3rd Bersaglieri Regiment

The 3rd Bersaglieri Regiment (Italian: 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 Mechanized Brigade "Sassari".[1] 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 and Russia in World War II.[2]

3rd Bersaglieri Regiment
3° Reggimento bersaglieri
Regimental coat of arms
Active24 January 1861 - today
Country Italy
BranchItalian Army
Part ofMechanized Brigade "Sassari"
Garrison/HQTeulada
Motto(s)"Maiora viribus audere"
Anniversaries18 June 1836
Decorations
2x Military Order of Italy
3x Gold Medals of Military Valour
3x Silver Medals of Military Valour
3x Bronze Medals of Military Valour
1x Silver Medal of Army Valour
1x Bronze Medal of Civil Merit
Insignia
Bersaglieri gorget patches
3rd Bersaglieri Regiment lieutenant with her radioman during an exercise in Sardinia

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

See also

References
  1. "3° Reggimento Bersaglieri". Italian Army. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  2. "3° Reggimento Bersaglieri - Il Medagliere". Italian Army. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
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