 (Bolzano)
3rd Signal Regiment, *1883 (Rome)
- 10th Signal Battalion "", raised 1975, elevated to 3rd Signal Regiment in 1993
43rd Signal Battalion "", raised 1975, elevated to 43rd Signal Regiment in 1993, regiment disbanded in 1998 and the battalion entered the 3rd Signal Regiment the next day
47th Signal Battalion "Gennargentu", raised 1996, entered 3rd Signal Regiment in 2000
7th Signal Regiment, *1918 (Sacile)
11th Signal Regiment, *1940 (Civitavecchia)
8th ELINT Battalion "Tonale", raised 1976, disbanded 1998, re-raised as Signal Battalion "Tonale" and entered the 11th Signal Regiment in 2001- 11th Signal Battalion "", raised 1975, elevated to 11th Signal Regiment in 1992
32nd Signal Regiment, *1953 (Padova)
- 32nd Signal Battalion "", raised 1975, elevated to 32nd Signal Regiment in 1992
41st Signal Battalion "Fréjus", raised 1975, elevated to 41st Signal Regiment in 1993, regiment disbanded in 1998 and the battalion entered the 32nd Signal Regiment the next day
33rd Regiment EW, *2002 (Treviso)
- 33rd Electronic Warfare Battalion "Falzarego", raised 1975, elevated to 33rd Electronic Warfare Regiment in 2002
44th Signal Support Battalion "", reverted to battalion in 2016
- 44th Signal Support Regiment, *1993-2016 (Rome)
- 44th Signal Battalion "", raised 1957, named "Penne" in 1975, elevated to 44th Signal Regiment in 1993, became 44th Signal Support Regiment in 1997
46th Signal Regiment, *1997 (Palermo)
45th Signal Battalion "Vulture", raised 1975, elevated to 45th Signal Regiment in 1993, regiment disbanded in 2000 and the battalion entered the 46th Signal Regiment the next day- 46th Signal Battalion "Mongibello", raised 1976, elevated to 46th Signal Regiment in 1997
184th Signal Support Battalion "Cansiglio", reverted to battalion in 2016
- 184th Signal Support Regiment, *1998-2016 (Treviso)
- 184th Signal Battalion "Cansiglio", raised 1944, named "Cansiglio" in 1975, disbanded in 1993, re-raised in 1998 as 184th Signal Support Regiment
232nd Signal Regiment, *1939-1991, activated anew in 2004 (Avellino)
- 51st Signal Battalion "Legnano", raised in 2004
- 232nd Signal Battalion "", raised 1975, disbanded 1991, re-raised and entered the 232nd Signal Regiment in 2015
Inactive units[]
Inactivated units of the Signal branch:
Maneuver Support Signal Brigade, *1998-2007- National Support Signal Brigade, *2000-2007
9th Electronic Warfare Battalion "Rombo", *1976 - inactivated on 20 January 1998
13th Signal Battalion "Mauria", *1975 - inactivated on 30 November 1991
Transport and Material Corps[]
History[]
Active units[]
Logistic Regiment "Aosta" (Messina)
Logistic Regiment "Ariete", *2015 (Maniago)
- Logistic Battalion "Ariete", in Maniago, *1986-2015
- Logistic Battalion "Manin", in Maniago, *1975-1986
Logistic Regiment "Folgore", *2013 (Pisa)
- 6th Maneuver Logistic Regiment, *2001-2013
- Logistic Battalion "Folgore", *1975-2001
6th General Logistic Support Regiment, *2015 (Budrio)
- 6th Transport Regiment, *2001-2015
Logistic Battalion "Friuli", *1975-2001
Logistic Regiment "Garibaldi", *2013 (Persano)
- 10th Maneuver Regiment, *2001-2013
- Logistic Battalion "Persano", *1991-2001
- Logistic Battalion "Garibaldi", *1976-1991
Logistic Regiment "Julia", *2013 (Meran)
- 24th Maneuver Regiment "Dolomiti", *1994-2013
Logistic Battalion "Orobica", joined the battalion in 1991- 24th Maneuver Logistic Battalion "Dolomiti", *1986-1994
4th Army Corps Autogroup "Claudia", *1975-1986
Logistic Regiment "Pinerolo", *2013 (Bari)
- 10th Transport Regiment, *2001-2013
Logistic Battalion "Pinerolo", joined the regiment in 2001- 10th Logistic Support Regiment, *1998-2001
- 10th Transport Battalion "Appia", *1987-1998
Logistic Regiment "Pozzuolo del Friuli", *2015 (Remanzacco)
- 8th Transport Regiment, *2002-2015
- 8th Maneuver Regiment "Carso", *1994-2002
- 8th Maneuver Logistic Battalion "Carso", *1986-1994
- Maneuver Logistic Battalion "Mantova", *1975-1986
Logistic Regiment "Sassari", *2019 (Teulada)
- Logistic Battalion "Cremona", *1975-1996
Logistic Regiment "Taurinense", *2013 (Rivoli)
- 1st Maneuver Regiment, *2001-2013
Logistic Battalion "Taurinense", joined the regiment in 2001- 1st Logistic Support Regiment "Monviso", *1998-2001
- 1st Transport Battalion "Monviso", *1990-1998
Joint Forces Maneuver Regiment (Rome)
- 10th Joint Transport Battalion "Salaria", *???-???
Transit Areas Management Regiment, (Bellinzago Novarese)
- Logistic Battalion "Centauro", *1986-???
- Logistic Battalion "Curtatone", *1975-1986
8th Transport Regiment "Casilina", (Rome)
11th Transport Regiment "Flaminia", (Rome)
NRDC-ITA Tactical and Logistic Support Regiment, *2002 (Solbiate Olona)
- 33rd Logistic Maneuver Regiment "Ambrosiano", *1993-2002
- 33rd Logistic Maneuver Battalion "Ambrosiano", *1986-1993
33rd Logistic Maneuver Battalion "Piemonte", *1982-1986
Logistic Maneuver Battalion "Centauro", *1975-1986
3rd Army Corps Autogroup "Fulvia", *1975-1986
Inactive units[]
5th Army Corps Autogroup "Postumia", in Treviso, *1975-???
13th Logistic Battalion "Aquileia", in Portogruaro
Logistic Battalion "Acqui", in L'Aquila
Logistic Battalion "Brescia", in Montorio Veronese
Logistic Battalion "Cadore", in Belluno
Logistic Battalion "Goito", in Monza
Logistic Battalion "Granatieri di Sardegna, in Civitavecchia
Logistic Battalion "Gorizia", in Gradisca d'Isonzo
Logistic Battalion "Julia", in Udine
Logistic Battalion "Legnano", in Presezzo
Logistic Battalion "Mameli", in Vacile
Logistic Battalion "Mantova", in Tricesimo, * 1986-???- Logistic Battalion "Isonzo", in Tricesimo, *1975-1986
- Logistic Battalion "Orobica", in Tricesimo, *1975-???
Logistic Battalion "Pozzuolo del Friuli", in Visco
Logistic Battalion "Trieste", in Budrio
Logistic Battalion "Tridentina", in Vahrn
Logistic Battalion "Vittorio Veneto", in Cervignano del Friuli
5th Maneuver Logistic Battalion "Euganeo", in Treviso, *1986-???
- Maneuver Logistic Battalion "Folgore", in Treviso, *1975-1986
50th Maneuver Logistic Battalion "Carnia", in Casarsa della Delizia, *1986-???
- Maneuver Logistic Battalion "Ariete", in Casarsa della Delizia, *1975-1986
7th Mixed Transport Battalion, in Florence
11th Mixed Transport Battalion "Etnea", in Palermo- 12th Mixed Transport Battalion, in Cagliari
14th Transport Battalion "Flavia", in Montorio Veronese- 16th Mixed Transport Battalion, in Padua
Army Aviation Corps[]
History[]
In May 1951 the first aviation unit was created at the army's Artillery School in Bracciano. The first aircraft in service were L-18C Super Cubs. In 1952 the army created four Light Plane Sections to support its four army corps. In 1956 the first AB 47G helicopters arrived. On 1 June 1957 the training unit was moved to Viterbo and became the Army Light Aviation Training Center. By 1964 four units of helicopters and 19 sections of light airplanes existed. By 1974 four helicopter units and 27 Light Aviation units fielded a mix of L-18C Super Cub, L-19E Bird Dog, and L-21B Super Cub planes and AB 47G planes, and AB 47G, AB 47J, AB 204B, AB 205, AB 206 helicopters.
With the army reform in 1975 the light planes and helicopter units were merged into squadron groups, equally in size to a battalion. Additionally three Army Light Aviation Groupings were created: one for the IV Alpine Army Corps, one for the V Army Corps, and one for the general staff. The new units were named for celestial objects:[1] Groupings were named for stars, while squadron groups were named for constellations and planets of the Solar System.
After the Cold War the army reduced the number of squadrons groups, renamed the groupings to regiments and dropped the "Light" from the specialties name.
Active units[]
Army Aviation Command, *1997- (Viterbo)
Army Aviation Brigade, *2001- (Viterbo)
Army Aviation Training Center, *1952- (Viterbo)
1st Army Aviation Regiment "Antares", *1976- (Viterbo)
- 11th Squadrons Group "Ercole"
- 28th Squadrons Group "Tucano"
2nd Army Aviation Regiment "Sirio", *1996- (Lamezia Terme)
- 21st Squadrons Group "Orsa Maggiore"
- 30th Squadrons Group "Pegaso"
3rd Special Operations Helicopter Regiment "Aldebaran", *1993-1998, 2015- (Viterbo)
- 26th Squadrons Group "Giove"
4th Army Aviation Regiment "Altair", *1976- (Bolzano)
- 34th Squadrons Group "Toro"
- 54th Squadrons Group "Cefeo"
5th Army Aviation Regiment "Rigel", *1976- (Casarsa della Delizia)
- 27th Squadrons Group "Mercurio"
- 49th Squadrons Group "Capricorno"
7th Army Aviation Regiment "Vega", *1996- (Rimini)
1st Army Aviation Support Regiment "Idra", *1953- (Manziana)
2nd Army Aviation Support Regiment "Orione", *1957- (Bologna)
3rd Army Aviation Support Regiment "Aquila", *1965- (Orio al Serio)
4th Army Aviation Support Regiment "Scorpione", *1976- (Viterbo)
Inactive units[]
Inactivated units of the Aviation speciality:
- 12th Squadrons Group "Gru" - inactivated on 1 September 1981
- 20th Squadrons Group "Andromeda" - inactivated during fall 2002
- 23rd Squadrons Group "Eridano" - inactivated on 1 September 1998
- 24th Squadrons Group "Orione" - inactivated on 31 December 1993
- 39th Squadrons Group "Drago" - inactivated on 4 November 2002
- 44th Squadrons Group "Fenice" - inactivated on 4 July 1996
- 46th Squadrons Group "Sagittario"
- 47th Squadrons Group "Levrieri"
- 51st Squadrons Group "Leone" - inactivated on 4 November 2002
- 53rd Squadrons Group "Cassiopea" - inactivated 31 December 2015
- 55th Squadrons Group "Dragone" - inactivated 1 March 2006
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Cerbo, Giovanni (1996). L'Aviazione dell'Esercito - Dalle origini ai giorni nostri. Rome: Rivista Militare. p. 128. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
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