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186th Paratroopers Regiment "Folgore"
186th Paratroopers Regiment "Folgore"
186° Reggimento Paracadutisti "Folgore"
	Regimental coat of arms
Active	1 September 1941 - today
Country	Italy
Branch	Italian Army
Part of	Paratroopers Brigade "Folgore"
Garrison/HQ	Siena
Motto(s)	"Impeto e ardire"
Anniversaries	23 October 1942 - Second Battle of El Alamein
Decorations	; 1x Gold Medal of Military Valour; 2x Silver Medals of Army Valour
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]

As of 2019 the 186th Paratroopers Regiment "Folgore" consists of:

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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-The '''186th Paratroopers Regiment "Folgore"''' ({{lang-it|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"]].<ref>{{cite web|title=186° Reggimento Paracadutisti "Folgore" |url=http://www.esercito.difesa.it/organizzazione/capo-di-sme/Comando-Forze-Operative-Nord/Divisione-Vittorio-Veneto/Brigata-Paracadutisti-Folgore/186-Reggimento-Paracadutisti-Folgore |publisher=Italian Army |accessdate=17 November 2019}}</ref>
+The '''186th Paratroopers Regiment "Folgore"''' ({{lang-it|186° Reggimento Paracadutisti "Folgore"}}) is an active unit of the [[Italian Army]] based in [[Siena]] in [[Tuscany]]. The regiment is part of the [[Army|army's]] infantry corps' [[Paracadutisti]] speciality  and operationally assigned to the [[Paratroopers Brigade "Folgore"]].<ref>{{cite web|title=186° Reggimento Paracadutisti "Folgore" |url=http://www.esercito.difesa.it/organizzazione/capo-di-sme/Comando-Forze-Operative-Nord/Divisione-Vittorio-Veneto/Brigata-Paracadutisti-Folgore/186-Reggimento-Paracadutisti-Folgore |publisher=Italian Army |accessdate=17 November 2019}}</ref>
 == Current structure ==