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The 3rd Bersaglieri Regiment ( it, 3° Reggimento Bersaglieri) is an active unit of the
Regimental Command, in Teulada
** Logistic Support Company
** 18th Bersaglieri Battalion "Poggio Scanno"
*** 1st Fusiliers Company
*** 2nd Fusiliers Company
*** 3rd Fusiliers Company
*** Maneuver Support Company
The Command and Logistic Support Company fields the following platoons: C3 Platoon, Transport and Materiel Platoon, Medical Platoon, and Commissariat Platoon. The regiment is equipped with VTLM Lince vehicles and Freccia wheeled
Italian Army Website: 3rd Bersaglieri Regiment
The 3rd Bersaglieri Regiment ( it, 3° Reggimento Bersaglieri) is an active unit of the Italian Army
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based in Teulada in Sardinia
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. The regiment is part of the army's infantry corps' Bersaglieri
The Bersaglieri, singular Bersagliere, (, "sharpshooter") are a troop of marksmen in the Italian Army's infantry corps. They were originally created by General Alessandro La Marmora on 18 June 1836 to serve in the Royal Sardinian Army, which ...
speciality and operationally assigned to the Mechanized Brigade "Sassari". The regiment is the highest decorated unit of the Italian Army with three Gold Medals of Military Valour, two of which the regiment earned during the Italian campaign in Ukraine
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and Russia
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in World War II
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Current structure
As of 2019 the 3rd Bersaglieri Regiment consists of: * Regimental Command, in Teulada
** Logistic Support Company
** 18th Bersaglieri Battalion "Poggio Scanno"
*** 1st Fusiliers Company
*** 2nd Fusiliers Company
*** 3rd Fusiliers Company
*** Maneuver Support Company
The Command and Logistic Support Company fields the following platoons: C3 Platoon, Transport and Materiel Platoon, Medical Platoon, and Commissariat Platoon. The regiment is equipped with VTLM Lince vehicles and Freccia wheeled 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. The Maneuver Support Company is equipped with 120mm mortars and Spike MR anti-tank guided missiles
An anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), anti-tank missile, anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) or anti-armor guided weapon is a guided missile primarily designed to hit and destroy heavily armored military vehicles. ATGMs range in size from shoulder- ...
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See also
*Bersaglieri
The Bersaglieri, singular Bersagliere, (, "sharpshooter") are a troop of marksmen in the Italian Army's infantry corps. They were originally created by General Alessandro La Marmora on 18 June 1836 to serve in the Royal Sardinian Army, which ...
External links
Italian Army Website: 3rd Bersaglieri Regiment
References
{{Italian Army Bersaglieri Regiments Bersaglieri Regiments of Italy