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This page lists brigades, regiments, battalions, and other formations and units of the Italian Army since World War II grouped by their administrative corps. Units grouped under their operational headquarters are listed at Structure of the Italian Army . The units are listed by order of precedence.
The article provides an overview of the entire chain of command and organization of the Italian Army after the reform of 1 May 2024 and includes all active units as of 1 May 2024. The Armed Forces of Italy are under the command of the Italian Supreme Defense Council, presided over by the President of the Italian Republic.
At the end of the Cold War in 1989 the Italian Army consisted of 26 Combat Brigades: four Armored Brigades, ten Mechanized Brigades, five Motorized Brigades, five Alpine Brigades, one Rocket Artillery Brigade and one paratroopers Brigade. The units were placed as follows under the three Army Corps's:
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This page lists brigades, regiments, battalions, and other formations and units of the Italian Army since World War II grouped by their administrative corps. Units grouped under their operational headquarters are listed at Structure of the Italian Army.
GranatieriFanteria (Line Infantry)BersaglieriAlpiniParacadutistiLagunariCavalleria di Linea (Cavalry of the Line)Carristi (Tankers)Artiglieria Terrestre (Field Artillery)Artiglieria Controaerei (Anti-aircraft Artillery)Special Artillery Units•7th CBRN defense Regiment "Cremona", *1860 (Civitavecchia) •7th Field Artillery Regiment "Cremona", *1992-1998 •7th Field Artillery Group "Adria", *1975-1992 •7th Field Artillery Regiment, *1946-1975 •41st Regiment "Cordenons" (ISTAR), *1975 (Casarsa della Delizia) •41st Heavy Field Artillery Regiment, *1915-1975 (Sora) •13th Regiment (HUMINT), *2016 (Anzio) •13th HUMINT Battalion "Aquileia", *2005 (Anzio) •13th Target Acquisition Group "Aquileia", *1960-1993, re-raised in 2005 (Verona) •1st CBRN defense Battalion "Etruria", *1967-? (Rieti)History
The Engineer Corps was founded on 11 June 1775 as the "Royal Corps of Engineers" ("Corpo Reale degli Ingegneri") of the army of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia. With the integration of the engineer units of the Italian states conquered during the Second Italian War of Independence the Corps was elevated on 11 January 1861 to a service branch of the Army and became the "Arma del Genio". In 1915 when Italy entered World War I the Royal Italian Army fielded six regiments and two battalions: •1st Sapper Regiment in Pavia •2nd Sapper Regiment in Casale Monferrato •3rd Telegraph Engineer Regiment in Florence •4th Bridging Engineer Regiment in Piacenza •5th Mining Engineer Regiment in Turin •6th Railroad Engineer Regiment in Turin •Specialist Engineer Battalion •Aviation Engineer Battalion (transferred to the Corpo Aeronautico Militare at the outbreak of hostilities) During the war the Engineer Branch expanded and created new types of units: •Sapper Companies were mostly employed to build the trenches along the Isonzo front - expanded from 43x to 236x companies •Flamethrower Companies - 9x were raised •Telegraph Companies tasked with managing the military's communications - expanded from 24x to 139x companies •Telephone Companies tasked with laying and maintaining phone cables along the front - 57x companies were raised •Bridging Companies - expanded from 12x to 26x companies •Mining Companies tasked with building defensive positions in the Alps - expanded from 20x to 53x companies •Lagunari Companies tasked with providing transportation in the Marano lagoon and on Lake Garda and Lake Idro.
Active units
Today the service branch is divided into four specialties: Sappers ("Guastatori"), Pioneers ("Pionieri"), Bridge Engineers ("Pontieri") and Railroad Engineers ("Ferrovieri"). Units marked with a * are named after rivers. •Engineer Command, *?- (Cecchignola) •2nd Engineer Regiment, *1860-1919, 1922–1943, 1954–1975, 1995- (Trento) •2nd Mining Engineer Battalion "Iseo", *1975-1995 •XXXI Sapper Battalion •3rd Engineer Regiment, *1922-1943, 1954–1975, 1992- (Udine) •3rd Sapper Battalion "Verbano", *1976-1992 •4th Engineer Regiment, *1922-1943, 1992- (Palermo) •51st Sapper Battalion "Simeto"*, *1983-1992, entered the reactivated 4th Engineer Regiment in 1992, which held the 51st's flag (which included the traditions of the 12th Engineer Regiment) until its own flag was returned in 1995 •5th Engineer Regiment, *1895-1943, 1951–75, 2003- (Macomer) •5th Engineer Battalion "Bolsena", *1976-2001 •6th Pioneer Regiment, *1922-1943, 1993- (Rome) •6th Engineer Battalion "Trasimeno", *1976-1993 •Pioneer Battalion "Granatieri di Sardegna", *1952-1975 •Pioneer Battalion "Nemi", *2005- •8th Paratroopers Engineer Regiment "Folgore", *1922-1943, 1992–1995, 2004- (Legnago) •8th Paratroopers Engineer Battalion "Folgore", *2001-2004 •VIII Paratroopers Engineer Battalion, *1941-1942 •10th Engineer Regiment, *1922-1943, 1993- (Cremona) •3rd Engineer Battalion "Lario", *1975-1993 •III Army Corps Engineer Battalion, *1953-1975 •11th Engineer Regiment, *1928-1943, 1993- (Foggia) •132nd Engineer Battalion "Livenza"*, *1975-1993 •Pioneer Battalion "Ariete", *1958-1975 •21st Engineer Regiment, *1937-1942, 1993- (Caserta) •21st Engineer Battalion "Timavo"*, *1975-1993 •XXI Pioneer Battalion, *1953-1975 •32nd Engineer Regiment, *2004- (Turin) •32nd Engineer Battalion, *1941-1942, 2002-2004 •XXX Sapper Battalion •XXXII Sapper Battalion •Railway Engineer Regiment, *1895-1943, 1957- (Castel Maggiore) •2nd Bridge Engineer Regiment, *1883-1943, 1949- (Piacenza)
Inactive units
Inactivated units of the Engineer branch follow below. Units marked with a * are named after rivers. •1st Engineer Regiment, *1848-1943, 1950–1964, 1993-1995 •1st Mining Engineer Battalion "Garda", *1975-1991 •4th Engineer Battalion "Orta", *1975-1993, entered the 1st Engineer Regiment in 1993 with the flag of the 4th Engineer Regiment, the flag was returned to the 4th in 1995 •104th Engineer Battalion "Torre"*, *1976-1986, flag of the 7th Engineer Regiment •Pioneer Battalion "Mantova", *1949-1975 •131st Engineer Battalion "Ticino"*, *1975-1993, flag of the 9th Engineer Regiment (*1922-1953) •Pioneer Battalion "Centauro", *1958-1975 •CXXXI Mixed Engineer Battalion, *1939-1943 •184th Pioneer Battalion "Santerno"*, *1975-1992, flag of the 8th Engineer Regiment •Pioneer Battalion "Folgore", *1944-1975
History
The Signal branch of the army began as a speciality of the army's engineer branch, when in 1883 two telegraph battalions were raised and joined the 3rd Engineer Regiment. During World War I the speciality expanded rapidly and the war's end fielded 139x Telegraph Companies and 57x Telephone Companies. After the war a second Telegraph Regiment was raised and 26 Telegraph battalions were assigned to various commands of the army. During World War II the Signal Speciality raised a hundreds of units to join the various divisions of the Regio Esercito. After the war the specialty was finally split from the Engineer Branch and on 16 May 1953 became an autonomous specialty of the army. Over the years the specialty grew and on 30 December 1997 it was finally elevated to a service branch of the army, with two specialities: Signal specialists and Electronic Warfare Specialists.
Active units
If not specified otherwise all Signal battalions below were activated in 1975. All signal battalions, with the exception of the 45th, 46th, 47th, 51st and 184th, were named after Italian mountain passes. The 45th and 46th were named after volcanoes, while the 47th and 184th were named after mountain massifs and the 51st kept the name of the Cold War "Legnano" division it once belonged to. •Signal Command, *2007 (Anzio) •Tactical Intelligence Brigade, *2001 (Anzio) •NRDC-ITA Support Brigade, *2001 (Milan) •Signal and IT School, (Rome) •1st Signal Regiment, *1919 (Milan) •3rd Signal Battalion "Spluga", raised 1975, elevated to 1st Signal Regiment in 1995 •231st Signal Battalion "Sempione", raised 1975, disbanded 1991, re-raised and entered the 1st Signal Regiment in 2001 •2nd Alpine Signal Regiment (Alpini), *1926 (Bolzano) •4th Signal Battalion "Gardena", raised 1975, elevated to 2nd (Alpine) Signal Regiment in 1992 •42nd Signal Battalion "Pordoi", raised 1975, disbanded 1992, re-raised and entered the 2nd (Alpine) Signal Regiment in 2005 •3rd Signal Regiment, *1883 (Rome) •10th Signal Battalion "Lanciano", raised 1975, elevated to 3rd Signal Regiment in 1993 •43rd Signal Battalion "Abetone", raised 1975, elevated to 43rd Signal Regiment in 1993, regiment disbanded in 1998 and the battalion entered the 3rd Signal Regiment the next day •47th Signal Battalion "Gennargentu", raised 1996, entered 3rd Signal Regiment in 2000 •7th Signal Regiment, *1918 (Sacile) •5th Signal Battalion "Rolle", raised 1975, elevated to 7th Signal Regiment in 1992 •107th Signal Battalion "Predil", raised 1975, disbanded 1991, re-raised and entered the 7th Signal Regiment in 2002 •11th Signal Regiment, *1940 (Civitavecchia) •8th ELINT Battalion "Tonale", raised 1976, disbanded 1998, re-raised as Signal Battalion "Tonale" and entered the 11th Signal Regiment in 2001 •11th Signal Battalion "Leonessa", raised 1975, elevated to 11th Signal Regiment in 1992 •32nd Signal Regiment, *1953 (Padova) •32nd Signal Battalion "Valles", raised 1975, elevated to 32nd Signal Regiment in 1992 •41st Signal Battalion "Fréjus", raised 1975, elevated to 41st Signal Regiment in 1993, regiment disbanded in 1998 and the battalion entered the 32nd Signal Regiment the next day •33rd Regiment EW, *2002 (Treviso) •33rd Electronic Warfare Battalion "Falzarego", raised 1975, elevated to 33rd Electronic Warfare Regiment in 2002 •44th Signal Support Battalion "Penne", reverted to battalion in 2016 •44th Signal Support Regiment, *1993-2016 (Rome) •44th Signal Battalion "Penne", raised 1957, named "Penne" in 1975, elevated to 44th Signal Regiment in 1993, became 44th Signal Support Regiment in 1997 •46th Signal Regiment, *1997 (Palermo) •45th Signal Battalion "Vulture", raised 1975, elevated to 45th Signal Regiment in 1993, regiment disbanded in 2000 and the battalion entered the 46th Signal Regiment the next day •46th Signal Battalion "Mongibello", raised 1976, elevated to 46th Signal Regiment in 1997 •184th Signal Support Battalion "Cansiglio", reverted to battalion in 2016 •184th Signal Support Regiment, *1998-2016 (Treviso) •184th Signal Battalion "Cansiglio", raised 1944, named "Cansiglio" in 1975, disbanded in 1993, re-raised in 1998 as 184th Signal Support Regiment •232nd Signal Regiment, *1939-1991, activated anew in 2004 (Avellino) •51st Signal Battalion "Legnano", raised in 2004 •232nd Signal Battalion "Fadalto", raised 1975, disbanded 1991, re-raised and entered the 232nd Signal Regiment in 2015
Inactive units
Inactivated units of the Signal branch: •Maneuver Support Signal Brigade, *1998-2007 •National Support Signal Brigade, *2000-2007 •9th Electronic Warfare Battalion "Rombo", *1976 - inactivated on 20 January 1998 •13th Signal Battalion "Mauria", *1975 - inactivated on 30 November 1991
History Active units
•Logistic Regiment "Aosta" (Messina) •Logistic Regiment "Ariete", *2015 (Maniago) •Logistic Battalion "Ariete", in Maniago, *1986-2015 •Logistic Battalion "Manin", in Maniago, *1975-1986 •Logistic Regiment "Folgore", *2013 (Pisa) •6th Maneuver Logistic Regiment, *2001-2013 •Logistic Battalion "Folgore", *1975-2001 •6th General Logistic Support Regiment, *2015 (Budrio) •6th Transport Regiment, *2001-2015 •Logistic Battalion "Friuli", *1975-2001 •Logistic Regiment "Garibaldi", *2013 (Persano) •10th Maneuver Regiment, *2001-2013 •Logistic Battalion "Persano", *1991-2001 •Logistic Battalion "Garibaldi", *1976-1991 •Logistic Regiment "Julia", *2013 (Meran) •24th Maneuver Regiment "Dolomiti", *1994-2013 •Logistic Battalion "Orobica", joined the battalion in 1991 •24th Maneuver Logistic Battalion "Dolomiti", *1986-1994 •4th Army Corps Autogroup "Claudia", *1975-1986 •Logistic Regiment "Pinerolo", *2013 (Bari) •10th Transport Regiment, *2001-2013 •Logistic Battalion "Pinerolo", joined the regiment in 2001 •10th Logistic Support Regiment, *1998-2001 •10th Transport Battalion "Appia", *1987-1998 •Logistic Regiment "Pozzuolo del Friuli", *2015 (Remanzacco) •8th Transport Regiment, *2002-2015 •8th Maneuver Regiment "Carso", *1994-2002 •8th Maneuver Logistic Battalion "Carso", *1986-1994 •Maneuver Logistic Battalion "Mantova", *1975-1986 •Logistic Regiment "Sassari", *2019 (Teulada) •Logistic Battalion "Cremona", *1975-1996 •Logistic Regiment "Taurinense", *2013 (Rivoli) •1st Maneuver Regiment, *2001-2013 •Logistic Battalion "Taurinense", joined the regiment in 2001 •1st Logistic Support Regiment "Monviso", *1998-2001 •1st Transport Battalion "Monviso", *1990-1998 •Joint Forces Maneuver Regiment (Rome) •10th Joint Transport Battalion "Salaria", *?-? •Transit Areas Management Regiment, (Bellinzago Novarese) •Logistic Battalion "Centauro", *1986-? •Logistic Battalion "Curtatone", *1975-1986 •8th Transport Regiment "Casilina", (Rome) •11th Transport Regiment "Flaminia", (Rome) •NRDC-ITA Tactical and Logistic Support Regiment, *2002 (Solbiate Olona) •33rd Logistic Maneuver Regiment "Ambrosiano", *1993-2002 •33rd Logistic Maneuver Battalion "Ambrosiano", *1986-1993 •33rd Logistic Maneuver Battalion "Piemonte", *1982-1986 •Logistic Maneuver Battalion "Centauro", *1975-1986 •3rd Army Corps Autogroup "Fulvia", *1975-1986
Inactive units
•5th Army Corps Autogroup "Postumia", in Treviso, *1975-? •13th Logistic Battalion "Aquileia", in Portogruaro •Logistic Battalion "Acqui", in L'Aquila •Logistic Battalion "Brescia", in Montorio Veronese •Logistic Battalion "Cadore", in Belluno •Logistic Battalion "Goito", in Monza •Logistic Battalion "Granatieri di Sardegna, in Civitavecchia •Logistic Battalion "Gorizia", in Gradisca d'Isonzo •Logistic Battalion "Julia", in Udine •Logistic Battalion "Legnano", in Presezzo •Logistic Battalion "Mameli", in Vacile •Logistic Battalion "Mantova", in Tricesimo, * 1986-? •Logistic Battalion "Isonzo", in Tricesimo, *1975-1986 •Logistic Battalion "Orobica", in Tricesimo, *1975-? •Logistic Battalion "Pozzuolo del Friuli", in Visco •Logistic Battalion "Trieste", in Budrio •Logistic Battalion "Tridentina", in Vahrn •Logistic Battalion "Vittorio Veneto", in Cervignano del Friuli •5th Maneuver Logistic Battalion "Euganeo", in Treviso, *1986-? •Maneuver Logistic Battalion "Folgore", in Treviso, *1975-1986 •50th Maneuver Logistic Battalion "Carnia", in Casarsa della Delizia, *1986-? •Maneuver Logistic Battalion "Ariete", in Casarsa della Delizia, *1975-1986 •7th Mixed Transport Battalion, in Florence •11th Mixed Transport Battalion "Etnea", in Palermo •12th Mixed Transport Battalion, in Cagliari •14th Transport Battalion "Flavia", in Montorio Veronese •16th Mixed Transport Battalion, in Padua
History
In May 1951 the first aviation unit was created at the army's Artillery School in Bracciano. The first aircraft in service were L-18C Super Cubs. In 1952 the army created four Light Plane Sections to support its four army corps. In 1956 the first AB 47G helicopters arrived. On 1 June 1957 the training unit was moved to Viterbo and became the Army Light Aviation Training Center. By 1964 four units of helicopters and 19 sections of light airplanes existed. By 1974 four helicopter units and 27 Light Aviation units fielded a mix of L-18C Super Cub, L-19E Bird Dog, and L-21B Super Cub planes and AB 47G planes, and AB 47G, AB 47J, AB 204B, AB 205, AB 206 helicopters. With the army reform in 1975 the light planes and helicopter units were merged into squadron groups, equally in size to a battalion. Additionally three Army Light Aviation Groupings were created: one for the IV Alpine Army Corps, one for the V Army Corps, and one for the general staff. The new units were named for celestial objects: Groupings were named for stars, while squadron groups were named for constellations and planets of the Solar System. After the Cold War the army reduced the number of squadrons groups, renamed the groupings to regiments and dropped the "Light" from the specialties name.
Active units
•Army Aviation Command, *1997- (Viterbo) •Army Aviation Brigade, *2001- (Viterbo) •Army Aviation Training Center, *1952- (Viterbo) •1st Training Squadrons Group "Auriga" •1st Ground Support Squadrons Group "Sestante" •1st Army Aviation Regiment "Antares", *1976- (Viterbo) •11th Squadrons Group "Ercole" •28th Squadrons Group "Tucano" •2nd Army Aviation Regiment "Sirio", *1996- (Lamezia Terme) •21st Squadrons Group "Orsa Maggiore" •30th Squadrons Group "Pegaso" •3rd Special Operations Helicopter Regiment "Aldebaran", *1993-1998, 2015- (Viterbo) •26th Squadrons Group "" •4th Army Aviation Regiment "Altair", *1976- (Bolzano) •34th Squadrons Group "Toro" •54th Squadrons Group "Cefeo" •5th Army Aviation Regiment "Rigel", *1976- (Casarsa della Delizia) •27th Squadrons Group "Mercurio" •49th Squadrons Group "Capricorno" •7th Army Aviation Regiment "Vega", *1996- (Rimini) •25th Squadrons Group "Cigno" •48th Squadrons Group "Pavone" •1st Army Aviation Support Regiment "Idra", *1953- (Manziana) •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)
Inactive units
Inactivated units of the Aviation speciality: •12th Squadrons Group "Gru" - inactivated on 1 September 1981 •20th Squadrons Group "Andromeda" - inactivated during fall 2002 •23rd Squadrons Group "Eridano" - inactivated on 1 September 1998 •24th Squadrons Group "Orione" - inactivated on 31 December 1993 •39th Squadrons Group "Drago" - inactivated on 4 November 2002 •44th Squadrons Group "Fenice" - inactivated on 4 July 1996 •46th Squadrons Group "Sagittario" •47th Squadrons Group "Levrieri" •51st Squadrons Group "Leone" - inactivated on 4 November 2002 •53rd Squadrons Group "Cassiopea" - inactivated 31 December 2015 •55th Squadrons Group "Dragone" - inactivated 1 March 2006
1.Cerbo, Giovanni (1996). L'Aviazione dell'Esercito - Dalle origini ai giorni nostri. Rome: Rivista Militare. p. 128. https://issuu.com/rivista.militare1/docs/1996_-l_aviazione__dell_esercito. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
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•Esercito Italiano (Army)
•Marina Militare (Navy)
•Aeronautica Militare (Air Force)
•Arma dei Carabinieri (Gendarmerie)
(2) There are 5 x brigades providing support to HQ Land Forces Command: Air Defence Brigade (Padua); Engineer Brigade (Udine); Logistics Brigade (Treviso); Signal Brigade (Anzio); ISTAR Brigade (Anzio) Note: This formation has the ability to produce a divisional sized headquarters should the need arise. Note:
The 52 infantry regiments, from 111 to 162, constituted the following 26 Brigades: Piacenza: 111 and 112 regiments. Mantova: 1130 and 114 regiments. Treviso: 115 and 116 regiments. Padova: 117 and 118 regiments. Emilia: 119 and 120 regiments. Macerata: 121 and 122 regiments. Chieti: 123 and 124 regiments. Spezia: 125 and 126 regiments.
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