3rd Bersaglieri Regiment
3rd Bersaglieri Regiment | |
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3° Reggimento bersaglieri | |
![]() Regimental coat of arms | |
Active | 24 January 1861 - today |
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Branch | Italian Army |
Part of | Mechanized Brigade "Sassari" |
Garrison/HQ | Teulada |
Motto(s) | "Maiora viribus audere" |
Anniversaries | 18 June 1836 |
Decorations | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 2x Military Order of Italy 3x Gold Medals of Military Valour 3x Silver Medals of Military Valour 3x Bronze Medals of Military Valour 1x Silver Medal of Army Valour 1x Bronze Medal of Civil Merit |
Insignia | |
Bersaglieri gorget patches |
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The 3rd Bersaglieri Regiment (Italian: 3° Reggimento Bersaglieri) is an active unit of the Italian Army based in Teulada in Sardinia. The regiment is part of the army's infantry corps' Bersaglieri speciality and operationally assigned to the Mechanized Brigade "Sassari".[1] The regiment is the highest decorated unit of the Italian Army with three Gold Medals of Military Valour, two of which the regiment earned during the Italian campaign in Ukraine and Russia in World War II.[2]
Current structure
As of 2019 the 3rd Bersaglieri Regiment consists of:
Regimental Command, in Teulada
- Logistic Support Company
- 18th Bersaglieri Battalion "Poggio Scanno"
- 1st Fusiliers Company
- 2nd Fusiliers Company
- 3rd Fusiliers Company
- Maneuver Support Company
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 and Freccia wheeled infantry fighting vehicles. The Maneuver Support Company is equipped with 120mm mortars and Spike MR anti-tank guided missiles.
See also
External links
References
- ^ "3° Reggimento Bersaglieri". Italian Army. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ "3° Reggimento Bersaglieri - Il Medagliere". Italian Army. Retrieved 17 November 2019.