12th Alpini Regiment
| 12th Alpini Regiment | |
|---|---|
| 12° Reggimento Alpini | |
 Regimental coat of arms | |
| Active | 15 Feb. 1936 – 24 April 1937 11 Nov. 1975 — 31 Jan. 1997 |
| Country |  Italy |
| Branch | Italian Army |
| Type | Mountain Infantry |
| Part of | Alpine Brigade "Cadore" |
| Garrison/HQ | Pieve di Cadore |
| Motto(s) | "Per l'onor del bataion" |
| Anniversaries | 23 April 1941 |
| Decorations |     1x Military Order of Italy 1x Silver Medal of Military Valor 1x Gold Medal of Civil Valor[1] 1x 1908 Messina earthquake Medal of Merit |
| Insignia | |
| Alpini gorget patches |  |
The 12th Alpini Regiment (Italian: 12° Reggimento Alpini) is an inactive mountain warfare regiment of the Italian Army based in Pieve di Cadore in Veneto. The regiment belongs to the Italian Army's Alpini infantry speciality and was assigned to the Alpine Brigade "Cadore". The regiment's anniversary falls on 23 April 1941, the last day of the Greco-Italian War, during which the Alpini Battalion "Pieve di Cadore" earned a Silver Medal of Military Valor.[2][3]
First formed on 15 February 1936 to command the units of the 7th Alpini Regiment, which remained in Italy and did not participate in the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, the regiment was disbanded on 1 July 1937 upon the 7th Alpini Regiment's return to Italy. Formed again on 8 August 1992 as unit of the Alpine Brigade "Cadore", the regiment was inactivated on 31 January 1997.
History
[edit]The regiment was reformed on 8 August 1992 by elevating the existing Alpini Battalion "Pieve di Cadore" to regiment. Between 1 August 1887 and 11 November 1975 the battalion was part of the 7th Alpini Regiment. After the 7th Alpini Regiment was disbanded during the 1975 Italian Army reform the Pieve di Cadore, based in Tai di Cadore, became one of the battalions of the Alpine Brigade "Cadore". As the traditions and flag of the 7th Alpini Regiment were assigned to the "Feltre" battalion, the Pieve di Cadore was granted a new war flag on 12 November 1976 by decree 846 of the President of the Italian Republic Giovanni Leone.[4] The Silver Medal of Military Valor awarded to the 7th Alpini Regiment for the regiment's service in the Greco-Italian war, the Gold Medal of Civil Valor awarded to the 7th Alpini Regiment for its service after the Vajont disaster and the Messina earthquake Medal of Merit awarded to the 7th Alpini Regiment in 1908, were duplicated for the new flag of the Pieve di Cadore.[5][6]
With the downsizing of the Italian Army after the end of the Cold War the 12th Alpini Regiment and its battalion were disbanded on 31 January 1997.[citation needed]
Organization
[edit]When the regiment was disbanded it had the following structure:
Regimental Command
Command and Logistic Support Company
Alpini Battalion "Pieve di Cadore"
67th Alpini Company- 68th Alpini Company
- 75th Alpini Company
- 167th Mortar Company
References
[edit]- ^ "7° Reggimento Alpini". Quirinale - Presidenza della Repubblica. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ F. dell'Uomo, R. Puletti (1998). L'Esercito Italiano verso il 2000 - Vol. Primo - Tomo I. Rome: SME - Ufficio Storico. p. 501.
- ^ "12° Reggimento Alpini". Vecio.it. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Decreto del Presidente della Repubblica 12 novembre 1976, n. 846". Quirinale - Presidenza della Repubblica. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Battaglione Alpini Pieve di Cadore". vecio.it. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ "7° Reggimento Alpini". vecio.it. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
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