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1051:. On 26 April 1943 the remaining personnel of the 7th Bersaglieri Regiment, which had been reformed in January 1943 with the III and V battalions, which were originally intended for the 8th Bersaglieri Regiment, was merged into the 8th Bersaglieri Regiment. On 13 May 1943 Axis forces in Tunisia surrendered and the 8th Bersaglieri Regiment was declared lost due to wartime events.
388:, while the regiment's III Battalion became an autonomous unit and was renamed 3rd Bersaglieri Battalion "Cernaia". The battalion received the flag and traditions of the regiment and was assigned to the 8th Mechanized Brigade "Garibaldi". In 1991 the command of the 8th Mechanized Brigade "Garibaldi" and the 3rd Bersaglieri Battalion "Cernaia" moved from Pordenone to
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in Italy's South. On 30 June 1991 the flags of the two units left
Pordenone and the next day arrived in Caserta. The same day the 8th Mechanized Brigade "Garibaldi" was renamed 8th Bersaglieri Brigade "Garibaldi". On 25 June 1993 the 3rd Bersaglieri Battalion "Cernaia" lost its autonomy and the next
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standards and added a brigade level to the division's structure. On 1 January 1963 the I Mechanized
Brigade "Ariete" was formed in Pordenone and the 8th Bersaglieri Regiment, as well as support forces, entered the new brigade. On 1 July 1963 the V Battalion was transferred from the 8th Bersaglieri
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After World War I the Royal
Italian Army reduced its forces: in February 1919 the 2nd Assault Division was disbanded and the III Battalion returned to the regiment. In November 1919 the VIII Cyclists Battalion was disbanded. On 3 July 1920 the XII Battalion was detached to the
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1024:. On 2 November the Ariete division was ordered to move North to help stem the British advance, but on 4 November the division was surrounded and destroyed by British forces. On 8 December 1942, the 132nd Armored Division "Ariete" was declared lost due to wartime events.
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In 1855 the III Battalion's 9th and 10th companies were assigned to the II Provisional
Bersaglieri Battalion, while the V Battalion's 17th and 18th companies were assigned to the III Provisional Bersaglieri Battalion. The two provisional battalions were part of the
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the army disbanded the regimental level and newly independent battalions were granted for the first time their own flags. On 31 October 1975 the 8th
Bersaglieri Regiment was disbanded and the next day the regiment's III Bersaglieri Battalion in
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formed the XXXVIII Battalion as replacement. On 6 February 1915 the depot also formed the XLVIII Battalion, which also operated as an autonomous unit. On 23 May 1915, the day Italy entered the war, the 8th
Bersaglieri Regiment was deployed on
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the regiment consisted of the III, V, and XII battalions and the VIII Cyclists
Battalion, which operated as an autonomous unit throughout the war. Already before the outbreak of the war the regiment's III Battalion was deployed to
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1240:, which was formed on the same day by reorganizing the command of the 8th Bersaglieri Regiment. Each of the two Bersaglieri battalions consisted now of a command, a command and services company, three mechanized companies with
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In July 1924 the regiment became a cyclists unit and the XII Battalion was disbanded. Afterwards the time the regiment consisted of the III and V battalions, and a depot. In 1926 the regiment left
Florence and returned to
396:. In 1993 the battalion lost its autonomy and entered the reformed 8th Bersaglieri Regiment. The regiment's anniversary falls, as for all Bersaglieri units, on 18 June 1836, the day the Bersaglieri speciality was founded.
748:. In 1936 the regiment lost its role as cyclists unit. On 1 June 1937 the XII Battalion was reformed as a reserve unit and on 5 July of the same year the regiment received the 8th Cannons Company, which was equipped with
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the battalion was awarded a Silver Medal of Army Valor, which was affixed to the battalion's war flag and added to the battalion's coat of arms. Between 23 October 1983 and 24 January 1984 the battalion deployed to
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Italian Army began to reorganize and draw down its forces: as part of the reorganization the 8th
Mechanized Brigade "Garibaldi" and 3rd Bersaglieri Battalion "Cernaia" moved from Pordenone in Italy's Northeast to
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and returned to Italy, where it was assigned on 29 June 1918 to the 4th Group of the 2nd
Assault Division, with which it continued to serve until the end of the war. Assault divisions were formed with a mix of
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448:. On 18 June 1886, all Bersaglieri battalions resumed their original numbering and afterwards the 8th Bersaglieri Regiment consisted of the III Battalion, V Battalion, and XII Battalion:
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day the battalion entered the reformed 8th Bersaglieri Regiment. As a consequence of the reformation of the 8th Bersaglieri Regiment the 8th Bersaglieri Brigade "Garibaldi" is renamed
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the battalion held the summit during the night of 20-21 July against repeated Austro-Hungarian counterattacks. For its sacrifice on Monte San Michele the battalion was awarded a
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444:. The four battalions were renumbered as I, II, III, and IV battalion upon entering the new regiment. On 16 September 1883 the IV Battalion was transferred to the newly formed
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by renaming the 10th Bersaglieri Marching Regiment, which had trained the replacement troops for the regiment while it fought in North Africa. After the announcement of the
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1108:. On 1 October 1952, the Armored Brigade "Ariete was expanded to full division and consequently the regiment reformed the XII Battalion, which became active in June 1953.
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1058:, which were affixed to the regiment's flag and added to the regiment's coat of arms. The regiment was reformed as 8th Bersaglieri Cyclists Regiment on 15 July 1943 in
1339:. For its service in Sarajevo the regiment was awarded a Gold Medal of Army Valor, which was affixed to the regiment's flag and added to the regiment's coat of arms.
593:. The regiment fought in October 1911 and February 1912 at El-Mergèb, and then in May 1912 at Lebda. For its service and conduct in Libya the regiment was awarded a
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assigned with decree 846 the flag and traditions of the 8th Bersaglieri Regiment to the 3rd Bersaglieri Battalion "Cernaia", and the flag and traditions of the
672:, during which the regiment crossed the Piave river and pursued the fleeing Austro-Hungarian troops. For its service during the war the regiment was awarded a
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with 120mm Mod. 63 mortars. Each of the two Bersaglieri battalions fielded now 896 men (45 officers, 100 non-commissioned officers, and 751 soldiers).
1120:, which in turn transferred on 1 August of the same year its VII Tank Battalion to the 8th Bersaglieri Regiment. Afterwards the tank battalion moved to
581:. For its service the regiment was awarded a Silver Medal of Merit, which was affixed to the regiment's flag. On 1 October 1910 the regiment's depot in
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467:. When the battalions joined the 8th Bersaglieri Regiment the two medals were affixed to the regiment's flag and added to the regiment's coat of arms.
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On 15 April 1940 the XII Battalion was reformed and one month later the regiment received an Auto Unit. In June 1940 the regiment participated in the
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On 1 June 1918 the regiment formed, together with the 13th Bersaglieri Regiment, the VI Bersaglieri Brigade. In June 1918 the brigade fought in the
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ordered the regiment to surrender. Most of the regiment obeyed the German demands, but the V Battalion and the regiment's Motorcyclists Company in
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In 1895-96 the regiment provided twelve officers and 409 troops to help form the I, III, IV, and VI provisional battalions, which were deployed to
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to relieve the siege of Tobruk. During Operation Brevity a company of the 8th Bersaglieri Regiment and the regiment's cannons company defended
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river. The 8th Bersaglieri Regiment formed the rear guard of the Italian forces, which retreated through the Piave valley from Cadore to the
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For its service and sacrifice in the Western Desert Campaign and then in the Tunisian Campaign the 8th Bersaglieri Regiment was awarded two
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and the XXXVIII Battalion was disbanded. In February 1921 the XII Battalion returned to the regiment, and was reduced to a reserve unit.
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from Egypt. The British offensive resulted in the destruction of the Italian 10th Army and the conquest of
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502:. The same year the XII Battalion was formed. In 1860-61 the three battalions participated in the
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refused and clashed with the German forces, which left one officers and 15 Bersaglieri dead.
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732:. On 1 November 1934, the 8th Bersaglieri Regiment, together with the cavalry regiments
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878:. In September 1941 the regiment was reorganized and consisted of the following units:
850:. In January 1941 the Ariete was ordered to North Africa, where it participated in the
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to the 26th Bersaglieri Battalion "Castelfidardo". For its conduct and work after the
985:. On 6 December Axis forces were ordered to retreat westwards to the Gazala position.
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695:, which was affixed to the regiment's flag and added to the regiment's coat of arms.
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formed the VIII Cyclists Battalion. In 1911, the regiment deployed to
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683:, where the battalion distinguished itself in July 1915 during the
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2087:"Decreto del Presidente della Repubblica 12 novembre 1976, n. 846"
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sector, where it remained until October 1917. On 24 October 1917
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573:. In December 1908 the regiment was deployed to the area of the
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was fought. On 30 August 1942, the Ariete participated in the
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as part of the international force, which intervened in the
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the regimental command was used to form the command of the
1204:. For its conduct in Longarone the regiment was awarded a
522:. In September 1870 the XII Battalion participated in the
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plateau, but already on 26 May it was transferred to the
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On 26 May 1942 Axis forces went on the offensive in the
774:. On 7 April 1939 the III Battalion participated in the
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668:. In October 1918 the brigade fought in the decisive
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293:. The regiment is part of the army's infantry corps'
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977:. On 29 November the Ariete engaged the New Zealand
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992:. By 17–21 June Axis forces had reached Tobruk and
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1349:. In the following years the regiment deployed to
720:. The same year the regiment moved from Verona to
459:. On 23 March 1849, both battalions fought in the
2114:"Manuale di Gestione - 8° Reggimento Bersaglieri"
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1461:. The Maneuver Support Company is equipped with
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514:. In 1866 the battalions participated in the
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1236:. The three battalions were assigned to the
537:. In 1897 the XII Battalion was deployed to
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361:. For its service and sacrifice in the two
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1230:26th Bersaglieri Battalion "Castelfidardo"
996:. The Axis advance only came to a halt at
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1792:"8° Reggimento Bersaglieri — La Storia"
1379:United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
1367:International Security Assistance Force
1138:8th Bersaglieri Regiment, in Pordenone
854:. In April 1941 the division fought in
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1641:"3° Battaglione Bersaglieri "Cernaia""
1454:The regiment is equipped with tracked
866:. On 15 May 1941 the British launched
620:and therefore the regimental depot in
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2375:Army Simulation and Validation Center
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1047:and then in the Axis retreat towards
372:In 1949 the regiment was reformed in
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1428:Command and Logistic Support Company
1432:3rd Bersaglieri Battalion "Cernaia"
1098:182nd Infantry Regiment "Garibaldi"
577:for the recovery efforts after the
479:. The two battalions fought in the
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492:Second Italian War of Independence
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1882:F. dell'Uomo, R. Puletti (1998).
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516:Third Italian War of Independence
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1276:Multinational Force in Lebanon
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674:Silver Medal of Military Valor
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367:Gold Medals of Military Valor
365:the regiment was awarded two
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209:Gold Medals of Military Valor
1516:"L'Esercito e il 4 novembre"
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228:Silver Medal of Civil Valor
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2472:"Garibaldi"
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1500:References
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1173:, with
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912:mortars
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583:Palermo
531:Eritrea
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432:in 1901
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400:History
392:in the
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287:Caserta
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