232nd Signal Regiment (Italy)

The 232nd Signal Regiment (Italian: 232° Reggimento Trasmissioni) is a deployable signals regiment of the Italian Army based in Avellino in Campania. Today the regiment is administratively assigned to the army's Signal Command and affiliated with the Division "Acqui".[3]

232nd Signal Regiment
232° Reggimento Trasmissioni
Regimental coat of arms
Active29 September 2004 - today[1]
Country Italy
BranchItalian Army
Part ofSignal Command
Garrison/HQAvellino
Motto(s)"Forte animo ed agile mente"
Anniversaries24 June 1918 - Second Battle of the Piave River
Decorations
1x Silver Medal of Military Valour*
1x Bronze Medal of Army Valour
* awarded to the LI Mixed Engineer Battalion "Legnano"[2]
Insignia
Regimental gorget patches

History

For its conduct and work after the 1976 Friuli earthquake the 232nd Signal Battalion "Fadalto" was awarded a Bronze Medal of Army Valour, which was affixed to the battalion's war flag and added to the battalion's coat of arms.[4]

Current Structure

As of 2019 the 232nd Signal Regiment consists of:

  • Regimental Command, in Avellino
    • Command and Logistic Support Company
    • Battalion "Legnano"
      • 1st Signal Company
      • 2nd Signal Company
      • 3rd Signal Company
    • Battalion "Fadalto"
      • 4th Signal Company
      • 5th Signal Company
      • 6th Signal Company

The Command and Logistic Support Company fields the following platoons: C3 Platoon, Transport and Materiel Platoon, Medical Platoon, and Commissariat Platoon.

References
  1. "232° Reggimento Trasmissioni - La Storia". Italian Army. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  2. "232° Reggimento Trasmissioni - Il Medagliere". Italian Army. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  3. "232° Reggimento Trasmissioni". Italian Army. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  4. "232° Battaglione Trasmissioni "Fadalto"". Quirinale - Presidenza della Repubblica. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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