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The ''Garibaldi'' Bersaglieri Brigade is a mechanized infantry brigade of the Italian Army, based in the south of the country. Its core units are the Bersaglieri, the elite infantry corps of the Italian Army. == Formation == The brigade was activated during a major reorganization of the Italian Army: in 1975 the regiment level was abolished and battalions came under direct command of newly formed brigades, which combined units from different arms. On 1 November 1975 the ''Garibaldi'' Mechanized Brigade was activated one month after its sister brigades the ''Manin'' Armored Brigade and the ''Mameli'' Armored Brigade had been activated with the disbanded regiments of the ''Ariete'' Armored Division. The brigade's headquarters was in the city of Pordenone. The brigade's name was chosen to honor the Italian patriot Giuseppe Garibaldi. The brigade's sister brigades in the ''Ariete'' Armored Division, the ''Manin'' Armored Brigade and ''Mameli'' Armored Brigade, were named in honor of Daniele Manin and Goffredo Mameli, both heroes of the Italian unification. The ''Ariete'' was part of the 5th Army Corps based in North-Eastern Italy. The 5th Army Corps was tasked with defending the Italian-Yugoslavian border against possible attacks by either the Warsaw Pact, or Yugoslavia or both. The ''Ariete'' Armored Division was based in the middle of the potential front. The brigade's authorized strength was 4,733 men (272 officers, 637 non-commissioned officers and 3,824 soldiers) consisted of the following units: : * ''Garibaldi'' Command and Signal Battalion, in Pordenone : * 7th Tank Battalion ''M.O. Di Dio'', in Vivaro, (M60A1 main battle tanks) : * 3rd Bersaglieri Battalion ''Cernaia'', in Pordenone, (VCC-1 armored personnel carriers) : * 26th Bersaglieri Battalion ''Castelfidardo'', in Maniago, (VCC-1 armored personnel carriers) : * 19th Self-propelled Field Artillery Group ''Rialto'', in Sequals, (M109 self-propelled howitzers) : * ''Garibaldi'' Logistic Battalion, in Pordenone : * ''Garibaldi'' Anti-tank Company, in Vivaro : * ''Garibaldi'' Engineer Company, in Orcenico Superiore On July 1, 1976 the brigade added the 11th Bersaglieri Battalion ''Caprera'' in Orcenico Superiore. With the abolition of the divisional level in the Italian Army on October 1, 1986 the ''Garibaldi'' came under direct control of the 5th Army Corps. 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「Garibaldi Bersaglieri Brigade」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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