Regiment "Cavalleggeri di Treviso" (28th)

The Regiment "Cavalleggeri di Treviso" (28th) (Italian: Reggimento "Cavalleggeri di Treviso" (28°) - "Chevau-légers of Treviso") is an inactive cavalry regiment of the Italian Army.

Regiment "Cavalleggeri di Treviso" (28th)
Reggimento "Cavalleggeri di Treviso" (28°)
Coat of arms of the squadrons group
Active1 October 1909 - 1 July 1920
1 October 1975 - 31 March 1991[1][2]
Country Italy
BranchItalian Army
Part ofArmored Brigade "Pozzuolo del Friuli"
Garrison/HQPalmanova
Motto(s)"In certamine audaces"[1]
Anniversaries15 May 1916 - Battle of Monfalcone[1]
Decorations
1x Silver Medal of Military Valour
1x Bronze Medal of Army Valour[1]
Insignia
"Cavalleggeri di Treviso" gorget patches

History

The regiment was raised on 1 October 1909 in Florence. In 1911-1912 it served in Libya during the Italo-Turkish War. During World War I the regiment served on the Italian Front and distinguished itself at Monfalcone and Selz, earning a Silver Medal of Military Valour. After the war the regiment was disbanded on 1 July 1920.[3]

During the 1975 army reform the II Squadrons Group of the Regiment "Genova Cavalleria" (4th) in Palmanova was reorganized and renamed as 28th Tank Squadrons Group "Cavalleggeri di Treviso". Equipped with Leopard 1A2 main battle tanks the squadrons group received the name, war flag, and traditions of the Regiment "Cavalleggeri di Treviso" (28th) and joined the Armored Brigade "Pozzuolo del Friuli".[3]

For its conduct and work after the 1976 Friuli earthquake the squadrons group 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]

After the end of the Cold War the Italian Army began to draw down its forces and the Cavalleggeri di Treviso were one of the first units to disband. On 31 March 1991 the squadrons group was deactivated and the Cavalleggeri di Treviso's war flag was transferred to the Shrine of the Flags in the Vittoriano in Rome.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Le Feste dei Reparti - Maggio". Italian Army. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  2. Fortunato, Luciano (1997). Cavalleria. Rome: Italian Army - Rivista Militare. p. 43. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  3. "Reggimento "Cavalleggeri di Treviso" (28°)". Museo Storico dell'Arma di Cavalleria. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  4. "28° Gruppo Squadroni "Cavalleggeri di Treviso"". Quirinale - Presidenza della Repubblica. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
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