66th Airmobile Infantry Regiment "Trieste"
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The 66th Airmobile Infantry Regiment "Trieste" (Italian: 66° Reggimento Fanteria Aeromobile "Trieste") is an active unit of the Italian Army based in Forlì in the Emilia-Romagna and the Italian Army's only airmobile infantry unit. Formed in 1862 and originally named for the Valtellina valley the regiment is named since 1939 for the city of Trieste. The regiment is part of the Italian Army's infantry arm and assigned to the Airmobile Brigade "Friuli".[4][5]
66th Airmobile Infantry Regiment "Trieste" | |
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66° Reggimento Fanteria Aeromobile "Trieste" | |
Active | 1 Aug. 1862 — 13 May 1943 1 Oct. 1975 — today[1] |
Country | Italy |
Branch | Italian Army |
Type | Airmobile infantry |
Part of | Airmobile Brigade "Friuli" |
Garrison/HQ | Forlì |
Motto(s) | "Osando vinco" |
Anniversaries | 22 April 1943 - Battle of Takrouna |
Decorations | 1x Military Order of Italy 1x Gold Medal of Military Valor 1x Gold Medal of Army Valor 1x Silver Medal of Army Valor 1x Bronze Medal of Army Valor[2] 1x Silver Cross of Army Merit[3] |
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Regimental gorget patches |
The regiment was one of ten infantry regiments formed on 1 August 1862. In 1866 the regiment participated in the Third Italian War of Independence. During World War I the regiment fought on the Italian front. During World War II the regiment was assigned to the 101st Motorized Division "Trieste", with which it fought in the Western Desert Campaign until regiment and division were destroyed in the Second Battle of El Alamein. The remnants of the regiment participated in the Tunisian Campaign, during which the regiment's I Battalion "Trieste" distinguished itself at Takrouna and was awarded Italy's highest military honor the Gold Medal of Military Valor. The regiment surrendered to allies forces on 13 May 1943. The regiment was reformed as battalion sized mechanized unit in 1975 and reorganized as an airmobile infantry unit in 2000.[5]