Regiment "Cavalleggeri di Saluzzo" (12th)
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The Regiment "Cavalleggeri di Saluzzo" (12th) (Italian: Reggimento "Cavalleggeri di Saluzzo" (12°) - "Chevau-légers of Saluzzo") is an inactive cavalry unit of the Italian Army. The regiment was formed during the First Italian War of Independence and participated in the Second Italian War of Independence, Crimean War, and Third Italian War of Independence. In World War I the regiment fought dismounted on the Italian Front. During World War II the regiment was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division "Eugenio di Savoia", which was deployed to occupied Yugoslavia on anti-partisan duty. The division and its units were disbanded after the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile by invading German forces. During the Cold War the unit served as the reconnaissance group of the Mechanized Division "Folgore" and after 1986 as a mechanized group of the Mechanized Brigade "Vittorio Veneto". At the end of the Cold War the regiment was disbanded.[3]
Regiment "Cavalleggeri di Saluzzo" (12th) | |
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Reggimento "Cavalleggeri di Saluzzo" (12°) | |
Active | 29 March 1848 - 8 Sept. 1943 16 Sept. 1964 - 31 Jan. 1991[1][2] |
Country | Italy |
Branch | Italian Army |
Part of | Mechanized Brigade "Vittorio Veneto" |
Garrison/HQ | Gorizia |
Motto(s) | "Quo fata vocant"[1] |
Anniversaries | 2 November 1918 - Battle of Istrago[1] |
Decorations | 1x Silver Medal of Military Valor[1] |
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"Cavalleggeri di Saluzzo" gorget patches |