76th Infantry Regiment "Napoli"
Inactive unit of the Italian Army last based in Cividale / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 76th Infantry Regiment "Napoli" (Italian: 76° Reggimento Fanteria "Napoli") is an inactive unit of the Italian Army last based in Cividale. The regiment is named for the city of Naples and part of the Italian Army's infantry arm.[2][3]
76th Infantry Regiment "Napoli" | |
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76° Reggimento Fanteria "Napoli" | |
Active | 16 April 1861 – 18 Nov. 1926 11 Feb. 1935 – 10 March 1935 20 May 1937 – 31 July 1997[1][2] |
Country | Italy |
Branch | Italian Army |
Garrison/HQ | Cividale |
Motto(s) | "Con l'ardire la gloria" |
Anniversaries | 23 July 1918 - Battle of Méry-Prémecy |
Decorations | 1x Military Order of Italy 2x Silver Medals of Military Valor 1x Bronze Medal of Military Valor 1x Silver Medal of Army Valor 1x Silver Medal of Civil Valor 1x Messina earthquake Silver Medal of Merit[1][2] |
Insignia | |
Regimental gorget patches |
The regiment was formed 1861 as a Grenadier regiment, but was transferred to the line infantry in 1871. In 1866 the regiment fought in the Third Italian War of Independence. In World War I the regiment fought on the Italian front and the Western Front in France. The regiment was disbanded in 1926 and reformed for a short spell in 1935. Reformed again in May 1937 the regiment was assigned during World War II to the 54th Infantry Division "Napoli". In July 1943 the Napoli division fought in the Allied invasion of Sicily, during which the division and most of its units were destroyed. The survivors of the division were assigned to the regiment, which was in Calabria when the Armistice of Cassibile was announced on 8 September 1943. The regiment then joined the Italian Co-belligerent Army and was assigned to the Combat Group "Mantova", which was part of the British Eighth Army during the Italian Campaign. After the war the regiment was based along the Italian-Yugoslav border. In 1975 the regiment was reduced to a battalion sized unit, which in 1992 was reformed as regiment. In 1995 the regiment was disbanded.[2]