During the 1975 army reform the army disbanded the regimental level and newly independent battalions were granted for the first time their own flags. On 30 September 1975, the 5th Alpini Regiment was disbanded and the next day the regiment's three battalions became autonomous units and were assigned to the Alpine Brigade "Orobica". The Alpini Battalion "Tirano" consisted now of a command, a command and services company, three Alpini companies, and a heavy mortar company with eight 120mm Mod. 63 mortars. [3] [4] [5] The battalion fielded now 950 men (45 officers, 96 non-commissioned officers, and 809 soldiers). [15]
On 12 November 1976 the President of the Italian Republic Giovanni Leone granted the Alpini Battalion "Tirano" a new flag. At the same time the medals and military honors awarded to the "Tirano" battalion were transferred from the flag of the 5th Alpini Regiment to the battalion's flag, while the medals and military honors awarded to the entire regiment were duplicated for the flag of the battalion. Consequently, the "Tirano" battalion's flag was decorated with one Military Order of Italy, two Gold Medals of Military Valor, one Bronze Medal of Civil Valor, and one Silver Medal of Merit. The first four awards were also added to the battalion's newly created coat of arms. [3] [4] [5] [16]
After the end of the Cold War Italian Army began to draw down its forces and on 27 March 1991 the Alpini Battalion "Tirano" was disbanded and the following 10 April the battalion's flag transferred to the Shrine of the Flags in the Vittoriano in Rome. [3] [4] [5]
The 2nd Alpini Regiment is a mountain warfare regiment of the Italian Army based in Cuneo in Piedmont. The regiment belongs to the Italian Army's Alpini infantry speciality and is assigned to the Alpine Brigade "Taurinense". On 1 November 1882, the Royal Italian Army formed the 2nd Alpini Regiment, which had its recruiting area in the Maritime Alps and Cottian Alps. During World War I the regiment expanded to ten battalions, which fought separately in the alpine areas of the Italian front.
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