3rd Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna"
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The 3rd Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna" (Italian: 3° Reggimento "Granatieri di Sardegna") is a unit of the Italian Army's infantry arm's Granatieri (Grenadiers) speciality. The regiment was active for a short time in 1849 during the First Italian War of Independence and then reformed in 1926 and assigned to the Infantry Division "Granatieri di Sardegna". In 1935-36 the regiment's I Battalion fought in the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. In 1939 the regiment became an autonomous unit and moved to Tirana in occupied Albania. There the regiment was renamed 3rd Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna e d'Albania" and participated in the Greco-Italian War. For its conduct during the war the regiment was awarded Italy highest military honor the Gold Medal of Military Valor. After the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943 the regiment was disbanded by invading German forces.[2]
3rd Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna" | |
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3° Reggimento "Granatieri di Sardegna" | |
Active | 11 March 1849 – June 1849 4 Nov. 1926 – 8 Sep. 1943 1 Jan. 1976 – 30 April 2002 4 Oct. 2022 – today |
Country | Italy |
Branch | Italian Army |
Part of | Mechanized Brigade "Granatieri di Sardegna" |
Garrison/HQ | Rome |
Motto(s) | "A me le Guardie!" |
Anniversaries | 18 April 1659 - Founding of the speciality |
Decorations | 1x Military Order of Italy 1x Gold Medal of Military Valor 1x Silver Cross of Army Merit* awarded to the Command and Tactical Supports Unit "Granatieri di Sardegna"[1][2] |
Insignia | |
Granatieri gorget patches |
On 1 January 1976 the regiment was reformed as a battalion sized training unit, which was used to reform the regiment. In 2002 the regiment was disbanded, but on 4 October 2022 the flag and traditions of the regiment were assigned to the Command and Tactical Supports Unit "Granatieri di Sardegna" of the Mechanized Brigade "Granatieri di Sardegna".[2]