183rd Paratroopers Regiment "Nembo"

183rd Paratroopers Regiment "Nembo"
	183° Reggimento Paracadutisti "Nembo"
	Regimental coat of arms
Active	11 January 1943 - today[1]
Country	Italy
Branch	Italian Army
Part of	Paratroopers Brigade "Folgore"
Garrison/HQ	Pistoia
Motto(s)	"...e per rincalzo il cuore"
Anniversaries	19 April 1945 - Battle of Grizzano
Decorations	; 1x Silver Medal of Military Valour; 1x Bronze Medal of Military Valour; 1x Silver Medal of Army Valour; 2x Bronze Medals of Army Valour; 1x Silver Medal of Civil Valour; 1x War Cross of Military Valour[2]
Insignia
Paratroopers gorget patches

The 183rd Paratroopers Regiment "Nembo" (Italian: 183° Reggimento Paracadutisti "Nembo") is an active unit of the Italian Army based in Pistoia in Tuscany. The regiment is part of the army's infantry corps' Paracadutisti speciality and operationally assigned to the Paratroopers Brigade "Folgore".[3]

Current structure

As of 2019 the 183rd Paratroopers Regiment "Nembo" consists of:

Regimental Command, in Pistoia
- Command and Logistic Support Company "Orsi"
- 1st Paratroopers Infantry Battalion "Grizzano"
  - 12th Paratroopers Maneuver Support Company "Leopardi"
  - 18th Paratroopers Fusiliers Company "Leoni"
  - 19th Paratroopers Fusiliers Company "Linci"
  - 20th Paratroopers Fusiliers Company "Puma"

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. The 12th Paratroopers Maneuver Support Company is equipped with 120mm mortars and Spike MR anti-tank guided missiles.

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