232nd Signal Regiment (Italy)
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The 232nd Signal Regiment (Italian: 232° Reggimento Trasmissioni) is a deployable signals regiment of the Italian Army based in Avellino in Campania. The unit was formed in 1958 as a battalion and assigned to the Armored Division "Ariete". In 1975 the battalion was named for the Fadalto Pass and received the number 232nd, which had been used by the 232nd Connections Company that served with the 132nd Armored Division "Ariete" during the Western Desert Campaign of World War II. With the name and number the battalion also received its own flag. In 1991 the battalion was disbanded and in 2004 reformed as 232nd Signal Regiment, which initially consisted only of the Battalion "Legnano". In 2015 the regiment reformed the Battalion "Fadalto" as its second signal battalion. The regiment is assigned to the army's Signal Command and affiliated with the Division "Acqui".[3][4] The regimental anniversary falls, as for all signal units, on June 20, the height of the Second Battle of the Piave River in 1918.[5]
232nd Signal Regiment | |
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232° Reggimento Trasmissioni | |
Active | 1 Nov. 1975 — 30 April 1991 29 Sept. 2004 — today[1] |
Country | Italy |
Branch | Italian Army |
Part of | Signal Command |
Garrison/HQ | Avellino |
Motto(s) | "Forte animo ed agile mente" |
Anniversaries | 20 June 1918 - Second Battle of the Piave River |
Decorations | 1x Silver Medal of Military Valor* 1x Bronze Medal of Army Valor * awarded to the LI Mixed Engineer Battalion "Legnano"[2] |
Insignia | |
Signallers gorget patches |