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9th Alpini Regiment
The 9th Alpini Regiment ( it, 9° Reggimento Alpini) is a regiment of the Italian Army's mountain infantry speciality, the Alpini, which distinguished itself in combat during World War I and World War II. Based in the city of L'Aquila in Abruzzo the regiment is operationally assigned to the Alpine Brigade "Taurinense". History Interwar years The 9th Alpini Regiment was formed on 1 July 1921 in Gorizia and assigned to the 3rd Alpine Division. Initially the regiment consisted of four battalions, which had been transferred from other Alpini regiments: * Alpini Battalion "Vicenza", in Tolmino (from the 6th Alpini Regiment) * Alpini Battalion "Bassano", in Gorizia (from the 6th Alpini Regiment) * Alpini Battalion "Feltre", in Caporetto (from the 7th Alpini Regiment) * Alpini Battalion "Cividale", in Cividale del Friuli (from the 8th Alpini Regiment) In 1926 the Feltre and Cividale returned to their original regiments and the 9th Alpini Regiment consisted of the battalions Vic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Army
"The safeguard of the republic shall be the supreme law" , colors = , colors_labels = , march = ''Parata d'Eroi'' ("Heroes's parade") by Francesco Pellegrino, ''4 Maggio'' (May 4) by Fulvio Creux , mascot = , equipment = , equipment_label = , battles = RisorgimentoWar of 1866 Italo-Ethiopian War of 1887–1889Mahdist WarFirst Italo-Abyssinian WarBoxer RebellionItalo-Turkish WarWorld War I Second Italo-Abyssinian WarSpanish Civil WarItalian invasion of AlbaniaWorld War IIGulf WarKosovo War1999 East Timorese crisisGlobal War on Terrorism *Iraq War *War in Afghanistan , anniversaries = 4 November, National Unity and Armed Forces Day 4 May, Army Day , decorations = 3 Cavalier Crosses of the Military Order of Italy 1 Gold Medal of Military Valor 2 Gold Medals of Civil Valor 1 Silver Medal of Civil Valo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
