45th Infantry Regiment "Reggio"
45th Infantry Regiment "Reggio" | |
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45° Reggimento Fanteria "Reggio" | |
Active | 1 July 1859 - 15 June 1955 1 Feb. 1977 - 31 Dec. 2002 4 Oct. 2022 - today[1] |
Country | Italy |
Branch | Italian Army |
Part of | Mechanized Brigade "Sassari" |
Garrison/HQ | Sassari |
Motto(s) | "Con fede ed in silenzio" |
Anniversaries | 17 December 1917 - Battle of Monte Valderoa |
Decorations | 1x Military Order of Italy 1x Bronze Medal of Military Valor[1] |
Insignia | |
Regimental gorget patches |
The 45th Infantry Regiment "Reggio" (Italian: 45° Reggimento Fanteria "Reggio") is an active unit of the Italian Army based in Sassari in Sardinia. Founded in 1859 the regiment is named for the city of Reggio Emilia and part of the Italian army's infantry corps. The unit is operationally assigned to the Mechanized Brigade "Sassari".
History
The regiment was raised on 1 July 1859 as 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Army of the United Provinces of Central Italy. On 8 August 1859 the 3rd and 4th infantry regiments formed the Brigade "Reggio", which on 25 March 1860 entered the Royal Sardinian Army three days after the Kingdom of Sardinia had annexed the United Provinces of Central Italy. Already before entering the Royal Sardinian Army the brigade's two infantry regiments had been renumbered on 30 December 1859 as 45th Infantry Regiment and 46th Infantry Regiment to establish their order of precedence in the Royal Sardinian Army.[2] Together with its sister regiment the 45th Infantry Regiment participated in the Second and Third Italian War of Independence.
World War I
The Brigade "Reggio" fought on the Italian front in World War I, for which its two regiments were each awarded a Bronze Medal of Military Valor. On 31 October 1926 the Brigade "Reggio" assumed the name XXX Infantry Brigade and became the infantry component of the 30th Territorial Division of Cagliari, which was based on the island of Sardinia. In 1934 the division was renamed 30th Infantry Division "Sabauda".
World War II
The division and its regiments spent
Cold War
With the
On 1 September 1993 the battalion was renamed 45th Infantry Regiment "Reggio" and became the training unit of the Mechanized Brigade "Sassari". The 45th Infantry Regiment "Reggio" was disbanded on 31 December 2002.[1]
Reactivation
On 4 October 2022 the flag and traditions of the 45th Infantry Regiment "Reggio" were given to the Command and Tactical Supports Unit "Sassari" of the Mechanized Brigade "Sassari".[4]
Organization
As of 2023 the unit is organized as follows:
- 45th Command and Tactical Supports Unit "Reggio", in Sassari
- Command Company
- Signal Company
See also
External links
References
- ^ a b c "Le Feste dei Reparti - Dicembre". Italian Army. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ Voghera, Enrico (1909). Annuario militare del regno d'Italia - Volume I. Rome. p. 416.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ F. dell'Uomo, R. Puletti (1998). L'Esercito Italiano verso il 2000 - Vol. Primo - Tomo I. Rome: SME - Ufficio Storico. p. 289.
- ^ "45° Reparto Comando e Supporti Tattici "Reggio"". Italian Army. Retrieved 30 October 2022.