Brigata bersaglieri “Garibaldi”

Coat of arms of the Garibaldi Brigade

The Brigata bersaglieri “Garibaldi” ( German Bersaglieri Brigade "Garibaldi" ) is a major unit of the Italian Army . The brigade staff is in Caserta near Naples . The units of the brigade were stationed in northeast Italy until 1991, after which they were relocated to the southern Italian regions of Campania and Calabria .

assignment

The Bersaglieri - Brigade " Garibaldi " subordinate troops on duty the Division command Acqui in Capua in Naples . It is used for peace missions and combat missions abroad within the framework of the EU , NATO or the UN . In the area of national defense, she is responsible for southern Italy , but can also be deployed in other regions or to fulfill NATO alliance obligations. In southern Italy, if required, it also takes on support and security tasks on behalf of civil authorities .

structure

Coat of arms of the 8th Bersaglieri Regiment

Staff and Supply Association Garibaldi ( Caserta )
1st Bersaglieri Regiment ( Cosenza )
8th Bersaglieri Regiment (Caserta)
4th Panzer Regiment ( Persano )
19th Cavalry Regiment Cavalleggeri Guide (Salerno)
8th Panzer Artillery Regiment Pasubio (Persano)
21st Engineer Regiment (Caserta)
Garibaldi Logistics Regiment (Persano)

All regiments of the brigade have battalion strength .

equipment

The tank regiment with 41 battle tanks of the type Ariete equipped, the bersaglieri regiments have armored type Dardo . The cavalry regiment has Radpanzer type Centauro and Spähpanzer Puma . 2009 Artillery Regiment replaced its howitzers of type M109 L with the new 2000 tank , rich-wide increased, guided Vulcano grenades can fire.

history

The brigade was set up as part of a major army reform on November 1, 1975 in Pordenone in Friuli . It emerged from the 8th Bersaglieri regiment of the Ariete tank division , which consisted of the Garibaldi brigade and two tank brigades from 1975 until the division level was abolished in 1986. In 1991 the brigade was separated from the V Corps in northeast Italy and transferred to southern Italy , where it was placed under a regional command in Naples . In the early 1990s, it was the first Italian brigade to consist entirely of volunteers and professional soldiers. In future, the Bersaglieri Garibaldi Brigade and the Ariete Armored Brigade will form the heavy component (tracked vehicles) of the Italian Army.

Parts of the Bersaglieri Garibaldi Brigade were deployed to provide disaster relief after earthquakes in Friuli (1976) and Irpinia (1980), for police-like tasks in Sicily (1993) and in Campania (2009), and for peace missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1995, 1997) ), Albania (1997), Macedonia (1998, 1999), Kosovo (1999), Afghanistan , Iraq (2003, 2004/05, 2006) and Lebanon (2008). In the further course, units of the brigade completed further missions abroad, especially in Afghanistan and Iraq.

The brigade continues the traditions of Giuseppe Garibaldi's free troops ( red shirts ) who fought during the Italian wars of unification, especially in southern Italy ( Zug der Thousand , Battle of Volturno ). During the war of liberation against Nazi fascism (1943–1945) there were numerous partisan associations and resistance groups which were also named after Garibaldi and saw themselves in the tradition of his red shirts.