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The article provides an overview of the entire chain of command and organization of the Italian Army after the reform of 1 October 2016 and includes all active units as of 1 July 2019. The Armed Forces of Italy are under the command of the Italian Supreme Defense Council, presided over by the President of the Italian Republic. The Italian Army is commanded by the Chief of the Army General Staff or "Capo di Stato Maggiore dell’Esercito" in Rome.


Chief of the Army General Staff

The Chief of the Army General Staff in Rome, a four star general, commands the entire Italian Army. However the Army General Staff itself is commanded by the Deputy Chief of the Army General Staff.


Army General Staff

The Army General Staff in Rome is tasked with the study, research, development and general policy of the army. It is headed by the Deputy Chief of the Army General Staff. * Chief of the Army General Staff, in Rome (Lazio) ** Army Chief of Staff General Office *** Public Information and Communication Office ** Army Personnel Employment Department ** Non-commissioned Officers Promotion Evaluation Commission ** Sergeants Promotion Evaluation Commission ** Troops Promotion Evaluation Commission ** Deputy Chief of the Army General Staff *** Deputy Chief Office *** Military Psychology and Psychiatry Office *** Document Flow and IT Protocol Office *** Intendancy Directorate **** Secretariat **** Administrative Office *** Surveillance Service, Prevention, and Protection Central Coordination Direction **** Secretariat **** Occupational Safety and Occupational Medicine Office **** Area Surveillance Central Coordination Office **** Environmental Protection and Cultural Heritage Office ** 1st Personnel Legal and Economic Affairs Department *** Secretariat *** Department Deputy Commander **** Recruitment, Status and Promotion Office **** Juridical - Legal Office **** Representation, Professional Military Unions/Associations, and Financial Treatment Office *** Commander Army Selection and National Recruitment Center **** Army Selection and National Recruitment Center, in
Foligno Foligno (; Southern Umbrian: ''Fuligno'') is an ancient town of Italy in the province of Perugia in east central Umbria, on the Topino river where it leaves the Apennines and enters the wide plain of the Clitunno river system. It is located so ...
( Umbria) **** VFP1 (1 year volunteers) Selection Centers, in Foligno, Rome, Bologna, Milan, Naples, and Palermo ** 3rd General Planning Department *** Secretariat *** Planning Office *** Forces Organization Office *** Doctrine and Lessons Learned Office *** International Activities Office ** 4th Logistic Department *** Secretariat *** Logistic Coordination Office *** Mobility Systems Office *** Weapons, Ammunition, NBC, and Sensors Office *** Transformation Office *** 3rd Dimension Vehicles and Materiels Office ** 5th General Affairs Department *** Secretariat *** General Affairs Office *** Sport Office **** Army Olympic Sport Center, in Rome (Lazio) **** Military Equestrian Center, in Montelibretti (Lazio) *** Financial Coordination Section ** 6th C4I Department *** Secretariat *** C4I Resources Planning and Coordination Office *** C4I Systems Office *** C2 Support Systems Office *** Systems Integration Office *** Army C4 Command ** Infrastructure Department *** Secretariat *** Works Office *** Infrastructure Policy Office *** Studies and Norms Office *** Resources Management Section *** Coordination and Financial Management Section ** Marketing, Publishing and History Office *** Marketing Office *** History Office *** Army Publishing Center ** General Financial Planning Office *** Secretariat *** Financial Planning, Budget and Statistics Office *** Internal Management Control Office ** General Security Office (Counterintelligence) ** Army Unified Salary Center ** General Office of Italian Army Administrative Responsibility Center *** General Office Activities Coordination Office *** Budget Office *** Central Administrative Office *** Corruption Prevention, Litigation, and Legal Advice Office ** Spiritual Assistance Service


NATO Rapid Deployable Corps - Italy

The NATO Rapid Deployable Corps - Italy (NRDC-ITA) is a multi-national, deployable Corps headquarters assigned to NATO. It is located in
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and has a support brigade at its dependency. * NATO Rapid Deployable Corps - Italy, in
Solbiate Olona Solbiate Olona is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about 30 km northwest of Milan and about 20 km south of Varese. As of 31 December 2020, it had a population of 5,414 an ...
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) **
NRDC-ITA Support Brigade The NRDC-ITA Support Brigade is one of two support brigades of the Italian Army. Originally raised on 1 October 2001 as Signal Brigade (renamed NRDC-ITA Support Brigade on 30 September 2007) the unit's mission since its inception has been to suppo ...
, in Solbiate Olona (Lombardy) *** 1st Signal Regiment, in Milan (Lombardy) ****
Battalion "Spluga" The 1st Signal Regiment ( it, 1° Reggimento Trasmissioni) is a deployable signals regiment of the Italian Army based in Milan in Lombardy. In 1906 the unit was formed in Rome as a detached brigade of the 3rd Engineer Regiment (Telegraphers) and ...
****
Battalion "Sempione" A battalion is a military unit, typically consisting of 300 to 1,200 soldiers commanded by a lieutenant colonel, and subdivided into a number of companies (usually each commanded by a major or a captain). In some countries, battalions are e ...
*** 33rd Logistic and Tactical Support Regiment "Ambrosiano", in Solbiate Olona (Lombardy)


Operational Land Forces Command and Army Operational Command

The Operational Land Forces Command and Army Operational Command ( it, Comando delle Forze Operative Terrestri - Comando Operativo Esercito, abbreviation: COMFOTER COE) is the continuously operational command of the army. The command is headquartered in Rome. In case of war, outside of NATO's command structure, it would command the army's units. * Operational Land Forces Command and Army Operational Command, in Rome ** Commander's Secretariat ** Planning, Programming and Budget Section ** COMFOTER COE General Staff *** Operations General Staff *** Preparation General Staff ** Army Simulation and Validation Center, in Civitavecchia (Lazio)


Division "Acqui"

The
Division "Acqui" The Division "Acqui" it, Divisione "Acqui" is one of three active divisions of the Italian Army. The division is the army's high readiness command for out-of-area operations. The Acqui is based in Capua in the Province of Caserta and assigned ...
is a deployable division command headquartered in Capua near Naples. *
Division "Acqui" The Division "Acqui" it, Divisione "Acqui" is one of three active divisions of the Italian Army. The division is the army's high readiness command for out-of-area operations. The Acqui is based in Capua in the Province of Caserta and assigned ...
, in Capua ( Campania) ** 57th Command and Tactical Supports Unit "Abruzzi", in Capua (Campania)


Division "Vittorio Veneto"

The Division "Vittorio Veneto" is a deployable division command headquartered in Florence. * Division "Vittorio Veneto", in Florence ( Tuscany) ** 78th Command and Tactical Supports Unit "Lupi di Toscana", in Florence (Tuscany)


Army Special Forces Command

The Army Special Forces Command (Comando delle Forze Speciali dell'Esercito (COMFOSE)) in
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commands the army's special operation forces: * Army Special Forces Command, at Camp Darby ( Tuscany) **
4th Alpini Paratroopers Regiment The 4th Alpini Paratroopers Regiment ( it, 4° Reggimento Alpini Paracadutisti) is a Ranger-type special forces regiment of the Italian Army, specializing in mountain combat. The regiment is one of three regiments of the Army Special Forces Comm ...
, in
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( Veneto) *** Alpini Paratroopers Battalion "Monte Cervino" *** Operational Support Battalion "Intra" ** 9th Paratroopers Assault Regiment "Col Moschin", at Camp Darby (Tuscany) *** Raiders Battalion *** Operational Support Battalion *** Raiders Training Unit **
185th Paratroopers Reconnaissance Target Acquisition Regiment "Folgore" The 185th Paratroopers Reconnaissance Target Acquisition Regiment "Folgore" ( it, 185° Reggimento Paracadutisti Ricognizione Acquisizione Obiettivi "Folgore", abbreviated as: 185° RAO) is an Italian Army special forces unit. The regiment is pa ...
, in Livorno (Tuscany) (will move to Camp Darby) *** 3rd Target Acquirers Battalion "Poggio Rusco" *** Operational Support Battalion ** Special Operations Support Unit, at Camp Darby *** Command and Logistic Support Company *** Signal Company ** Special Operations Training Center, at Camp Darby *** 1st Basic Training Company *** 2nd Advanced Training Company


Army Aviation Command

The Army Aviation Command in Viterbo trains and maintains the army's non-combat flying formations, and provides four operational helicopter regiments to COMFOTER COE. * Army Aviation Command, in Viterbo ( Lazio) ** Command and Tactical Supports Unit "AVES", in Viterbo (Lazio) *** 1st Command and Tactical Supports Battalion **** Command Company **** Supply Company **** Transport Company ** 3rd Special Operations Helicopter Regiment "Aldebaran", at Viterbo Airport (Lazio) *** 26th Squadrons Group "
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" with one CH-47F ER Chinook, one AB AB 412HP, and one NH90 squadron *** Support Squadrons Group


= Army Aviation Training Center

= * Army Aviation Training Center, in Viterbo (Lazio) ** 1st Training Squadrons Group " Auriga", in Viterbo (Lazio) with AB 205A, AB 206C, and
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= Army Aviation Brigade

= * Army Aviation Brigade, at Viterbo Airport(Lazio) ** Command and Tactical Supports Unit, at Viterbo Airport (Lazio) ** 1st Army Aviation Regiment "Antares", at Viterbo Airport (Lazio) *** 11th Squadrons Group "
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" with CH-47F Chinook helicopters *** 28th Squadrons Group " Tucano", at Viterbo Airport (Lazio) **** Regional Transport and Liaison Planes Squadron, with P180 Avanti II planes **** Light Transport and Liaison Planes Squadron, with Dornier 228-212 planes **** UAV squadron, with RQ-7 Shadow 200 drones *** Support Squadrons Group ** 2nd Army Aviation Regiment "Sirio", at Lamezia Terme Airport (
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) *** Command and Logistic Support Squadron *** 21st Detachment " Orsa Maggiore", at Elmas Airport ( Sardinia) with AB 412HP helicopters *** 30th Squadrons Group "
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", at Lamezia Terme Airport, with AB 212, AB 412HP, and AW169MA helicopters *** Maintenance Squadron **
4th Army Aviation Regiment "Altair" The 4th Army Aviation Regiment "Altair" ( it, 4° Reggimento Aviazione dell'Esercito "Altair") is an Italian Army regiment based at Bolzano Airport in South Tyrol. The regiment is part of the army aviation and assigned to the Airmobile Brigade "F ...
, at Bolzano Airport ( South Tyrol) *** Command and Logistic Support Squadron *** 34th Detachment " Toro", at Venaria Reale Airport ( Piedmont) with AB 205A helicopters *** 54th Squadrons Group " Cefeo", at Bolzano Airport, with AB 205A helicopters *** Maintenance Squadron


= Army Aviation Support Brigade

= Army Aviation support regiments provide maintenance services and logistic support to the army's fleet of helicopters and airplanes. * Army Aviation Support Brigade, in Viterbo (Lazio) ** 1st Army Aviation Support Regiment "Idra", at Oscar Savini Airfield near
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(Lazio) ** 2nd Army Aviation Support Regiment "Orione", at Borgo Panigale Airport ( Emilia-Romagna) ** 3rd Army Aviation Support Regiment "Aquila", at Orio al Serio Airport (
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) ** 4th Army Aviation Support Squadrons Group "Scorpione", at Viterbo Airport (Lazio)


= Airmobile Brigade "Friuli"

= * Airmobile Brigade "Friuli", in Bologna ( Emilia-Romagna) ** 87th Command and Tactical Supports Unit "Friuli", in Bologna (Emilia-Romagna) ** 66th Airmobile Infantry Regiment "Trieste", in Forlì (Emilia-Romagna) with
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vehicles ** 5th Army Aviation Regiment "Rigel", at
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Airport (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) *** 27th Squadrons Group " Mercurio" with two NH90 transport helicopter squadrons and one A109A EOA reconnaissance helicopter squadron *** 49th Squadrons Group " Capricorno" with three A129D Mangusta Attack Helicopter squadrons *** Support Squadrons Group " Lupo" ** 7th Army Aviation Regiment "Vega", at
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(Emilia-Romagna) *** 25th Squadrons Group " Cigno" with three NH90 transport helicopter squadrons *** 48th Squadrons Group " Pavone" with three A129D Mangusta attack helicopter squadrons *** Support Squadrons Group ** Training Range "Foce Reno", in
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Alpine Troops Command

The Alpine Troops Command ( it, Comando Truppe Alpine, abbreviation: COMTA) commands the Mountain Troops of the Italian Army, called ''
Alpini The Alpini are the Italian Army's specialist mountain infantry. Part of the army's infantry corps, the speciality distinguished itself in combat during World War I and World War II. Currently the active Alpini units are organized in two operatio ...
'' ( en, Alpines). The command is headquartered in Bolzano. * Alpine Troops Command, in Bolzano ( South Tyrol)


Division "Tridentina"

The Division "Tridentina" is a deployable division command, that can be formed from personnel of the Alpine Troops Command in Bolzano. * Division "Tridentina"", in Bolzano ( South Tyrol) ** Command and Tactical Supports Unit "Tridentina", in Bolzano (South Tyrol)


Alpine Brigade "Taurinense"

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Alpine Brigade "Taurinense" The Alpine Brigade "Taurinense" is a light Infantry brigade of the Italian Army, specializing in Mountain Combat. Its core units are Alpini, the mountain infantry corps of the Italian Army, that distinguished itself in combat during World War I ...
, in Turin ( Piedmont) ** 1st Alpini Command and Tactical Supports Unit, in Turin **
Regiment "Nizza Cavalleria" (1st) The Regiment "Nizza Cavalleria" (1st) ( it, Reggimento "Nizza Cavalleria" (1°)) is a cavalry unit of the Italian Army based in Bellinzago Novarese in Piedmont. The regiment is the reconnaissance unit of the Alpine Brigade "Taurinense". Histor ...
, in Bellinzago Novarese (Piedmont) with Centauro
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2nd Alpini Regiment The 2nd Alpini Regiment ( it, 2° 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. The regiment was disbanded in 1943 due t ...
, in Cuneo (Piedmont) with
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VTLM Lince Iveco LMV (Light Multirole Vehicle) is a 4WD tactical vehicle developed by Iveco, and in service with several countries. After its adoption by the Italian Army as the ''Veicolo-Tattico-Leggero-Multiruolo'' (VTLM) ''Lince'' ("Light tactical multi ...
vehicles **
3rd Alpini Regiment The 3rd Alpini Regiment ( it, 3° 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. The regiment is based in Pinerolo and assi ...
, in Pinerolo (Piedmont) with Bv206S and VTLM Lince vehicles **
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 t ...
, in
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) with Bv206S and VTLM Lince vehicles *** Alpini Battalion "L'Aquila" *** Multifunctional Battalion "Vicenza" ** 1st Field Artillery Regiment (Mountain), in Fossano (Piedmont) with FH-70 towed
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s ** 32nd Engineer Regiment, in Fossano (Piedmont) ** Logistic Regiment "Taurinense", in Rivoli (Piedmont)


Alpine Brigade "Julia"

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Alpine Brigade "Julia" The Alpine Brigade "Julia" is a light infantry brigade of the Italian Army, specializing in mountain warfare. Its core units are Alpini, an infantry corps of the Italian Army, that distinguished itself during World War I and World War II. Th ...
, in Udine (
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) ** 14th Alpini Command and Tactical Supports Unit, in Udine **
Regiment "Piemonte Cavalleria" (2nd) The Regiment "Piemonte Cavalleria" (2nd) ( it, Reggimento "Piemonte Cavalleria" (2°)) is a cavalry regiment of the Italian Army based in Villa Opicina in Friuli Venezia Giulia.The regiment is the reconnaissance unit of the Alpine Brigade "Julia". ...
, in
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(Friuli-Venezia Giulia) with Centauro
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5th Alpini Regiment The 5th Alpini Regiment ( it, 5° 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. The regiment is based in Sterzing and assi ...
, in Sterzing (South Tyrol) with
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VTLM Lince Iveco LMV (Light Multirole Vehicle) is a 4WD tactical vehicle developed by Iveco, and in service with several countries. After its adoption by the Italian Army as the ''Veicolo-Tattico-Leggero-Multiruolo'' (VTLM) ''Lince'' ("Light tactical multi ...
vehicles ** 7th Alpini Regiment, in
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(Veneto) with Bv206S and VTLM Lince vehicles **
8th Alpini Regiment The 8th Alpini Regiment ( it, 8° 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. As of 2022 the regiment is assigne ...
, in Venzone (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) with Bv206S and VTLM Lince vehicles **
3rd Field Artillery Regiment (Mountain) The 3rd Field Artillery Regiment (Mountain) ( it, 3° Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre (montagna)) is a field artillery regiment of the Italian Army, specializing in mountain combat. The regiment was raised in 1902 as 3rd Mountain Artillery Regi ...
, in Remanzacco (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) with FH-70 towed
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s ** 2nd Engineer Regiment, in Trento (Trentino) ** Logistic Regiment "Julia", in Merano (South Tyrol)


Alpine Training Center

The Alpine Training Center trains Italian troops in mountain warfare and
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and its 6th Alpini Regiment prepares and manages the army's military exercises in the Puster Valley. * Alpine Training Center, in Aosta ( Aosta) ** Training Center, in Aosta (Aosta) ** 6th Alpini Regiment, in Bruneck ( South Tyrol) ** Alpine Training Center - Sport Department, in Courmayeur (Aosta)


Territorial Areas

The COMTA also controls four administrative Army Military Commands tasked with public duties, recruitment, administration of the reserves, public information, and promotional activities. The Army Military Command "Trentino-Alto Adige" covering the Trentino-Alto Adige/SouthTyrol region is an integral part of COMALP: * Army Military Command "Liguria", in Genoa, covering the Liguria region * Army Military Command "Lombardia", in Milan, covering the Lombardy region * Army Military Command "Piemonte", in Turin, covering the Piedmont and Aosta regions * Alpine Troops National Historical Museum, in Trento * Artillery National Historical Museum, in Turin * Cavalry National Historical Museum, in Pinerolo


Northern Operational Forces Command

The Northern Operational Forces Command ( it, Comando Forze Operative Nord, abbreviation: COMFOP Nord) commands the brigades in the North of Italy. The command is headquartered in Padua and successor to the army's V Army Corps. * Northern Operational Forces Command, in Padua ( Veneto)


Cavalry Brigade "Pozzuolo del Friuli"

* Cavalry Brigade "Pozzuolo del Friuli", in Gorizia (
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) ** Command and Tactical Supports Unit "Cavalleggeri di Treviso" (28th), in Gorizia (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) ** Regiment "Genova Cavalleria" (4th), in Palmanova (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) with Centauro
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s **
Lagunari Regiment "Serenissima" The Lagunari Regiment "Serenissima" ( it, Reggimento Lagunari "Serenissima") is the active unit of Italian Army's infantry arm's Marines (military), amphibious Lagunari speciality. The name of the specialty comes from the Italian word for lago ...
, in Mestre ( Veneto) *** Lagunari Battalion, in Venice-Malcontenta (Veneto) with
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vehicles *** Amphibious Tactical Support Company, on Vignole Island (Veneto) with AAV7-A1 amphibious assault vehicles ** Field Artillery Regiment "a Cavallo" (Horse Artillery), in Vercelli ( Piedmont) *** 1st Howitzer Group " M.O. Gioacchino Bellezza", in Vercelli (Piedmont) with FH-70 towed
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s *** 2nd Horse Group " M.O. Sergio Bresciani", in Milan (
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) with ceremonial 75/27 Mod. 1912 horse-drawn guns ** 3rd Engineer Regiment, in Udine (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) ** Logistic Regiment "Pozzuolo del Friuli", in Remanzacco (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) The brigade forms with the
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's 3rd Naval Division, and San Marco Marine Brigade the Italian military's National Sea Projection Capability (''Forza di proiezione dal mare'').


132nd Armored Brigade "Ariete"

* 132nd Armored Brigade "Ariete", in
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) ** 7th Tank Command and Tactical Supports Unit "M.O. Di Dio", in Pordenone (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) ** Regiment "Lancieri di Novara" (5th), in Codroipo (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) with Centauro
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s ** 32nd Tank Regiment, in
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(Friuli-Venezia Giulia) with Ariete main battle tanks ** 132nd Tank Regiment, in Cordenons (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) with Ariete main battle tanks **
11th Bersaglieri Regiment The 11th Bersaglieri Regiment ( it, 11° Reggimento Bersaglieri) is an active unit of the Italian Army based in Orcenico Superiore in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. The regiment is part of the army's infantry corps' Bersaglieri speciality and ...
, in
Orcenico Superiore Zoppola ( Standard Friulian: ; Western Friulian: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pordenone in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about east of Pordenone. The Italian poet Pie ...
(Friuli-Venezia Giulia) with Dardo
infantry fighting vehicle An infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), also known as a mechanized infantry combat vehicle (MICV), is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and provide direct-fire support. The 1990 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forc ...
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132nd Field Artillery Regiment "Ariete" The 132nd Field Artillery Regiment "Ariete" ( it, 132° Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre "Ariete") is a field artillery regiment of the Italian Army, specializing in Armored warfare, armored combat. Originally an armored artillery regiment of the ...
, in
Maniago Maniago ( fur, Manià) is a town and ''comune'' located in Friuli Venezia Giulia (north-eastern Italy), in Friuli Friuli ( fur, Friûl, sl, Furlanija, german: Friaul) is an area of Northeast Italy with its own particular cultural and historical ...
(Friuli-Venezia Giulia) with PzH 2000
self-propelled howitzers Self-propelled may refer to * Human-powered transport, humans moving themselves (and their cargo) via their own muscle energy * Machines that power their own movement: ** Automobile (from ''auto-'' + ''mobile'', "self-moving") ** Locomotive (fr ...
** 10th Engineer Regiment, in
Cremona Cremona (, also ; ; lmo, label= Cremunés, Cremùna; egl, Carmona) is a city and ''comune'' in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po river in the middle of the ''Pianura Padana'' ( Po Valley). It is the capital of th ...
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Lombardy Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...
) ** Logistic Regiment "Ariete", in Maniago (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)


Paratroopers Brigade "Folgore"

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Paratroopers Brigade "Folgore" The Paratroopers Brigade "Folgore" is an airborne brigade of the Italian Army. Its core units are three battalions of paratroopers (''paracadutisti''). The name "Folgore" is Italian for lightning. The Folgore is one of three light infantry briga ...
, in
Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 158,493 residents in December 2017. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronou ...
(Tuscany) ** 184th Paratroopers Command and Tactical Supports Unit "Nembo", in Livorno ** Regiment "Savoia Cavalleria" (3rd), in Grosseto (Tuscany) with Centauro
tank destroyer A tank destroyer, tank hunter, tank killer, or self-propelled anti-tank gun is a type of armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a direct fire artillery gun or missile launcher, designed specifically to engage and destroy enemy tanks, often wi ...
s ** 183rd Paratroopers Regiment "Nembo", in
Pistoia Pistoia (, is a city and ''comune'' in the Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of a province of the same name, located about west and north of Florence and is crossed by the Ombrone Pistoiese, a tributary of the River Arno. It is a typi ...
(Tuscany) with
VTLM Lince Iveco LMV (Light Multirole Vehicle) is a 4WD tactical vehicle developed by Iveco, and in service with several countries. After its adoption by the Italian Army as the ''Veicolo-Tattico-Leggero-Multiruolo'' (VTLM) ''Lince'' ("Light tactical multi ...
vehicles ** 186th Paratroopers Regiment "Folgore", in Siena (Tuscany) with VTLM Lince vehicles ** 187th Paratroopers Regiment "Folgore", in Livorno ( Tuscany) with VTLM Lince vehicles ** 185th Paratroopers Artillery Regiment "Folgore", in
Bracciano Bracciano is a small town in the Italian region of Lazio, northwest of Rome. The town is famous for its volcanic lake ( Lago di Bracciano or "Sabatino", the eighth largest lake in Italy) and for a particularly well-preserved medieval castle Cast ...
(Lazio) with
120mm mortars 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...
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8th Paratroopers Engineer Regiment "Folgore" The 8th Paratroopers Engineer Regiment "Folgore" ( it, 8° Reggimento Genio Guastatori Paracadutisti "Folgore") is the Italian Army's airborne combat engineer unit. The regiment provides close combat support to the Paratroopers Brigade "Folgore". ...
, in Legnago (Veneto) ** Logistic Regiment "Folgore", in
Pisa Pisa ( , or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for its leaning tower, the cit ...
(Tuscany) ** Parachuting Training Center, in Pisa (Tuscany) *** Training Battalion "Poggio Rusco", in Pisa (Tuscany) *** Aviation Supply Battalion, in Pisa (Tuscany)


Territorial Areas

The COMFOP Nord also controls six administrative Army Military Commands tasked with public duties, recruitment, administration of the reserves, public information, and promotional activities. The Army Military Command "Veneto" covering the Veneto region is an integral part of COMFOP Nord: * Army Military Command "Abruzzo e Molise" , in
L'Aquila L'Aquila ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in central Italy. It is the capital city of both the Abruzzo region and of the Province of L'Aquila. , it has a population of 70,967 inhabitants. Laid out within medieval walls on a hill in the wide valle ...
, covering the
Abruzzo Abruzzo (, , ; nap, label=Neapolitan language, Abruzzese Neapolitan, Abbrùzze , ''Abbrìzze'' or ''Abbrèzze'' ; nap, label=Sabino dialect, Aquilano, Abbrùzzu; #History, historically Abruzzi) is a Regions of Italy, region of Southern Italy wi ...
and Molise regions * Army Military Command "Emilia Romagna", in Bologna, covering the Emilia-Romagna region * Army Military Command "Friuli Venezia Giulia", in Trieste, covering the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region * Army Military Command "Marche", in Ancona, covering the Marche region * Army Military Command "Umbria", in Perugia, covering the Umbria region * Third Army Historical Museum, in Padua


Southern Operational Forces Command

The Southern Operational Forces Command ( it, Comando Forze Operative Sud, abbreviation: COMFOP Sud) commands the brigades in the South of Italy and on the islands of Sicily and Sardinia. The command is headquartered in Naples. * Southern Operational Forces Command, in Naples ( Campania)


Mechanized Brigade "Granatieri di Sardegna"

* Mechanized Brigade "Granatieri di Sardegna", in Rome ( Lazio) ** 3rd Granatieri Command and Tactical Supports Unit "Guardie", in Rome (Lazio) ** Regiment "Lancieri di Montebello" (8th), in Rome (Lazio) *** Armored Squadrons Group, in Rome (Lazio) with Centauro
tank destroyer A tank destroyer, tank hunter, tank killer, or self-propelled anti-tank gun is a type of armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a direct fire artillery gun or missile launcher, designed specifically to engage and destroy enemy tanks, often wi ...
s *** Horse Squadrons Group tasked with public duties, in Rome (Lazio) **
1st Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna" The 1st Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna" ( it, 1° Reggimento "Granatieri di Sardegna") is an active unit of the Italian Army based in Rome in Lazio. The regiment is part of the army's infantry corps' Granatieri (''Grenadiers'') speciality and o ...
, in Rome (Lazio) with Dardo
infantry fighting vehicle An infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), also known as a mechanized infantry combat vehicle (MICV), is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and provide direct-fire support. The 1990 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forc ...
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2nd Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna" The 2nd Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna" ( it, 2° Reggimento "Granatieri di Sardegna") is an inactive unit of the Italian Army based in Spoleto in Umbria. The regiment is part of the army's infantry corps' Granatieri (''Grenadiers'') speciality ...
, in Spoleto ( Umbria) with
VTLM Lince Iveco LMV (Light Multirole Vehicle) is a 4WD tactical vehicle developed by Iveco, and in service with several countries. After its adoption by the Italian Army as the ''Veicolo-Tattico-Leggero-Multiruolo'' (VTLM) ''Lince'' ("Light tactical multi ...
vehicles


Mechanized Brigade "Aosta"

* Mechanized Brigade "Aosta", in
Messina Messina (, also , ) is a harbour city and the capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina. It is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy, with a population of more than 219,000 inhabitants in ...
( Sicily) ** 6th Command and Tactical Supports Unit "Aosta", in Messina (Sicily) ** Regiment "Lancieri di Aosta" (6th), in
Palermo Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan ...
(Sicily) with Centauro
tank destroyer A tank destroyer, tank hunter, tank killer, or self-propelled anti-tank gun is a type of armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a direct fire artillery gun or missile launcher, designed specifically to engage and destroy enemy tanks, often wi ...
s **
6th Bersaglieri Regiment The 6th Bersaglieri Regiment ( it, 6° Reggimento Bersaglieri) is an active unit of the Italian Army based in Trapani in Sicily. The regiment is part of the army's infantry corps' Bersaglieri speciality and operationally assigned to the Mechanized ...
, in Trapani (Sicily) with Freccia
infantry fighting vehicle An infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), also known as a mechanized infantry combat vehicle (MICV), is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and provide direct-fire support. The 1990 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forc ...
s **
5th Infantry Regiment "Aosta" The 5th Infantry Regiment "Aosta" ( it, 5° Reggimento Fanteria "Aosta") is an active unit of the Italian Army based in Messina in Sicily. The regiment is part of the Italian army's infantry corps and operationally assigned to the Mechanized Briga ...
, in Messina (Sicily) with Freccia infantry fighting vehicles **
62nd Infantry Regiment "Sicilia" The 62nd Infantry Regiment "Sicilia" ( it, 62° Reggimento Fanteria "Sicilia") is an active unit of the Italian Army based in Catania in Sicily. The regiment is part of the Italian army's infantry corps and operationally assigned to the Mechanized ...
, in
Catania Catania (, , Sicilian and ) is the second largest municipality in Sicily, after Palermo. Despite its reputation as the second city of the island, Catania is the largest Sicilian conurbation, among the largest in Italy, as evidenced also by ...
(Sicily) Freccia infantry fighting vehicles ** 24th Field Artillery Regiment "Peloritani", in Messina (Sicily) with FH-70 towed
howitzer A howitzer () is a long- ranged weapon, falling between a cannon (also known as an artillery gun in the United States), which fires shells at flat trajectories, and a mortar, which fires at high angles of ascent and descent. Howitzers, like ot ...
s ** 4th Engineer Regiment, in Palermo (Sicily) ** Logistic Regiment "Aosta", in Palermo (Sicily)


Mechanized Brigade "Pinerolo"

* Mechanized Brigade "Pinerolo", in
Bari Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy a ...
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Apulia it, Pugliese , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = , demographics1_info1 = , demographic ...
) ** 13th Command and Tactical Supports Unit "Pinerolo", in Bari (Apulia) ** Regiment "Cavalleggeri di Lodi" (15th), in
Lecce Lecce ( ); el, label=Griko, Luppìu, script=Latn; la, Lupiae; grc, Λουπίαι, translit=Loupíai), group=pron is a historic city of 95,766 inhabitants (2015) in southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Lecce, the province ...
(Apulia) with Centauro
tank destroyer A tank destroyer, tank hunter, tank killer, or self-propelled anti-tank gun is a type of armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a direct fire artillery gun or missile launcher, designed specifically to engage and destroy enemy tanks, often wi ...
s ** 7th Bersaglieri Regiment, in
Altamura Altamura (, ; nap, label= Barese, Ialtamùre) is a town and ''comune'' of Apulia, in southern Italy. It is located on one of the hills of the Murge plateau in the Metropolitan City of Bari, southwest of Bari, close to the border with Basilic ...
(Apulia) with Freccia
infantry fighting vehicle An infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), also known as a mechanized infantry combat vehicle (MICV), is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and provide direct-fire support. The 1990 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forc ...
s **
9th Infantry Regiment "Bari" The 9th Infantry Regiment "Bari" ( it, 9° Reggimento Fanteria "Bari") is an active unit of the Italian Army based in Trani in Apulia. The regiment is part of the Italian army's infantry corps and operationally assigned to the Mechanized Brigad ...
, in
Trani Trani () is a seaport of Apulia, in southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea, by railway west-northwest of Bari. It is one of the capital cities of the Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani. History Overview The city of ''Turenum'' appears for the fir ...
(Apulia) with Freccia infantry fighting vehicles ** 82nd Infantry Regiment "Torino", in Barletta (Apulia) with Freccia infantry fighting vehicles ** 21st Field Artillery Regiment "Trieste", in
Foggia Foggia (, , ; nap, label= Foggiano, Fògge ) is a city and former ''comune'' of Apulia, in Southern Italy, capital of the province of Foggia. In 2013, its population was 153,143. Foggia is the main city of a plain called Tavoliere, also known ...
(Apulia) with FH-70 towed
howitzer A howitzer () is a long- ranged weapon, falling between a cannon (also known as an artillery gun in the United States), which fires shells at flat trajectories, and a mortar, which fires at high angles of ascent and descent. Howitzers, like ot ...
s **
11th Engineer Regiment 11 (eleven) is the natural number following 10 (number), 10 and preceding 12 (number), 12. It is the first repdigit. In English, it is the smallest positive integer whose name has three syllables. Name "Eleven" derives from the Old English ', w ...
, in
Foggia Foggia (, , ; nap, label= Foggiano, Fògge ) is a city and former ''comune'' of Apulia, in Southern Italy, capital of the province of Foggia. In 2013, its population was 153,143. Foggia is the main city of a plain called Tavoliere, also known ...
(Apulia) ** Logistic Regiment "Pinerolo", in
Bari Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy a ...
(Apulia)


Mechanized Brigade "Sassari"

* Mechanized Brigade "Sassari", in
Sassari Sassari (, ; sdc, Sàssari ; sc, Tàtari, ) is an Italian city and the second-largest of Sardinia in terms of population with 127,525 inhabitants, and a Functional Urban Area of about 260,000 inhabitants. One of the oldest cities on the island, ...
( Sardinia) ** 45th Command and Tactical Supports Unit "Reggio", in Sassari (Sardinia) **
3rd Bersaglieri Regiment The 3rd Bersaglieri Regiment ( it, 3° Reggimento Bersaglieri) is an active unit of the Italian Army based in Teulada in Sardinia. The regiment is part of the army's infantry corps' Bersaglieri speciality and operationally assigned to the Mecha ...
, in
Capo Teulada Teulada (Latin: ''Tegula'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about southwest of Cagliari. The '' località'' of Sant'Isidoro di Teulada is one of the possible sites of the a ...
(Sardinia) with
VTLM Lince Iveco LMV (Light Multirole Vehicle) is a 4WD tactical vehicle developed by Iveco, and in service with several countries. After its adoption by the Italian Army as the ''Veicolo-Tattico-Leggero-Multiruolo'' (VTLM) ''Lince'' ("Light tactical multi ...
vehicles (upgrade to Freccia
infantry fighting vehicle An infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), also known as a mechanized infantry combat vehicle (MICV), is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and provide direct-fire support. The 1990 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forc ...
s underway) **
151st Infantry Regiment "Sassari" The 151st Infantry Regiment "Sassari" ( it, 151° Reggimento Fanteria "Sassari") is an active unit of the Italian Army based in Cagliari in Sardinia. The regiment is named for the city of Sassari and part of the Italian Army's infantry arm. As of ...
, in
Cagliari Cagliari (, also , , ; sc, Casteddu ; lat, Caralis) is an Italian municipality and the capital of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name ''Casteddu'' means ''castle''. It has about 155,000 inhabitant ...
(Sardinia) with VTLM Lince vehicles (upgrade to Freccia infantry fighting vehicles planned) **
152nd Infantry Regiment "Sassari" The 152nd Infantry Regiment "Sassari" ( it, 152° Reggimento Fanteria "Sassari") is an active unit of the Italian Army based in Sassari in Sardinia. The regiment is named for the city of Sassari and part of the Italian Army's infantry arm. As of 2 ...
, in Sassari (Sardinia) with VTLM Lince vehicles (upgrade to Freccia infantry fighting vehicles planned) ** 5th Engineer Regiment, in Macomer (Sardinia) ** Logistic Regiment "Sassari", in Cagliari (Sardinia)


Bersaglieri Brigade "Garibaldi"

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Bersaglieri Brigade "Garibaldi" The Bersaglieri Brigade "Garibaldi" is a mechanized infantry brigade of the Italian Army, based in the south of the country. Its core units are Bersaglieri, an elite infantry corps of the Italian Army. The brigade is named after Giuseppe Garibaldi ...
, in Caserta ( Campania) **
4th Bersaglieri Command and Tactical Supports Unit Fourth or the fourth may refer to: * the ordinal form of the number 4 * ''Fourth'' (album), by Soft Machine, 1971 * Fourth (angle), an ancient astronomical subdivision * Fourth (music), a musical interval * ''The Fourth'' (1972 film), a Sovie ...
, in Caserta (Campania) **
Regiment "Cavalleggeri Guide" (19th) The Regiment "Cavalleggeri Guide" (19th) ( it, Reggimento "Cavalleggeri Guide" (19°) - "Guide Chevau-légers") is a cavalry unit of the Italian Army based in Salerno in Campania. The regiment was the only Guide#Scouts, military guides, and Guides ...
, in
Salerno Salerno (, , ; nap, label= Salernitano, Saliernë, ) is an ancient city and ''comune'' in Campania (southwestern Italy) and is the capital of the namesake province, being the second largest city in the region by number of inhabitants, after ...
(Campania) with Centauro
tank destroyer A tank destroyer, tank hunter, tank killer, or self-propelled anti-tank gun is a type of armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a direct fire artillery gun or missile launcher, designed specifically to engage and destroy enemy tanks, often wi ...
s ** 4th Tank Regiment, in Persano (Campania) with Ariete main battle tanks **
1st Bersaglieri Regiment The 1st Bersaglieri Regiment ( it, 1° Reggimento Bersaglieri) is an active unit of the Italian Army based in Cosenza in the Calabria region. The regiment is part of the Italian infantry corps' Bersaglieri speciality and operationally assigned t ...
, in
Cosenza Cosenza (; local dialect: ''Cusenza'', ) is a city in Calabria, Italy. The city centre has a population of approximately 70,000; the urban area counts more than 200,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Province of Cosenza, which has a populati ...
(Calabria) with Dardo
infantry fighting vehicle An infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), also known as a mechanized infantry combat vehicle (MICV), is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and provide direct-fire support. The 1990 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forc ...
s ** 8th Bersaglieri Regiment, in Caserta (Campania) with Dardo infantry fighting vehicles ** 8th Field Artillery Regiment "Pasubio", in Persano (Campania) with PzH 2000
self-propelled howitzers Self-propelled may refer to * Human-powered transport, humans moving themselves (and their cargo) via their own muscle energy * Machines that power their own movement: ** Automobile (from ''auto-'' + ''mobile'', "self-moving") ** Locomotive (fr ...
** 21st Engineer Regiment, in Caserta (Campania) ** Logistic Regiment "Garibaldi", in Persano (Campania)


Territorial Areas

The COMFOP Sud also controls six administrative Army Military Commands tasked with public duties, recruitment, administration of the reserves, public information, and promotional activities. The Army Military Command "Campania" covering the Campania region is an integral part of COMFOP Sud: * Army Military Command "Basilicata", in
Potenza Potenza (, also , ; , Potentino dialect: ''Putenz'') is a ''comune'' in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata (former Lucania). Capital of the Province of Potenza and the Basilicata region, the city is the highest regional capital and one ...
, covering the Basilicata region * Army Military Command "Calabria", in Catanzaro, covering the Calabria region * Army Military Command "Puglia", in
Bari Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy a ...
, covering the Apulia region * Army Military Command "Sicilia", in
Palermo Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan ...
, covering the Sicily region


Operational Land Forces Support Command

The Operational Land Forces Support Command ( it, Comando delle Forze Operative Terrestri di Supporto, abbreviation: COMFOTER SUPPORT) in Verona commands the army's operational support units. * Operational Land Forces Support Command, in Verona ( Veneto)


Artillery Command

The Artillery Command in
Bracciano Bracciano is a small town in the Italian region of Lazio, northwest of Rome. The town is famous for its volcanic lake ( Lago di Bracciano or "Sabatino", the eighth largest lake in Italy) and for a particularly well-preserved medieval castle Cast ...
commands the specialized artillery regiments of the army and trains all officers and troops destined for artillery units: * Artillery Command, in
Bracciano Bracciano is a small town in the Italian region of Lazio, northwest of Rome. The town is famous for its volcanic lake ( Lago di Bracciano or "Sabatino", the eighth largest lake in Italy) and for a particularly well-preserved medieval castle Cast ...
(Lazio) ** 5th Field Artillery Regiment "Superga", in
Portogruaro Portogruaro ( vec, Porto, fur, Puart) is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Venice, Veneto, northern Italy. The city is the centre of a district, made up of 11 ''comuni'', which form the Venezia Orientale with the San Donà di Piav ...
(Veneto) with M270A1 MLRS-I **
7th CBRN Defense Regiment "Cremona" The 7th CBRN Defense Regiment "Cremona" ( it, 7° Reggimento Difesa CBRN "Cremona") is a field artillery regiment of the Italian Army, specializing in CBRN defense. Originally a unit of the army's artillery arm the regiment reformed as 7th NBC Def ...
, in Civitavecchia (Lazio) with VAB
armoured personnel carrier An armoured personnel carrier (APC) is a broad type of armoured military vehicle designed to transport personnel and equipment in combat zones. Since World War I, APCs have become a very common piece of military equipment around the world. Acc ...
s in the CBRN configuration ** 52nd Artillery Regiment "Torino", in Persano (Campania) with PzH 2000
self-propelled howitzers Self-propelled may refer to * Human-powered transport, humans moving themselves (and their cargo) via their own muscle energy * Machines that power their own movement: ** Automobile (from ''auto-'' + ''mobile'', "self-moving") ** Locomotive (fr ...
**
Training Group Training Group (TG) of the Royal Air Force was the group that controlled the stations of Personnel and Training Command. History It was formed on 1 April 1994 from the AOC Training Units with Personnel and Training Command its controlling fo ...
, in
Bracciano Bracciano is a small town in the Italian region of Lazio, northwest of Rome. The town is famous for its volcanic lake ( Lago di Bracciano or "Sabatino", the eighth largest lake in Italy) and for a particularly well-preserved medieval castle Cast ...
( Lazio)


Anti-aircraft Artillery Command

The Anti-aircraft Artillery Command in Sabaudia commands the army's air defense units and trains all officers and troops destined for air defense units: * Anti-aircraft Artillery Command, in Sabaudia (Lazio) ** 4th Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment "Peschiera", in Mantua (Lombardy) with
SAMP/T The Aster 15 and Aster 30 are a Franco-Italian family of all-weather, vertical launch surface-to-air missiles. 17th Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment "Sforzesca", in Sabaudia (Lazio) with Stinger and Skyguard "Aspide" (to be replaced with CAMM-ER) ** 121st Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment "Ravenna", in Bologna (Emilia-Romagna) with Stinger and Skyguard "Aspide" (to be replaced with CAMM-ER) ** Counter-Mini/Micro-UAV Center of Excellence, in Sabaudia (Lazio) ** Training Group, in Sabaudia (Lazio) *** Command and Logistic Support Battery *** Fire Control and Support Battery *** Training Battery


Engineer Command

The Engineer Command in Rome-Cecchignola commands the specialized engineer regiments of the army and trains all officers and troops destined for engineer units: * Engineer Command, in Cecchignola (Lazio) ** Engineer Brigade, in Cecchignola (Lazio) *** 2nd Pontieri Engineer Regiment, in Piacenza (Emilia-Romagna) *** 6th Pioneer Regiment, in Rome-Cecchignola (Lazio) **** " Nemi" Battalion, in Rome-Cecchignola **** "
Trasimeno Lake Trasimeno ( , also ; it, Lago Trasimeno ; la, Trasumennus; ett, Tarśmina), also referred to as Trasimene ( ) or Thrasimene in English, is a lake in the province of Perugia, in the Umbria region of Italy on the border with Tuscany. ...
" Battalion, in Rome-Cecchignola ***
Ferrovieri Engineer Regiment The Ferrovieri Engineer Regiment ( it, Reggimento Genio Ferrovieri) is a military engineer regiment of the Italian Army based in Castel Maggiore in the Emilia Romagna. Today the regiment is administratively assigned to the army's Engineer Command ...
, in Castel Maggiore (Emilia-Romagna) *** Counter- IED Center of Excellence, in Cecchignola (Lazio) *** Force Protection Engineers Support Center, in Cecchignola (Lazio) *** Training Battalion, in Cecchignola (Lazio) ** Infrastructure Command, in Cecchignola (Lazio) *** 1st Infrastructure Department, in Turin (Piedmont) **** 3rd Infrastructure Department, in Milan (Lombardy) **** 4th Infrastructure Department, in Bolzano (South Tyrol) *** Operational Infrastructure Engineer Unit, in Cecchignola (Lazio)


Signal Command

The Signal Command in Anzio commands the army's signal regiments and trains all officers and troops destined for signal units: * Signal Command, in Anzio (Lazio) ** Signal and Information School, in Rome-Cecchignola (Lazio) ** Army Signal Command Cybernetic Security Unit, in Rome-Cecchignola (Lazio) ** Deployable regiments: ***
2nd Alpine Signal Regiment The 2nd Alpine Signal Regiment ( it, 2° Reggimento Trasmissioni Alpino) is a deployable signals regiment of the Italian Army based in Bolzano in South Tyrol that specializes in mountain warfare. Since 1951 it has been assigned of the 4th Alpine ...
, in Bolzano (South Tyrol) **** Battalion "Gardena" **** Battalion "Pordoi" *** 7th Signal Regiment, in Sacile (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) **** Battalion "Rolle" **** Battalion "Predil" *** 11th Signal Regiment, in Civitavecchia (Lazio) **** Battalion "Leonessa" ****
Battalion "Tonale" A battalion is a military unit, typically consisting of 300 to 1,200 soldiers commanded by a lieutenant colonel, and subdivided into a number of companies (usually each commanded by a major or a captain). In some countries, battalions are ...
*** 232nd Signal Regiment, in
Avellino Avellino () is a town and ''comune'', capital of the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is situated in a plain surrounded by mountains east of Naples and is an important hub on the road from Salerno to Benevento. ...
(Campania) **** Battalion "Fadalto" **** Battalion "Legnano" ** National support regiments: *** 3rd Signal Regiment, in Rome (Lazio) **** Battalion "Lanciano", in Rome (Lazio) **** Battalion "Abetone", in Florence (Tuscany) **** Battalion "Gennargentu", in
Cagliari Cagliari (, also , , ; sc, Casteddu ; lat, Caralis) is an Italian municipality and the capital of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name ''Casteddu'' means ''castle''. It has about 155,000 inhabitant ...
(Sardinia) ***
32nd Signal Regiment The 32nd Signal Regiment is a British Army Reserve Regiment of the Royal Corps of Signals. The regiment forms part of 1st (United Kingdom) Signal Brigade, providing military communications for national operations. History Early history 1st Lanar ...
, in Padua (Veneto) **** Battalion "Valles", in Padua (Veneto) **** Battalion "Frejus", in Turin (Piedmont) *** 46th Signal Regiment, in
Palermo Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan ...
(Sicily) **** Battalion "Mongibello", in Palermo (Sicily) **** Battalion "Vulture", in Nocera Inferiore (Campania)


Tactical Intelligence Brigade

The Tactical Intelligence Brigade (formerly called RISTA-EW Brigade) in Anzio is the army's
Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance ISTAR stands for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance. In its macroscopic sense, ISTAR is a practice that links several battlefield functions together to assist a combat force in employing its sensors and managing t ...
(ISTAR) & Electronic Warfare (EW) unit. * Tactical Intelligence Brigade, in Anzio (Lazio) ** 13th HUMINT Regiment, in Anzio (Lazio), Human Intelligence (HUMINT) unit ** 28th Regiment "Pavia", in
Pesaro Pesaro () is a city and ''comune'' in the Italian region of Marche, capital of the Province of Pesaro e Urbino, on the Adriatic Sea. According to the 2011 census, its population was 95,011, making it the second most populous city in the Marche, ...
(
Marche Marche ( , ) is one of the twenty regions of Italy. In English, the region is sometimes referred to as The Marches ( ). The region is located in the central area of the country, bordered by Emilia-Romagna and the republic of San Marino to the ...
), Operational Communications unit ** 33rd EW Regiment, in Treviso (Veneto), Electronic Warfare unit ** 41st Regiment "Cordenons", in Sora (Lazio), Surveillance and Target Acquisition unit with RQ-7 Shadow 200,
RQ-11B Raven The AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven is a small hand-launched remote-controlled unmanned aerial vehicle (or SUAV) developed for the United States military, but now adopted by the military forces of many other countries. The RQ-11 Raven was originally ...
and Bramor C4EYE UAVs, IA-3 Colibrì
quadcopters A quadcopter or quadrotor is a type of helicopter with four rotors. Although quadrotor helicopters and convertiplanes have long been flown experimentally, the configuration remained a curiosity until the arrival of the modern UAV or drone. T ...
, Thales SQUIRE ground surveillance radars, and ARTHUR counter-battery radars ** Multinational CIMIC Group, in Motta di Livenza (Veneto), multi-national NATO CIMIC unit with troops from Greece, Hungary, Italy, Portugal and Romania ** Land Integrated Analysis Unit, in Anzio ** Electronic Warfare Operational Support Unit, in Anzio ** Tactical Intelligence Training Center, in Anzio


Capital Military Command

The Capital Military Command ( it, Comando Militare della Capitale) in Rome is tasked with managing army events in Rome and its metro area and oversees the administrative Army Military Commands tasked with public duties, recruitment, administration of the reserves, public information, and promotional activities in the Lazio, Tuscany, and Sardinia regions. Additionally the command manages the army's Monte Romano training range, the army museums in Rome, the military penitentiary organization, the army band, as well as the Italian military's Geographic Institute. The Army Military Command "Lazio" covering the Lazio region is an integral part of the Capital Military Command, while the Army Military Command "Toscana" covering the Tuscany region is an integral part of the Military Geographical Institute. The Central Logistic Grouping supports the general staff in Rome. * Capital Military Command, in Rome (Lazio) ** Military Geographical Institute, in Florence, ( Tuscany) ** Army Military Command "Sardegna", in
Cagliari Cagliari (, also , , ; sc, Casteddu ; lat, Caralis) is an Italian municipality and the capital of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name ''Casteddu'' means ''castle''. It has about 155,000 inhabitant ...
, covering the island of Sardinia *** 1st Armored Regiment, in
Capo Teulada Teulada (Latin: ''Tegula'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about southwest of Cagliari. The '' località'' of Sant'Isidoro di Teulada is one of the possible sites of the a ...
(Sardinia) managing the Capo Teulada Training Area ** Military Penitentiary Organization Command, in Santa Maria Capua Vetere ( Campania) ** Central Logistic Grouping *** Command Battalion, in Rome (Lazio) providing security and support to the Army General Staff *** 11th Transport Regiment "Flaminia", in Rome (Lazio) providing transport for the Defense General Staff ** Italian Army Music Band, in Rome (Lazio) ** Infantry History Museum, in Rome (Lazio) ** Bersaglieri History Museum, in Rome (Lazio) ** Logistic Support Unit "Monte Romano", in Monte Romano (Lazio) ** Training Logistics Base Bardonecchia, in Bardonecchia ** Training Logistics Base Camigliatello Silano, in Celico ** Training Logistics Base Cefalù, in
Cefalù Cefalù (), classically known as Cephaloedium (), is a city and comune in the Italian Metropolitan City of Palermo, located on the Tyrrhenian coast of Sicily about east of the provincial capital and west of Messina. The town, with its populati ...
** Training Logistics Base Cecina, in
Cecina Cecina may refer to: * Cecina (meat), a Spanish and Mexican culinary specialty made of beef * ''Cecina'' (gastropod), a genus of freshwater snails in the family Pomatiopsidae * Cecina, Tuscany, Italy * Caecinia gens, an ancient Roman family * Far ...
** Training Logistics Base Edolo, in Edolo ** Training Logistics Base Muggia, in Muggia ** Training Logistics Base Roccaraso, in Roccaraso


Army Logistic Command

The Army Logistic Command ( it, Comando Logistico dell'Esercito, abbreviation: COMLOG) in Rome manages the entire logistics of the Army. * Army Logistic Command, in Rome (Lazio) ** Military Polyclinic "Celio", in Rome ** Long-term Care Center, Anzio (Lazio) ** Materiel and Transport Command, in Rome *** Transport and Materiel School, in Rome (Lazio) *** Heavy Maintenance Center North (POLMANT NORD), in Piacenza (Emilia-Romagna) **** 3rd Maintenance and Supply Center, in Milan (Lombardy) ***** Ammunition and explosives depots in
Gossolengo Gossolengo ( egl, label= Piacentino, Uslëing or ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about northwest of Bologna and about southwest of Piacenza, in the valley of the Trebbia ...
, Remondò, Chiesuole/
Noceto Noceto (Parmigiano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about northwest of Bologna and about west of Parma. The municipality of Noceto contains the ''frazioni'' (subdivisions, ...
, Buscoldo,
Ome Ome may refer to: Places * Ome (Bora Bora), a public island in the lagoon of Bora Bora * Ome, Lombardy, Italy, a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Brescia * Ōme, Tokyo, a city in the Prefecture of Tokyo * Ome (crater), a crater on Mars Tran ...
, Serle, and Goito **** 15th Maintenance and Supply Center, in Padua ( Veneto) ***** Ammunition and explosives depots in
Valeggio sul Mincio Valeggio sul Mincio is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about west of Venice and about southwest of Verona. It is crossed by the Mincio river. The economy is mostly based on agricult ...
, Orgiano,
Arzene Valvasone Arzene () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pordenone in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about east of Pordenone. It was formed on 1 January 2015 after the merger of the p ...
, Spilimbergo, San Vito al Tagliamento, Morsano al Tagliamento, and Teor **** Maintenance and Supply Section, in Treviso (Veneto) **** High Capacity Fuel and Lubricant Storage, in Giavera del Montello (Veneto) *** Heavy Maintenance Center South (POLMANT SUD), in Nola (Campania) **** 10th Maintenance and Supply Center, in Naples (Campania) ***** Ammunition and explosives depots in
Cecina Cecina may refer to: * Cecina (meat), a Spanish and Mexican culinary specialty made of beef * ''Cecina'' (gastropod), a genus of freshwater snails in the family Pomatiopsidae * Cecina, Tuscany, Italy * Caecinia gens, an ancient Roman family * Far ...
, Montepescali, Rapolano, Nera Montoro,
Pratola Peligna Pratola Peligna ( Abruzzese: ') is a '' comune'' and town in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy. As of 2015, it has a population of 7,652 inhabitants. Geography Pratola Peligna is bordered by Popoli, Corfinio, Prezza ...
, San Tammaro, and
Poggiorsini Poggiorsini ( Poggiorsinese: or ) is a '' comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia it, Pugliese , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demograph ...
**** Maintenance and Supply Section, in Cagliari (Sardinia) ***** Ammunition and explosives depot in Siliqua **** Maintenance and Supply Section, in Palermo (Sicily) ***** Ammunition and explosives depot in
Corleone Corleone (; scn, Cunigghiuni or ) is an Italian town and ''comune'' of roughly 11,158 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, in Sicily. Several Mafia bosses have come from Corleone, including Tommy Gagliano, Gaetano Reina, Jack Dragn ...
*** Communications, Electronics and Optoelectronics Materiel Maintenance Center (POLMANTEO), in Rome *** Light Weapons Maintenance Center (PMAL), in Terni ( Umbria) *** Engineer, Artillery and CBRN Motorization Materiel Center, in Peschiera del Garda (Veneto) *** Artillery, Sensors and NBC Materiel Office, in
Montorio Veronese Montorio Veronese is a frazione of Verona in Northern Italy. It is part of the 8th "Circoscrizione" (district) of the town, and is located 6 km North-East of the town centre of Verona, near Ponte Florio, Mizzole, Borgo Venezia and San Michele ...
(Veneto) *** Armored and Tracked Vehicles Park, in Lenta, Piedmont, Lenta (Piedmont) *** 8th Transport Regiment "Casilina", in Rome *** 44th TLC Support Battalion "Penne", in Rome *** 184th TLC Support Battalion "Cansiglio", in Treviso (Veneto) ** Commissary Command, in Rome *** Commissary Supply Center, in Rome *** Commissary Supply Center, in Verona (Veneto) *** Commissary Supply Center, in Palermo (Sicily) *** Commissary Supply Detached Section, in Cagliari (Sardinia) ** Technical Command, in Rome *** Multifunctional Experimentation Center, in Montelibretti (Lazio) *** Military Technical-Logistical CBRN Center, in Civitavecchia (Lazio) ** Medical and Veterinary Command, in Rome *** Medical Department, in Rome **** Military Medical Center, in Milan (Lombardy) **** Military Medical Center, in Cagliari (Sardinia) **** Military Medical Center, in
Messina Messina (, also , ) is a harbour city and the capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina. It is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy, with a population of more than 219,000 inhabitants in ...
(Sicily) **** Military Medical Center, in Padua (Veneto) **** Military Medical Center, in Rome *** Veterinary Department, in Rome **** Military Veterinary Hospital, in Montelibretti (Lazio) **** Military Veterinary Center, in Grosseto (Tuscany) **** Military Working Dogs Group, in Grosseto (Tuscany) **** Area Support Veterinary Unit, in Padua (Veneto) **** Area Support Veterinary Unit, in Naples (Campania)


Logistic Support Command

The Logistic Support Command in Rome trains officers and troops destined for logistic units and provides operational logistic support with two specialized logistic regiments and four medical battalions. * Logistic Support Command, in Rome (Lazio) ** Transit Areas Management Regiment – RSOM (Reception Staging and Onward Movement), in Bellinzago Novarese (Lombardy), managing the deployment of forces for out-of-area operations *** Logistic Battalion, Bellinzago Novarese (Lombardy) *** Transit Areas Management Battalion, in Bellinzago Novarese (Lombardy) *** Logistic Battalion, in
Bari Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy a ...
(
Apulia it, Pugliese , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = , demographics1_info1 = , demographic ...
) *** Transit Areas Management Battalion, in Bari (Apulia) ** 6th General Logistic Support Regiment, in Budrio (Emilia-Romagna) *** Transport Battalion, in Budrio (Emilia-Romagna) *** Movement Control Battalion, in Budrio (Emilia-Romagna) ** 1st Medical Battalion "Torino", in Rivoli (Piedmont) ** 3rd Medical Battalion "Milano", in Bellinzago Novarese (Lombardy) ** 4th Medical Battalion "Bolzano", in Rome (Lazio) ** 10th Medical Battalion "Napoli", in Persano (Campania) Each medical battalion fields one command and logistic support company, one medical company with a field hospital, and one medical evacuations company.


Training, Specialization and Doctrine Command

The Training, Specialization and Doctrine Command ( it, Comando per la Formazione, Specializzazione e Dottrina dell'Esercito, abbreviation: COMFORDOT) in Rome trains the army's troops and develops the army's doctrine and education policies. * Training, Specialization and Doctrine Command, in Rome (Lazio) ** Army Training Command and Application School, in Turin ( Piedmont) (Military University) *** Military Academy of Modena, Military Academy, in Modena **** Nunziatella Military School, in Naples **** Scuola Militare Teulié, Teulié Military School, in Milan *** Army Non-Commissioned Officers School, in Viterbo (Lazio) **** 80th Volunteer Training Regiment "Roma", in Cassino (Lazio) *** Army Language School, in Perugia ** Infantry School, in Cesano (RM), Cesano (Lazio) *** Training Regiment, in Cesano (Lazio) training non-commissioned officers of the Infantry Corps **** 1st Training Battalion "M.O. Vannucci" **** 2nd Training Battalion "M.O. Fasil" **** Logistic Battalion "M.O. Mattei" *** Volunteer Training Center, in Capua (Campania) trains the army's volunteer troops **** 17th Volunteer Training Regiment "Acqui", in Capua (Campania) ***** 1st Training Battalion ***** 2nd Training Battalion **** 85th Volunteer Training Regiment "Verona", in Verona (Veneto) ***** 1st Training Battalion ***** 2nd Training Battalion **** 235th Volunteer Training Regiment "Piceno", in Ascoli Piceno (Marche) (training female recruits) ***** 1st Training Battalion ** Cavalry School, in
Lecce Lecce ( ); el, label=Griko, Luppìu, script=Latn; la, Lupiae; grc, Λουπίαι, translit=Loupíai), group=pron is a historic city of 95,766 inhabitants (2015) in southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Lecce, the province ...
(Apulia) *** Training Regiment, in Lecce (Apulia) training non-commissioned officers of the Cavalry Corps ** Medical and Veterinary School, in Rome-Cecchignola (Lazio) *** Training Battalion, in Rome-Cecchignola (Lazio) training members of the Medical Corps and the Veterinary Corps ** Administrative School, in Maddaloni (Campania) *** Support and Training Battalion, in Maddaloni (Campania) training members of the Administration Corps *** Field Vehicles Unit, in Maddaloni (Campania) ** Joint CBRN-Defense School, in Rieti (Lazio) ** Base Command "Cecchignola", in Rome-Cecchignola (Lazio) *** Support Regiment "Cecchignola", in Rome-Cecchignola (Lazio) (supporting the commands, schools and units based at the Cecchignola military base)


Army Structure - Visual overview


Army Geographical Distribution


References


See also

* Italian Army * List of units of the Italian Army * Structure of the Italian Air Force {{Italian Army Structure of contemporary armies, Italian Army Italian Army (post-1946)