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13th HUMINT Regiment (Italy)

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13th Regiment
13° Reggimento
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Regimental coat of arms
Active5 November 2018 - today[1]
Country Italy
BranchItalian Army
TypeHuman Intelligence
Part ofTactical Intelligence Brigade
Garrison/HQAnzio
Motto(s)"Per angusta ad augusta"
Anniversaries15 June 1918 - Second Battle of the Piave River
Insignia
Regimental gorget patches

The 13th Regiment (Template:Lang-it) is a Human Intelligence unit of the Italian Army. Raised on 1 August 1960 as Target Acquisition Battalion for the III Missile Briagde the unit was for most of its life part of the army's artillery arm. Today the regiment is a multi-arms unit operationally assigned to the Tactical Intelligence Brigade, which combines elements of the artillery and signal arms. The regiment is based in Anzio in Lazio.[2]

Current Structure

As of 2019 the 13th Regiment consists of:[3]

  • Regimental Command, in Anzio
    • Command and Logistic Support Company
    • HUMINT Battalion "Aquileia"
      • 1st HUMINT Company
      • 2nd HUMINT Company
      • 3rd HUMINT Company

The Command and Logistic Support Battery fields the following sections: C3 Section, Transport and Materiel Section, Medical Section, and Commissariat Section.

References

  1. ^ "13° Reggimento - La Storia". Italian Army. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  2. ^ "13° Reggimento". Italian Army. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  3. ^ "13° Reggimento". Ministero della Difesa. Retrieved 23 December 2019.