Regiment "Lancieri di Aosta" (6th)
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The Regiment "Lancieri di Aosta" (6th) (Italian: Reggimento "Lancieri di Aosta" (6°) - "Lancers of Aosta") is a cavalry unit of the Italian Army based in Palermo in Sicily. The regiment is the reconnaissance unit of the Mechanized Brigade "Aosta". The regiment was formed in 1774 as present to the King of Sardinia's fifteen-year-old son Victor Emmanuel, Duke of Aosta. The regiment fought in the War of the First Coalition against French forces, until 1796 when Napoleon Bonaparte defeated the Royal Sardinian Army in the Montenotte campaign. In October of the same year the regiment was disbanded.[3][4]
Regiment "Lancieri di Aosta" (6th) | |
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Reggimento "Lancieri di Aosta" (6°) | |
Active | 16 Sept. 1774 - 26 Oct. 1796 3 Nov. 1831 - 14 Oct. 1943 15 July 1951 - today[1] |
Country | Italy |
Branch | Italian Army |
Part of | Mechanized Brigade "Aosta" |
Garrison/HQ | Palermo |
Motto(s) | "Aosta d' fer" |
Anniversaries | 24 June 1866 - Battle of Custoza |
Decorations | 1x Gold Medal of Military Valor 1x Silver Medal of Military Valor 3x Bronze Medals of Military Valor 1x War Cross of Military Valor 1x Bronze Medal of Army Valor[2] |
Insignia | |
"Lancieri di Aosta" gorget patches |
The regiment was reformed in 1831 as Lancer unit and fought as such in 1848 in the First Italian War of Independence. In 1850 the regiment was reorganized as a Chevau-léger unit and its 1st Squadron fought in 1855 in the Crimean War. In 1859 the regiment fought in the Second Italian War of Independence, after which it was reorganized again as a lancer unit. In the 1866 the regiment fought in the Third Italian War of Independence, during which it distinguished itself in the Battle of Custoza and became only the second cavalry regiment to be awarded Italy's highest military honor the Gold Medal of Military Valor. In 1870 the regiment participated in the Capture of Rome.[1][4][5]
In World War I the regiment fought dismounted on the Italian Front. In 1935 the regiment provided two truck-mounted machine gunners groups for the Second Italo-Ethiopian War and in 1939 the regiment's command and I Squadrons Group participated in the Italian invasion of Albania. In 1940 the regiment fought in the Greco-Italian War. Afterwards the regiment remained on occupation duty in Greece. After the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943 the regiment contacted the British Middle East Command and placed itself under British command. Together with the 24th Infantry Division "Pinerolo" the regiment joined the Greek partisans. In October 1944 the Greek People's Liberation Army forced the regiment to surrender its weapons.[1][4][5]
In 1951 the regiment was reformed and assigned to the Infantry Division "Trieste". In 1964 the regiment was reduced to a squadrons group, which was assigned to the Infantry Division "Mantova" as divisional reconnaissance unit. During the 1975 army reform the squadrons group was renamed 6th Tank Squadrons Group "Lancieri di Aosta" and assigned the flag and traditions of the Regiment "Lancieri di Aosta" (6th). The squadrons group was assigned to the Armored Brigade "Vittorio Veneto". In 1991 the brigade was disbanded and the "Lancieri di Aosta" moved to Palermo in Sicily, where it joined the Motorized Brigade "Aosta". In 1991 the squadrons group entered the reformed Regiment "Lancieri di Aosta" (6th).[1][4][5]