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The ''Centauro'' Armored Brigade was an armored brigade of the Italian Army. Its core units were Tank and Bersaglieri battalions. The brigade's headquarters was in the city of Novara, while most of its units were based in nearby city of Bellinzago Novarese, both located in the province of Novara. The brigades name comes from the mythological race of half human-half horse creatures named Centaurs. == Constitution == On 31 October 1986 the Italian Army abolished the divisional level and brigades, that until then had been under one of the Armys four divisions, came forthwith under direct command of the Armys 3rd and 5th Army Corps. As the ''Centauro'' Armored Division carried a historically significant name, the division ceased to exist on 31 October in Novara, but the next day in the same location the ''Centauro'' Armored Brigade was activated. The new brigade took command of the units of the ''Curtatone'' Armored Brigade, whose name was stricken from the roll of active units of the Italian Army. The brigade was part of the 3rd Army Corps based in North-Western Italy. The 3rd Army Corps was tasked with defending Lombardy and Piedmont in case the 4th Alpine Army Corps and 5th Army Corps would have failed to stop attacking Warsaw Pact forces east of the Adige river. The brigade’s authorized strength was 3,381 men (214 Officers, 516 non-commissioned officers and 2,651 soldiers) and it was initially composed by the following units: : * Command and Signal Battalion, in Novara : * 20px 1st Tank Battalion ''M.O. Cracco'', in Bellinzago Novarese, (Leopard 1A2 Main battle tanks) : * 20px 101st Tank Battalion ''M.O. Zappalà'', in Bellinzago Novarese, (Leopard 1A2 Main battle tanks) : * 20px 28th Bersaglieri Battalion ''Oslavia'', in Bellinzago Novarese, (VCC-2 Armoured personnel carriers) : * 20px 9th Self-propelled Field Artillery Group ''Brennero'', in Vercelli, (M109 Self-propelled howitzers) : * 20px ''Centauro'' Logistic Battalion, in Bellinzago Novarese : * ''Centauro'' Anti-tank Company, in Bellinzago Novarese : * ''Centauro'' Engineer Company, in Novara 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Centauro Armored Brigade」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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