8th Alpini Regiment
8th Alpini Regiment | |
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8° Reggimento Alpini | |
![]() Coat of Arms of the 8th Alpini Regiment | |
Active | 1 Oct. 1909 - 13 Sept. 1943 15 April 1946 - 30 Sep. 1975 8 Aug. 1992 - today[1] |
Country | Italy |
Branch | Italian Army |
Type | Alpini |
Role | Mountain Infantry |
Size | 1 Battalion Tolmezzo Battalion |
Part of | 3rd Alpine Division Julia 1935 - 1943 Alpine Brigade Julia 1949 - 1975 1992 - today |
Garrison/HQ | Venzone (UD) |
Motto(s) | "O là o rompi" |
Anniversaries | 24 January 1915 - Battle of Pal Piccolo, Pal Grande, and Freikofel[2] |
Engagements | Italo-Turkish War World War I World War II War in Afghanistan |
Decorations | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 1x Military Order of Italy 2x Gold Medals of Military Valour 1x Silver Medal of Military Valour 1x Silver Medal of Army Valour 1x Bronze Medal of Army Valour 1x Silver Cross of Army Merit[3] |
Insignia | |
Alpini gorget patches |
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The 8th Alpini Regiment (Italian: 8° Reggimento Alpini) is a regiment of the Italian Army's mountain infantry speciality, the Alpini, which distinguished itself in combat during World War I and World War II.
History
World War I
During World War I the regiment consisted of 10 battalions and saw heavy fighting in the Alps against Austria's Kaiserjäger and Germany's Alpenkorps. The battalions of the regiment in these days were (pre-war raised units in bold, followed by their first and second line reserve battalions):
Tolmezzo, Val Tagliamento, Monte Arvenis
Gemona, Val Fella, Monte Canin
Cividale, Val Natisone, Monte Matajur, Monte Nero
Cold War
During the Cold War the 8th Alpini Regiment consisted of the following units:
8th Alpini Regiment, in Tolmezzo[4]
Command and Services Company, in Tolmezzo
Alpini Battalion "Gemona", in Pontebba
Alpini Battalion "Tolmezzo", in Venzone
Alpini Battalion "Cividale", in Chiusaforte
Alpini Battalion "L'Aquila", in Tarvisio
In 1962 the regiment also received the Mondovì Battalion from the Alpine Brigade Taurinense:
Current structure
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The regiment is part of the Alpine Brigade "Julia" and based in the city of Venzone.
Regimental Command
Command and Logistic Support Company
Alpini Battalion "Tolmezzo"
The Command and Logistic Support Company fields the following platoons: C3 Platoon, Transport and Materiel Platoon, Medical Platoon, and Commissariat Platoon.
Equipment
The Alpini companies are equipped with Bv 206S tracked all-terrain carriers, Puma 6x6 wheeled armored personnel carriers and Lince light multirole vehicles. The maneuver support company is equipped with 120mm mortars and Spike MR anti-tank guided missiles.
External links
Sources
- Franco dell'Uomo, Rodolfo Puletti: L'Esercito Italiano verso il 2000 - Volume Primo - Tomo I, Rome 1998, Stato Maggiore dell'Esercito - Ufficio Storico, pages: 489
References
- ^ "8° Reggimento Alpini - La Storia". Italian Army. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ "8° Reggimento Alpini". Italian Army. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ "8° Reggimento Alpini - Il Medagliere". Italian Army. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ F. dell'Uomo, R. Puletti (1998). L'Esercito Italiano verso il 2000 - Vol. Primo - Tomo I. Rome: SME - Ufficio Storico. p. 489.