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Cavalry Brigade "Pozzuolo del Friuli"The Cavalry Brigade "Pozzuolo del Friuli" is a brigade of the Italian Army, based in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Veneto regions. The Brigade consists of a command unit, a cavalry regiment, an amphibious infantry regiment, an artillery regiment, an engineer regiment and a logistic regiment.
Regiment "Nizza Cavalleria" (1st)The Regiment "Nizza Cavalleria" (1st) (Italian: Reggimento "Nizza Cavalleria" (1°)) is a cavalry unit of the Italian Army based in Bellinzago Novarese in Piedmont. The regiment is the reconnaissance unit of the Alpine Brigade "Taurinense". The regiment is named for the County of Nice in France, which makes the regiment, along with the Regiment "Savoia Cavalleria" (3rd), one of two Italian Army units named for a French region, which once was part of the Kingdom of Sardinia. In 1690, Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy ordered to form a dragoon regiment for service in the Nine Years' War. The new regiment was named Regiment "Dragoni di Piemonte" (Regiment "Dragoons of Piedmont"). After the Nine Years' War the regiment's troops were dismounted. In May 1701, after Victor Amadeus II had entered the War of the Spanish Succession the regiment's troops were mounted again. In 1713, the regiment moved to Sicily, where it fought in 1718-20 in the War of the Quadruple Alliance against invading Spanish forces. Between 1733 to 1735, the regiment fought in the War of the Polish Succession, and from 1741 to 1748 in the War of the Austrian Succession. From 1792 to 1796, the regiment fought in the War of the First Coalition against the French Republic. In November 1798, during the War of the Second Coalition, French forces occupied Piedmont, forced King Charles Emmanuel IV into exile, and formed the Piedmontese Republic, a French client-state. In spring 1799, the regiment fought on the French side against the Austrians, which disbanded the Piedmontese Republic and its military units after their victorious campaign in Italy. In May 1814 King Victor Emmanuel I returned from exile in Sardinia and the same month the King ordered to reform the regiment. One year later the regiment participated in the Hundred Days campaign during the War of the Seventh Coalition. In 1832 the regiment was named Regiment "Nizza Cavalleria" after the County of Nice. In 1848-49, during the First Italian War of Independence, the regiment distinguished itself in the battles of Goito, Mortara and Novara. In 1859 the regiment participated in the Second Italian War of Independence and in 1860-1861 in the Sardinian campaign in central and southern Italy. In 1866 the regiment participated in the Third Italian War of Independence. During World War I the regiment fought dismounted in the trenches of the Italian Front and in May 1916 it distinguished itself in the Battle of Monfalcone. In World War II the regiment participated in 1940 in the invasion of France and in 1941 in the invasion of Yugoslavia. In 1942 the regiment participated in the occupation of Vichy France. After the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943 German forces disbanded the regiment. In fall 1943 the Italian Co-belligerent Army formed the Reconnaissance Squadron "Nizza Cavalleria", which fought on the allied side during the Italian campaign. In 1946 the regiment was reformed as a reconnaissance squadrons group, which in 1951 was expanded to an armored cavalry regiment and equipped with M47 Patton tanks. In 1959 the regiment was disbanded and its I Squadrons Group reorganized as a divisional reconnaissance squadrons group. In 1975 the squadrons group was reorganized as an armored squadrons group and equipped with a mix of M47 Patton tanks and M113 armored personnel carrier. In 1991 the squadrons group was reformed as regiment and in 1993 it was equipped with wheeled Centauro tank destroyers. In 1996 the regiment was assigned to the Armored Brigade "Centauro". In 2002 the regiment was transferred to the Alpine Brigade "Taurinense".
Regiment "Piemonte Cavalleria" (2nd)The Regiment "Piemonte Cavalleria" (2nd) (Italian: Reggimento "Piemonte Cavalleria" (2°)) is a cavalry unit of the Italian Army based in Villa Opicina in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The regiment is the reconnaissance unit of the Alpine Brigade "Julia". In 1692, Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy ordered to form two cavalry regiments for service in the Nine Years' War. One of the two new regiments was named Cavalry Regiment "Piemonte Reale" (Italian: Reggimento di Cavalleria "Piemonte Reale"). From 1701 to 1713, regiment fought in the War of the Spanish Succession. Between 1733 to 1735, the regiment fought in the War of the Polish Succession, and from 1741 to 1748 in the War of the Austrian Succession. From 1792 to 1796, the regiment fought in the War of the First Coalition against the French Republic. In November 1798, during the War of the Second Coalition, French forces occupied Piedmont, forced King Charles Emmanuel IV into exile, and formed the Piedmontese Republic, a French client-state. In spring 1799, the regiment fought on the French side against the Austrians, which disbanded the Piedmontese Republic and its military units after their victorious campaign in Italy. In May 1814 King Victor Emmanuel I returned from exile in Sardinia and in July of the same year the King ordered to reform the regiment. In 1849, during the First Italian War of Independence, the regiment distinguished itself in the battles of Sforzesca and Novara. In 1859 the regiment participated in the Second Italian War of Independence and in 1860-1861 in the Sardinian campaign in central and southern Italy, where the regiment distinguished itself in the Battle of Garigliano. In 1866 the regiment participated in the Third Italian War of Independence. During World War I the regiment fought dismounted in the trenches of the Italian Front. In World War II the regiment participated in the invasion of Yugoslavia and afterwards served in Croatia on anti-partisan duty. In November 1942 the regiment participated in the occupation of Vichy France. After the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943 German forces disbanded the regiment. In 1946 the regiment was reformed as a reconnaissance squadrons group, which in 1949 was expanded to an armored cavalry regiment. In 1957 the regiment was assigned to the Cavalry Brigade. In 1975 the regiment was split into the 2nd Mechanized Squadrons Group "Piemonte Cavalleria" and the 9th Tank Squadrons Group "Lancieri di Firenze". Both squadrons groups were then assigned to the newly formed Armored Brigade "Vittorio Veneto". In 1993 the squadrons group was reformed as regiment and equipped with wheeled Centauro tank destroyers. The same year the regiment was assigned to the Cavalry Brigade "Pozzuolo del Friuli". In 2014 the regiment was transferred to the Alpine Brigade "Julia".
Regiment "Savoia Cavalleria" (3rd)The Regiment "Savoia Cavalleria" (3rd) (Italian: Reggimento "Savoia Cavalleria" (3°)) is a cavalry unit of the Italian Army based in Grosseto in Tuscany. The regiment is the reconnaissance unit of the Paratroopers Brigade "Folgore". The regiment is named for the Duchy of Savoy in France, which makes the regiment, along with the Regiment "Nizza Cavalleria" (1st), one of two Italian Army units named for a French region, which once was part of the Kingdom of Sardinia. In 1692, Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy ordered to form two cavalry regiments for service in the Nine Years' War. One of the two new regiments was named Cavalry Regiment "Savoia" (Italian: Reggimento di Cavalleria "Savoia"). After the Nine Years' War the regiment was disbanded in 1699. In May 1701, after Victor Amadeus II had entered the War of the Spanish Succession the regiment was reformed. From 1701 to 1713, regiment fought in the War of the Spanish Succession. Between 1733 to 1735, the regiment fought in the War of the Polish Succession, and from 1741 to 1748 in the War of the Austrian Succession. From 1792 to 1796, the regiment fought in the War of the First Coalition against the French Republic. In November 1798, during the War of the Second Coalition, French forces occupied Piedmont, forced King Charles Emmanuel IV into exile, and formed the Piedmontese Republic, a French client-state. In January 1799, the regiment was disbanded. In May 1814 King Victor Emmanuel I returned from exile in Sardinia and on 1 December of the same year the King ordered to reform the regiment. The regiment fought in 1848 in the First Italian War of Independence, in 1859 in the Second Italian War of Independence, and in 1866 in the Third Italian War of Independence. During World War I the regiment distinguished itself in the pursuit of the beaten Austro-Hungarian Army after the Battle of Vittorio Veneto. During World War II the regiment was assigned together with the Regiment "Lancieri di Novara" to the 3rd Cavalry Division "Principe Amedeo Duca d'Aosta", which participated in spring 1941 in the Invasion of Yugoslavia and in summer 1941 in the Invasion of the Soviet Union. In October 1941 the regiment distinguished itself in the capture of Donetsk and Horlivka in Ukraine. On 24 August 1942 the regiment charged Soviet forces at Izbushensky, for which the regiment was awarded Italy's highest military honor the Gold Medal of Military Valor. In December 1942 the regiment was nearly annihilated during the Soviet Operation Little Saturn and subsequently the survivors were repatriated to Italy. After the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943 invading German forces disbanded the remnants of the regiment in the Emilia region, while the troops of the regimental depot in Somma Lombardo escaped with the regiment's horses to Switzerland. The regiment was reformed in 1946 as the reconnaissance unit of the Infantry Division "Legnano". In 1957 the regiment moved to Meran and was assigned to the IV Army Corps. In 1975 the regiment "Savoia Cavalleria" was reduced from three squadrons groups to one. In 1992 the squadrons group was reformed as regiment and equipped with wheeled Centauro tank destroyers. In 1995 the regiment's flag was transferred from Meran to Grosseto in Tuscany, where on the same day the Regiment "Lancieri di Firenze" (9th) was renamed Regiment "Savoia Cavalleria" (3rd). From 1995 to 2000 the regiment was the reconnaissance unit of the Mechanized Brigade "Friuli" and then until 2013 the reconnaissance unit of the Airmobile Brigade "Friuli". In September 2013 the regiment was transferred from the Airmobile Brigade "Friuli" to the Paratroopers Brigade "Folgore".
Regiment "Genova Cavalleria" (4th)The Regiment "Genova Cavalleria" (4th) (Italian: Reggimento "Genova Cavalleria" (4°)) is a cavalry unit of the Italian Army based in Palmanova in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The regiment is the reconnaissance unit of the Cavalry Brigade "Pozzuolo del Friuli". The regiment was formed on 1 August 1821, with troops of the Regiment "Dragoni del Re" and Regiment "Dragoni della Regina", who had remained loyal during the revolt against King Victor Emmanuel I in March of the same year. In 1871, when the Royal Italian Army's cavalry regiments were numbered according to their seniority, the regiment was numbered as if founded in 1821 and thus the fourth oldest by seniority. In February 1897, the Royal Italian Army allowed the regiment to inherit the traditions and honors of the Regiment "Dragoni di Sua Maestà", which was the direct predecessor of the Regiment "Dragoni del Re". Since then the regiment is once again the oldest Italian Army cavalry regiment and the army's only unit, whose anniversary commemorates an 18th century battle. The regiment is also the Italian cavalry's highest decorated regiment, with two Gold Medals of Military Valor, which were awarded to the regiment for its valor in the Battle of Mondovì. Furthermore, the regiment is the Italian Army's only unit, which was awarded two medals for the same battle, and the first Italian unit, that was awarded a Gold Medal of Military Valor. In January 1683, Victor Amadeus II ordered to form a dragoon regiment, which was soon given the name Regiment "Dragoni di Sua Altezza Reale" (Regiment "Dragoons of His Royal Highness"). From 1690 to 1696, the regiment fought in the Nine Years' War. Between 1701 and 1713, the regiment fought in the War of the Spanish Succession, durich which Victor Amadeus II personally led the regiment against French forces during the Battle of Turin in 1706. The War of the Spanish Succession resulted with the transfer of the Kingdom of Sicily to the House of Savoy. On 24 December 1713, Victor Amadeus II and his wife, Anne Marie d'Orléans were crowned in the cathedral of Palermo King and Queen of Sicily. Consequently, the Regiment "Dragoni di Sua Altezza Reale" was renamed Regiment "Dragoni di Sua Maestà" (Regiment "Dragoons of His Majesty"). From 1733 to 1735, the regiment fought in the War of the Polish Succession, and from 1741 to 1748, in the War of the Austrian Succession, during which the regiment distinguished itself in the 1746 in the Battle of Rottofreddo. From 1792 to 1796, the regiment fought in the War of the First Coalition against the French Republic. On 21 April 1796, the two of the regiment's squadrons charged and dispersed the French 5e Régiment de dragons during the Battle of Mondovì. For this act of valor King Victor Amadeus III awarded the regiment two Gold Medals of Military Valor. In November 1798, during the War of the Second Coalition, French forces occupied Piedmont, forced King Charles Emmanuel IV into exile, and formed the Piedmontese Republic, a French client-state. In spring 1799, the regiment fought on the French side against the Austrians, which disbanded the Piedmontese Republic and its military units after their victorious campaign in Italy. In May 1814 King Victor Emmanuel I returned from exile in Sardinia and on 1 December of the same year the King ordered to reform the regiment as Regiment "Dragoni del Re". In March 1821 most of the regiment's personnel participated, with the troops of two other cavalry regiments and four infantry brigades, in a revolt against King Victor Emmanuel I, who abdicated in favor of his brother Charles Felix. After the revolt Charles Felix ordered that the three cavalry regiments and four infantry brigades should be disbanded. The personnel of the Regiment "Dragoni del Re", which had remained loyal, was used to form the new Regiment "Dragoni del Génévois", which in February 1897 was allowed to inherit the awards and traditions of the disbanded regiment. In 1832 the regiment was renamed Regiment "Genova Cavalleria". In 1848-49 the regiment participated in the First Italian War of Independence, in 1859 the regiment participated in the Second Italian War of Independence and in 1866 in the Third Italian War of Independence. During World War I the regiment formed with the Regiment "Lancieri di Novara" (5th) the II Cavalry Brigade of the 1st Cavalry Division of "Friuli". The two regiments fought dismounted in the trenches of the Italian Front. In October 1917, after the Italian defeat in the Battle of Caporetto, the II Cavalry Brigade stalled the Austro-Hungarian advance in the Battle of Pozzuolo del Friuli, which allowed the Italian III Army to escape destruction. During World War II the regiment was deployed mostly in occupied Yugoslavia on anti-partisan duty. After the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile in September 1943 the regiment's depot in Rome organized an ad hoc battle group, which with other units defended Rome against German forces. In 1946 the regiment was reformed as a reconnaissance squadrons group, which in 1949 was expanded to an armored cavalry regiment.: 33 In 1957 the regiment was assigned to the Cavalry Brigade. In 1975 the regiment was split into the 4th Mechanized Squadrons Group "Genova Cavalleria" and the 28th Tank Squadrons Group "Cavalleggeri di Treviso". In 1993 the squadrons group was reformed as regiment and equipped with wheeled Centauro tank destroyers.
Regiment "Lancieri di Aosta" (6th)The Regiment "Lancieri di Aosta" (6th) (Italian: Reggimento "Lancieri di Aosta" (6°) - "Lancers of Aosta") is a cavalry unit of the Italian Army based in Palermo in Sicily. The regiment is the reconnaissance unit of the Mechanized Brigade "Aosta". In 1774, King Victor Amadeus III ordered to form two new cavalry regiments for the Royal Sardinian Army and named his son Victor Emmanuel, Duke of Aosta as honorary colonel of one of the two regiments. Consequently, Victor Emmanuel named his regiment Cavalry Regiment "Aosta". The regiment fought in the War of the First Coalition against French forces. However after Napoleon Bonaparte defeated the Royal Sardinian Army in the Montenotte campaign the regiment was disbanded in October of 1796. The Regiment "Aosta Cavalleria" was reformed in 1831. In 1845, the regiment's troops were armed with lances. In 1848-49, the regiment fought in the First Italian War of Independence. During the Second Italian War of Independence the regiment distinguished itself in the Battle of Montebello. On 6 June 1860, the regiment joined the new Lancers speciality and was renamed Regiment "Lancieri di Aosta". In 1866, the regiment fought in the Third Italian War of Independence, during which it distinguished itself in the Battle of Custoza at Monte Vento and was awarded, as only the second Italian cavalry regiment, Italy's highest military honor the Gold Medal of Military Valor. In 1870, the regiment participated in the Capture of Rome. In World War I the regiment fought on the Italian Front. In 1935, the regiment formed two machine gunners squadrons groups for the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. Both squadrons groups distinguished themselves in the conquest of the Galla-Sidamo region, for which each squadrons group was awarded a Bronze Medal of Military Valor. Both medals are today affixed to standard of the Regiment "Lancieri di Aosta" (6th). In April 1939, the regiment's command and I Squadrons Group participated in the Italian invasion of Albania. In 1940, the regiment fought in the Greco-Italian War. Afterwards the regiment remained on occupation duty in Greece. After the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943, the regiment refused German demands to surrender, contacted the British Middle East Command, placed itself under British command, marched into the Pindus Mountains and joined the Greek partisans in their fight against the German occupiers. However, in October 1944, the Greek People's Liberation Army forced the regiment to surrender its weapons and interred the regiment's remaining troops. In July 1951, the Italian Army reformed the regiment as 6th Armored Cavalry Regiment "Lancieri di Aosta" in Bologna. From its formation until October 1954, the regiment was assigned to the Infantry Division "Trieste" and then transferred to the VI Territorial Military Command. In 1964, the regiment was disbanded and its I Squadrons Group renamed Squadrons Group "Lancieri di Aosta". The same year the squadrons group moved to Cervignano del Friuli, where it joined the Infantry Division "Mantova" as the division's reconnaissance unit. In 1975, the squadrons group was reorganized, equipped with Leopard 1A2 main battle tanks and renamed 6th Tank Squadrons Group "Lancieri di Aosta". The squadrons group then joined the newly formed Armored Brigade "Vittorio Veneto" and was assigned the traditions and standard of the Regiment "Lancieri di Aosta" (6th). In July 1991, the Mechanized Brigade "Vittorio Veneto" was one of the first brigades to disband after the end of the Cold War and, consequently, in May of the same year, the 6th Tank Squadrons Group "Lancieri di Aosta" moved to Palermo, where it joined the Motorized Brigade "Aosta". In March 1992, the squadrons group lost its autonomy and entered the reformed Regiment "Lancieri di Aosta" (6th). The regiment's anniversary falls on 24 June 1866, the day regiment distinguished itself in heavy combat at Monte Vento during the Battle of Custoza, for which the regiment was awarded Italy's highest military honor the Gold Medal of Military Valor.
Regiment "Lancieri di Novara" (5th)The Regiment "Lancieri di Novara" (5th) (Italian: Reggimento "Lancieri di Novara" (5°) - "Lancers of Novara") is a cavalry unit of the Italian Army based in Codroipo in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The regiment is the reconnaissance unit of the 132nd Armored Brigade "Ariete". In December 1828, the Royal Sardinian Army formed a Dragoons regiment, which was named for the region of Piedmont. In 1832, the regiment was renamed Regiment "Novara Cavalleria". In 1845, the regiment's troops were armed with lances. In 1848-49, the regiment fought in the First Italian War of Independence, during which it distinguished itself in the Battle of Santa Lucia. During the Second Italian War of Independence the regiment distinguished itself in the Battle of Montebello. On 6 June 1860, the regiment joined the new Lancers speciality and was renamed Regiment "Lancieri di Novara". In the 1860-1861, during the Sardinian campaign in central and Southern Italy the regiment distinguished itself in the Battle of Castelfidardo, while the regiment's 1st Squadron distinguished itself in the Battle of Macerone Pass. In 1866, the regiment fought in the Third Italian War of Independence and in 1870 participated in the capture of Rome.: 3 During World War I the regiment formed together with the Regiment "Genova Cavalleria" (4th) the II Cavalry Brigade of the 1st Cavalry Division of "Friuli". The two regiments fought for a short time dismounted in the trenches of the Italian Front. In October 1917, after the Italian defeat in the Battle of Caporetto, the II Cavalry Brigade stalled, together with the Brigade "Bergamo", the Austro-Hungarian advance in the Battle of Pozzuolo del Friuli, which allowed the Italian 3rd Army to retreat intact over the Tagliamento river.: 13 During World War II the regiment was assigned together with the Regiment "Savoia Cavalleria" to the 3rd Cavalry Division "Principe Amedeo Duca d'Aosta", which in spring 1941 fought in the invasion of Yugoslavia. In summer 1941, the 3rd Cavalry Division "Principe Amedeo Duca d'Aosta" was assigned to the Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia, which was sent to Ukraine to fight in the German invasion of the Soviet Union. In October and November 1941, the regiment fought in the Battle of Stalino (today Donetsk) and the battle for control of Horlivka. In July 1942, the regiment fought in the Battle of Krasnyi Luch. In late August 1942, the regiment defend the right flank of the 2nd Infantry Division "Sforzesca", during which the regiment's 2nd Squadron conducted a cavalry charge to disperse attacking Red Army infantry. For its conduct in July and August 1942, the regiment was awarded Italy's highest military honor the Gold Medal of Military Valor. In December 1942, the regiment was almost annihilated during the Soviet Operation Little Saturn and subsequently the regiment's surviving troops were repatriated. After the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943, the remnants of the regiment were disbanded by invading German forces. In September 1946, the Italian Army formed the Reconnaissance Group 5th Lancers, which received the regiment's traditions and white gorget patches. In 1949, the group was expanded to 5th Armored Cavalry Regiment "Lancieri di Novara" and equipped with M26 Pershing tanks. In 1957, the regiment was assigned to the newly formed Cavalry Brigade. In 1964, the regiment was reduced to Squadrons Group "Lancieri di Novara" and reorganized as a reconnaissance unit. In 1975, the squadrons group was reorganized and renamed 5th Tank Squadrons Group "Lancieri di Novara". The squadrons group was equipped with Leopard 1A2 main battle tanks and assigned the traditions and standard of the Regiment "Lancieri di Novara" (5th). In 1992, the squadrons group lost its autonomy and entered the reformed Regiment "Lancieri di Novara" (5th). In January 2013, the regiment was assigned to the 132nd Armored Brigade "Ariete" as the brigade's reconnaissance unit. The regiment's anniversary falls on 27 August 1942, to commemorate the regiment's conduct during the battles at Yagodnyi to the South of the Don river between 21 and 30 August 1942, for which the regiment was awarded Italy's highest military honor the Gold Medal of Military Valor.
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