Logistic Regiment "Garibaldi"

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Logistic Regiment "Garibaldi"
Reggimento Logistico "Garibaldi"
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Regimental coat of arms
Active1 Nov. 1975 — 30 June 1991
1 July 1991 — today [1]
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Branch Italian Army
Role Military logistics
Part of Bersaglieri Brigade "Garibaldi"
Garrison/HQ Persano
Motto(s)"Nel nome la guida"
Anniversaries22 May 1916 - Battle of Asiago
Decorations Valor dell'esercito silver medal BAR.svg Valor dell'esercito bronze medal BAR.svg Croce al merito dell'esercito silver medal BAR.svg Croce al merito dell'esercito silver medal BAR.svg Croce al merito dell'esercito bronze medal BAR.svg Croce al merito dell'esercito bronze medal BAR.svg
1x Silver Medal of Army Valor [2]
1x Bronze Medal of Army Valor [3]
2x Silver Crosses of Army Merit [4] [5]
2x Bronze Crosses of Army Merit [6] [7]
Insignia
Unit gorget patches
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The Logistic Regiment "Garibaldi" (Italian : Reggimento Logistico "Garibaldi") is a military logistics regiment of the Italian Army based in Persano in Campania. The regiment is most decorated logistic unit of the army and operationally assigned to the Bersaglieri Brigade "Garibaldi". [8] The regimental anniversary falls, as for all units of the Transport and Materiel Corps, on 22 May, the anniversary of the Italian Army's first major automobile use to transport reinforcements to counter the Austro-Hungarian Offensive at Asiago in 1916. [8] [9]

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History

In 1963 the Italian Army reorganized its divisions along NATO standards and added a brigade level to the divisions' structure. As part of the reorganization the Armored Division "Ariete" formed three services battalions for its three brigades. On 1 June 1963 the command of the I Services Battalion "Ariete" was activated in Pordenone and assigned to the I Mechanized Brigade "Ariete". [1] [10]

Initially the battalion consisted of a command, a command platoon, an auto unit, a mobile workshop, a mixed services platoon, and provisions team. On 1 January 1966 the battalion was reorganized and consisted now of a command, a command and services company, a auto unit, a medical company, and a Resupply, Repairs, Recovery Unit. On 1 October 1968 the battalion was assigned to the division's Services Grouping Command "Ariete" and the next day the brigade headquarters of the division were disbanded. [1] [10]

Logistic Battalion "Garibaldi"

As part of the 1975 army reform the Armored Division "Ariete" was reorganized and three brigades were formed with the division's units: on 1 October 1975 the 32nd Armored Brigade "Mameli", and on 1 November 1975 the 8th Mechanized Brigade "Garibaldi" and 132nd Armored Brigade "Manin". On 1 November 1975 the I Services Battalion "Ariete" was renamed Logistic Battalion "Garibaldi" and assigned to the 8th Mechanized Brigade "Garibaldi". [1] [10] Initially the battalion consisted of a command, a command platoon, and a supply and transport company, a medium workshop, and a vehicle park. [10] At the time the battalion fielded 692 men (38 officers, 85 non-commissioned officers, and 569 soldiers). [11]

On 12 November 1976 the battalion was granted a flag by decree 846 of the President of the Italian Republic Giovanni Leone. [10] [12]

For its conduct and work after the 1976 Friuli earthquake the battalion was awarded a Silver Medal of Army Valor, which was affixed to the battalion's flag and added to the battalion's coat of arms. [2]

On 1 December 1981 the battalion was reorganized and consisted then of the following units: [10]

  • CoA mil ITA btg logistico garibaldi.png Battalion Command, in Pordenone [10]
    • Command and Services Company
    • Supply Company
    • Maintenance Company
    • Medium Transport Company
    • Medical Unit (Reserve)

Logistic Battalion "Persano"

After the end of the Cold War the Italian Army began a drawdown of its forces and a relocation of units from the country's Northeast to the country's South. On 30 April 1989 most of the personnel of the Logistic Battalion "Garibaldi" left Pordenone in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region in the North of Italy and moved to Persano in the Campania region in the South of Italy. On the same date the 5th Maneuver Logistic Battalion in Pordenone was disbanded. The next day, on 1 May 1989, the personnel of the Garibaldi battalion formed the Logistic Battalion "Persano" in Persano, while the personnel of the disbanded 5th Maneuver Logistic Battalion entered the Logistic Battalion "Garibaldi" in Pordenone. [10] [13]

The Persano battalion was assigned to the 21st Military Zone and consisted of a command, a command and services unit, a supply company, maintenance company, and a medium transport company. On 2 February the Persano received the traditions of the disbanded 5th Maneuver Logistic Battalion and on 4 April 1990 the flag of the 5th arrived in Persano. [10] [13]

On 26 June 1991 the flag of the 5th Maneuver Logistic Battalion was transferred to the Shrine of the Flags in the Vittoriano in Rome. On 30 June 1991 the Logistic Battalion "Garibaldi" in Pordenone was disbanded and its personnel and materiel distributed to other units, while the battalion's flag was transferred to Persano. The next day, on 1 July 1991, the 8th Bersaglieri Brigade "Garibaldi" became operational in the South of Italy and the Logistic Battalion "Persano" was renamed Logistic Battalion "Garibaldi" and received its flag. [10] [13]

From 11 January 1996 to 2 July 1996 the battalion deployed as part of the NATO-led Implementation Force to Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina to support peacekeeping and reconstruction efforts after the Bosnian War. For its conduct and work in Bosnia and Herzegovina the battalion was awarded a Silver Cross of Army Merit, which was affixed to the battalion's flag. [4]

From 25 March January 1997 to 14 October 1997 the battalion deployed once more to Sarajevo as part of the NATO-led Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina. For its conduct and work in Sarajevo the battalion was awarded a Bronze Cross of Army Merit, which was affixed to the battalion's flag. [6]

10th Maneuver Regiment

On 1 February 2001 the Logistic Battalion "Garibaldi" and the Medical Battalion "Garibaldi" merged and formed the 10th Maneuver Logistic Regiment, which left the Garibaldi brigade and joined the Logistic Projection Brigade on the same date. On 15 June 2001 the regiment was renamed 10th Maneuver Regiment and consisted of a command, a command and logistic support company, a supply battalion, a maintenance battalion, and a medical unit. [1]

In May 2004 the regiment deployed to Iraq as part of the Italian contribution to the Multi-National Force – Iraq. On 5 and 6 August 2004 the Italian contingent fought a battle against the insurgent Mahdi Army for control of the three bridges in Nasiriyah. For its participation in that battle the regiment was awarded a Bronze Medal of Army Valor, which was affixed to the regiment's flag and added to the regiment's coat of arms. [3]

From 22 October 2006 to 13 April 2007 the regiment deployed as part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon to Chamaa in Lebanon to support peacekeeping and reconstruction efforts after the 2006 Lebanon War. For its conduct and work in Lebanon the regiment was awarded a Bronze Cross of Army Merit, which was affixed to the battalion's flag. [7]

On 12 September 2013 the Logistic Projection Command was disbanded and the 10th Maneuver Regiment returned to the Garibaldi brigade. On 1 January 2015 the regiment was renamed Logistic Regiment "Garibaldi" and reorganized as a brigade supporting logistic regiment. [1] For its conduct and work during the COVID-19 pandemic the regiment was awarded a Silver Cross of Army Merit, which was affixed to the regiment's flag. [5]

Organization

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Logistic Regiment "Garibaldi" ACTL truck recovering a VTLM Lince during an exercise

Like all Italian Army brigade logistic units the Logistic Regiment "Garibaldi" consists of: [14]

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