List of active units of the Italian Army

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Coat of Arms of the Italian Army

The units are listed by order of precedence. Text in bold are the units historic names. After the units name the date of foundation (*XXXX) and the location it is currently based follow.

[edit] Infantry Corps

Coat of Arms 1st Granatieri Regiment

Coat of Arms 1st Infantry Regiment

Coat of Arms 17th Infantry Regiment

[edit] Granatieri (Grenadiers)

Granatieri di Sardegna Mechanized Brigade *1831 (Rome)
1st Granatieri di Sardegna Regiment *1659 (Rome)

[edit] Fanteria (Infantry)

Infantry Division Command Mantova *1915 (Vittorio Veneto)
Infantry Division Command Acqui *1831 (San Giorgio a Cremano)
Aosta Mechanized Brigade *1831 (Messina)
Friuli Air Assault Brigade *1884 (Bologna)
Sassari Mechanized Brigade *1915 (Sassari)
Infantry School *1849 (Cesano)
Training Brigade *2004 (Capua)
5th Infantry Regiment Aosta *1690 (Messina)
9th Infantry Regiment Bari *1734 (Bari)
17th Infantry Regiment Acqui *1703 (Capua)
28th Infantry Regiment Pavia *1860 (Pesaro)
47th Infantry Regiment Ferrara *1859 (Capua)
57th Infantry Regiment Abruzzi *1861 (Sora)
62nd Infantry Regiment Sicilia *1861 (Catania)
66th Infantry Regiment Trieste *1862 (Forlì)
80th Infantry Regiment Roma *1889 (Cassino)
82nd Infantry Regiment Torino *1884 (Barletta)
85th Infantry Regiment Verona *1884 (Verona)
91st Infantry Regiment Lucania *1884 (Potenza)
151st Infantry Regiment Sassari *1915 (Cagliari)
152nd Infantry Regiment Sassari *1915 (Sassari)
235th Infantry Regiment Piceno *1917 (Ascoli Piceno)

[edit] Bersaglieri (Sharpshooters)

Coat of Arms 3rd Bersaglieri Regiment

Coat of Arms 8th Alpini Regiment

Coat of Arms 183rd Paratroopers Regiment

Garibaldi Bersaglieri Brigade *1975 (Caserta)
1st Bersaglieri Regiment *1861 (Cosenza)
3rd Bersaglieri Regiment *1861 (Teulada)
6th Bersaglieri Regiment *1861 (Trapani)
7th Bersaglieri Regiment *1871 (Bari)
8th Bersaglieri Regiment *1871 (Caserta)
11th Bersaglieri Regiment *1883 (Orcenigo Superiore)

[edit] Alpini (Alpine Infantry)

Alpine Division Command Tridentina *1935 (Bolzano)
Taurinense Alpine Brigade *1935 (Turin)
Julia Alpine Brigade *1935 (Udine)
Alpini Training Center *1934 (Aosta)
2nd Alpini Regiment *1882 (Cuneo)
3rd Alpini Regiment *1882 (Pinerolo)
4th Alpini Parachute Regiment Monte Cervino *1882 (Bolzano)
5th Alpini Regiment *1882 (Vipiteno/Sterzing)
6th Alpini Regiment *1882 (San Candido/Innichen)
7th Alpini Regiment *1887 (Belluno)
8th Alpini Regiment *1909 (Cividale)
9th Alpini Regiment *1919 (L'Aquila)

[edit] Paracadutisti (Paratroopers)

Folgore Parachute Brigade *1941 (Livorno)
Paratroopers Training Center *1939 (Pisa)
9th Paratrooper Assault Regiment Col Moschin *1918 (Livorno)
183rd Paratrooper Regiment Nembo *1943 (Pistoia)
186th Paratrooper Regiment Folgore *1941 (Siena)
187th Paratrooper Regiment Folgore *1941 (Livorno)

[edit] Lagunari (Marines)

Lagunari Regiment Serenissima *1951 (Venice)

[edit] Cavalry Corps

Coat of Arms 2nd Cavalry Regiment

Coat of Arms 1st Tank Regiment

[edit] Cavalleria di Linea (Cavalry of the Line)

Pozzuolo del Friuli Cavalry Brigade *1835 (Gorizia)
Cavalry School *1849 (Lecce)
1st Cavalry Regiment Nizza Cavalleria (Dragoons) *1690 (Pinerolo)
2nd Cavalry Regiment Piemonte Cavalleria (Dragoons) *1692 (Trieste)
3rd Cavalry Regiment Savoia Cavalleria (Dragoons) *1692 (Grosseto)
4th Cavalry Regiment Genova Cavalleria (Dragoons) *1682 (Palmanova)
5th Cavalry Regiment Lancieri di Novara (Lancers) *1828 (Codroipo)
6th Cavalry Regiment Lancieri di Aosta (Lancers) *1774 (Palermo)
8th Cavalry Regiment Lancieri di Montebello (Lancers) *1859 (Rome)
19th Cavalry Regiment Cavalleggeri Guide (Chevau-légers) *1859 (Salerno)

[edit] Carristi (Tank Units)

Ariete Armored Brigade *1937 (Pordenone)
Pinerolo Armored Brigade *1831 (as Infantry Brigade) (Bari)
1st Armored Regiment *1936 (Teulada)
4th Tank Regiment *1936 (Bellinzago Novarese)
31st Tank Regiment *1937 (Altamura)
32nd Tank Regiment *1938 (Spilimbergo)
131st Tank Regiment *1941 (Serre)
132nd Tank Regiment *1941 (Cordenons)

[edit] Artillery Corps

Coat of Arms 5th Artillery Regiment

Coat of Arms 121st Air-Defense Regiment

Coat of Arms 41st ISTAR Regiment

[edit] Artiglieria Terrestre (Field Artillery)

Field Artillery Brigade *1959 (Portogruaro)
Artillery School *1888 (Bracciano)
Horse Artillery Regiment Voloire *1831 (Milano)
1st Mountain Artillery Regiment *1887 (Fossano)
2nd Alpine Artillery Regiment Vicenza *1 (Trento)
3rd Mountain Artillery Regiment *1902 (Tolmezzo)
5th Heavy Artillery Regiment Superga *1850 (Portogruaro)
8th Self-propelled Artillery Regiment Pasubio *1696 (Serre)
21st Self-propelled Artillery Regiment Trieste *1888 (Foggia)
24th Self-propelled Artillery Regiment Peloritani *1888 (Messina)
33rd Self-propelled Artillery Regiment Acqui *1915 (L'Aquila)
52nd Self-propelled Artillery Regiment Torino *1916 (Vercelli)
132nd Self-propelled Artillery Regiment Ariete *1939 (Maniago)

[edit] Artiglieria Controaerei (Air-Defense Artillery)

Air Defense Brigade *1941 (Padova)
Air-Defense Training Center (Sabaudia)
4th Air-Defense Regiment Peschiera *1930 (Mantova)
5th Air-Defense Regiment Pescara *1926 (Rovigo)
17th Air-Defense Regiment Sforzesca *1888 (Sabaudia)
121st Air-Defense Regiment Ravenna *1941 (Bologna)

[edit] Special Artillery Units

7th NBC-Defense Regiment Cremona *1860 (Civitavecchia)
41st ISTAR Electronic Warfare Regiment Cordenons *1915 (Sora)
185th Parachute Artillery (LRRP) Regiment Folgore *1941 (Livorno)
13th Electronic Warfare Intelligence Battalion Aquileia *1960 (Anzio)

[edit] Engineer Corps

Coat of Arms Railway Engineers Regiment

Engineering Brigade *1997 (Udine)
Engineering School *1775 (Rome)
Railway Engineer Regiment *1895 (Castel Maggiore)
2nd Bridge Engineer Regiment *1883 (Piacenza)
2nd Alpine Engineer Regiment *1860 (Trento)
3rd Engineer Regiment *1926 (Udine)
4th Engineer Regiment *1922 (Palermo)
5th Engineer Regiment *1895 (Macomer)
6th Pioneer Regiment *1926 (Rome)
8th Paratroopers Engineer Regiment *1926 (Legnago)
10th Engineer Regiment *1920 (Cremona)
11th Engineer Regiment *1928 (Foggia)
21st Engineer Regiment *1937 (Caserta)
32nd Alpine Engineer Regiment *1940 (Turin)

[edit] Signal Corps

Coat of Arms 11th Signal Regiment

Signal Brigade for Maneuver Support *1998 (Anzio)
Signal Brigade for National Support *2000 (Anzio)
RISTA-IEW ISTAR & Electronic Warfare Brigade *2001 (Anzio)
NATO Rapid Deployable Corps (NRDC-IT) Support Brigade *2001 (Milan)
Signal and IT School (Rome)
1st Signal Regiment *1919 (Milan)
2nd Signal Regiment (Alpini) *1926 (Bolzano)
3rd Signal Regiment *1883 (Rome)
7th Signal Regiment *1918 (Sacile)
11th Signal Regiment *1940 (Civitavecchia)
32nd Signal Regiment *1953 (Padova)
33rd Electronic Warfare Regiment Falzarego *1975 (Treviso)
44th Support Signal Regiment *1957 (Rome)
46th Signal Regiment *1976 (Palermo)
184th Signal Support Regiment *1944 (Treviso)
232nd Signal Regiment *1939 (Avellino)

[edit] Transport and Material Corps

Coat of Arms 6th Transport Regiment

Logistics Brigade *1997 (Treviso)
Transport and Material School *1949 (Rome)
1st Maneuver Logistics Regiment Monviso *1991 (Rivoli)
6th Maneuver Logistics Regiment *1975 (Pisa)
10th Maneuver Logistics Regiment *1963 (Serre)
24th Maneuver Logistics Regiment Dolomiti *1981 (Meran)
1st Transport Regiment (Bellinzago Novarese)
6th Transport Regiment *1976 (Budrio)
8th Transport Regiment *1942 (Remanzacco)
8th Transport Regiment Casilina (Rome)
10th Transport Regiment (Bari)
33rd Logistic Support Regiment (Solbiate Olona)
Logistic Battalion Ariete (Maniago)
11th Transport Battalion Flaminia (Rome)

[edit] Army Aviation Corps

Coat of Arms 4th Army Aviation Regiment

Army Aviation Brigade *1996 (Viterbo)
Army Aviation Training Center *1951 (Viterbo)
1st Army Aviation Regiment Antares *1976 (Viterbo)
2nd Army Aviation Regiment Sirio *1996 (Lamezia Terme)
4th Army Aviation Regiment Altair *1976 (Bolzano)
5th Army Aviation Regiment Rigel *1976 (Casarsa della Delizia)
7th Army Aviation Regiment Vega *1996 (Rimini)
1st Army Aviation Support Regiment Idra *1953 (Bracciano)
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)