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The ''Goito'' Mechanized Brigade was an mechanized brigade of the Italian Army. Its core units were mechanized Bersaglieri battalions. The brigade's headquarters was in the city of Milan. The brigade's name was chosen in memory of the First Italian War of Independence Battle of Goito, where the Bersaglieri corps had its baptism of fire. == History == 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 21 October 1975 the ''Goito'' Mechanized Brigade along with the ''Curtatone'' Armored Brigade were activated from disbanded regiments of the ''Centauro'' Armored Division. The ''Goito'' took command of the 3rd Bersaglieri Regiment. The division also received the ''Legnano'' Mechanized Brigade. The ''Centauro'' Armored Division 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 4,733 men (272 Officers, 637 non-commissioned officers and 3,824 soldiers) and it was initially composed by the following units: * ''Goito'' Command and Signal Battalion, in Milan * 25px 4th Tank Battalion ''M.O. Passalacqua'', in Solbiate Olona, (Leopard 1 Main battle tanks) * 25px 6th Bersaglieri Battalion ''Palestro'', in Torino, (VCC-2 Armoured personnel carriers) * 25px 10th Bersaglieri Battalion ''Bezzecca'', in Solbiate Olona, (VCC-2 Armoured personnel carriers) * 25px 18th Bersaglieri Battalion ''Poggio Scanno'', in Milan, (VCC-2 Armoured personnel carriers) * 25px 3rd Self-propelled Field Artillery Group ''Pastrengo'', in Vercelli, (M109 Self-propelled howitzers) * ''Goito'' Logistic Battalion, in Monza * ''Goito'' Anti-tank Company, in Torino * ''Goito'' Engineer Company, in Novara On 1 November 1986 the Italian Army abolished the divisional level and brigades, that until then had been under one of the Army's four divisions, came forthwith under direct command of the Army's 3rd and 5th Army Corps. The ''Goito'' along with the ''Centauro'' and ''Legnano'' brigades came under the 3rd Army Corps. The same year the 6th Bersaglieri Battalion was reduced to a reserve unit. After the end of the Cold War the Italian Army began to draw down its forces and the ''Goito'' was one of the first brigades to be disbanded. On 1 June 1991 the brigade was officially deactivated along with most of its subordinate units. The remaining units were distributed among other brigades: the 4th Tank Battalion and 18th Bersaglieri Battalion joined the ''Legnano'' Mechanized Brigade, while the 10th Bersaglieri Battalion had already moved to Bologna and joined the ''Trieste'' Mechanized Brigade on 1 March 1991. 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「Goito Mechanized Brigade」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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