Regiment "Genova Cavalleria" (4th)


The Regiment "Genova Cavalleria" (4th) (Italian: Reggimento "Genova Cavalleria" (4°)) is a cavalry regiment of the Italian Army based in Palmanova in Friuli Venezia Giulia. Originally a Dragoon unit of the Savoyard state its recruiting area was the Genevois. After the Genevois was lost to France the recruiting area was changed to the Duchy of Genoa.

Regiment "Genova Cavalleria" (4th)
Reggimento "Genova Cavalleria" (4°)
Regimental coat of arms
Active26 January 1682 - today[1]
Country Italy
BranchItalian Army
Part ofCavalry Brigade "Pozzuolo del Friuli"
Garrison/HQPalmanova
Motto(s)"Soit à pied soit à cheval mon honneur est sans ègal"
Anniversaries21 April 1796 - Charge of Bricchetto
Decorations
2x Gold Medals of Military Valour
2x Silver Medals of Military Valour
1x Bronze Medal of Army Valour[2]
Insignia
"Genova Cavalleria" gorget patches

The "Genova Cavalleria" with its two Gold Medals of Military Valour is the highest decorated cavalry regiment of the Italian Army. The regiment is also the oldest cavalry regiment of the army and the only army unit, whose anniversary commemorates a pre-Risorgimento event. The regiment earned both its Gold Medals of Military Valour in the Battle of Mondovì on 21 April 1796, when the regiment charged Napoleon's five cavalry regiments of the 1st French Cavalry Division near Bricchetto and drove them off the field.

Today the regiment is the reconnaissance unit of the Cavalry Brigade "Pozzuolo del Friuli".[3]

Current structure

As of 2019 the Regiment "Genova Cavalleria" (4th) consists of:

  • Regimental Command, in Palmanova
    • Command and Logistic Support Squadron
    • 1st Reconnaissance Squadrons Group
      • 1st Reconnaissance Squadron
      • 2nd Reconnaissance Squadron
      • 3rd Reconnaissance Squadron
      • Heavy Armor Squadron

The Command and Logistic Support Squadron fields the following platoons: C3 Platoon, Transport and Materiel Platoon, Medical Platoon, and Commissariat Platoon. The three reconnaissance squadrons are equipped with VTLM Lince vehicles and Centauro tank destroyers, the latter of which are scheduled to be replaced by Freccia reconnaissance vehicles. The Heavy Armor Squadron is equipped with Centauro tank destroyers, which are being replaced by Centauro II tank destroyers. With the introduction of the Freccia reconnaissance vehicles the reconnaissance squadrons will be reduced from three to two.

See also

References
  1. "Reggimento "Genova Cavalleria" (4°) - La Storia". Italian Army. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  2. "Reggimento "Genova Cavalleria" (4°) - Il Medagliere". Italian Army. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. "Reggimento "Genova Cavalleria" (4°)". Italian Army. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
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