186th Paratroopers Regiment "Folgore"
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The 186th Paratroopers Regiment "Folgore" (Italian: 186° Reggimento Paracadutisti "Folgore") is an active unit of the Italian Army based in Siena in Tuscany. The regiment is part of the Italian Army's infantry arm's Paracadutisti speciality and assigned to the Paratroopers Brigade "Folgore".[4][5]
186th Paratroopers Regiment "Folgore" | |
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186° Reggimento Paracadutisti "Folgore" | |
Active | 1 Sept. 1941 – 6 Nov. 1942 30 Sept. 1975 – today[1] |
Country | Italy |
Branch | Italian Army |
Part of | Paratroopers Brigade "Folgore" |
Garrison/HQ | Siena |
Motto(s) | "Impeto e ardire" |
Anniversaries | 23 October 1942 - Second Battle of El Alamein |
Decorations | 1x Military Order of Italy[2] 1x Gold Medal of Military Valor 2x Silver Medals of Army Valor[3] |
Insignia | |
Paratroopers gorget patches |
The regiment was the second Italian paratroopers regiment to be formed. The regiment was assigned to the Paratroopers Division, which was intended to parachute onto Malta during the planned invasion of Malta. When the invasion was canceled the division was sent in September 1942 as reinforcement for the German-Italian Panzer Army Africa to North Africa. There the division and regiment were destroyed in November 1942 during the Second Battle of El Alamein. For its conduct at El Alamein the regiment was awarded Italy's highest military honor the Gold Medal of Military Valor. In 1975 the regiment was reformed as a battalion sized unit. In 1992 regiment was reformed.[5]