Alpinis from the 4th Alpini regiment in Afghanistan

The 4th Alpini Regiment was a light Infantry regiment of the Italian Army, specializing in Mountain Combat. The Alpini are a mountain infantry corps of the Italian Army, that distinguished itself in combat during World War I (WWI) and World War II (WWII). Today the 4th Alpini Regiment is a Special Forces unit of elite mountain infantry specialized in the airborne assault role. Coat of Arms of the Italian Army Dardo IFV on exercise in Campo Teulada. ... The Alpini are a highly decorated elite infantry corps of the Italian Army. ... The Matterhorn (Fr. ... Bolzano (Italian Bolzano; German: Bozen, archaic Botzen; Ladin: Bulsan; Latin: Bauzanum; many of the regions Italian languages/dialects use Bolzan or Bulsan) is a city in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region of Italy. ... South Tyrol (German Autonome Provinz Bozen-Südtirol, Italian Provincia autonoma di Bolzano-Alto Adige , Ladin Provinzia autonóma de Bulsan-Südtirol) is an autonomous province of Italy. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Traditionally light infantry (or skirmishers) were soldiers whose job was to provide a skirmishing screen ahead of the main body of infantry, harassing and delaying the enemy advance. ... British regiment A regiment is a military unit, consisting of a variable number of battalions - commanded by a colonel. ... Coat of Arms of the Italian Army Dardo IFV on exercise in Campo Teulada. ... Mountain warfare refers to warfare in the mountains. ... The Alpini are a highly decorated elite infantry corps of the Italian Army. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Formation

The 4th Alpini Regiment was formed on November 1st, 1882. It consisted of the three Battalions: Val Pellice, "Val Chisone" and "Val Brenta, named after the valleys and localities from which their soldiers were recruited. In 1886 the Battalions were renamed, taking their new names from the location of their main logistic depot: Aosta, Ivrea and Pallanza. In military terminology, a battalion consists of two to six companies typically commanded by a lieutenant colonel. ... Country Italy Region Piedmont Province Province of Turin (TO) Mayor Elevation 516 m Area 21. ... The Brenta is an Italian river that runs from the Trento Province to the Adriatic Sea just south of the Venetian lagoon in the Veneto region. ... Aosta Cathedral. ... Ivrea is a small town, with a population of slightly over 20,000 people, located in the Piemonte region of northwestern Italy. ... Verbania is a city and comune (commune) on the shore of Lake Maggiore, Piedmont in northwest Italy. ...

World War I

During WWI the regiment consisted of 9 battalions and saw heavy fighting in the Alps against Austria’s Kaiserjäger and Germany’s Alpenkorps. The battalions of the 4th regiment in these days were (pre-war raised units in bold):
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• "Aosta", "Ivrea", "Intra", "Val d'Orco", "Val Baltea", "Val Toce", "Monte Levanna", "Monte Cervino", "Monte Rosa".

The Aosta Battalion distinguished itself in 1917 during heavy combat on Monte Vodice and in 1918 on Monte Solarolo. Aosta Cathedral. ...

Interwar Period

On September 10th, 1935 the 1st Alpini Division “Taurinense” was formed and composed of the 3rd Alpini and 4th Alpini Regiments and the 4th Mountain Artillery Regiment. The divison participated in 1936 in the Italian conquest of Abyssinia. This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

World War II

In 1940 the regiment as part of the Taurinense division fought in the Italian attack on Greece. After the German invasion of Yugoslavia the “Taurinense” performed garrison duties in Montenegro were the regiment disbaned after the signing of the Italian armistice with the Allies on September 8th, 1943. Most of its soldiers joined the Italian Partisan Brigade Garibaldi, which operated in central Yugoslavia. Combatants Italy Greece Commanders Sebastiano Visconti Prasca Ubaldo Soddu Ugo Cavallero Giovanni Messe Alexander Papagos Strength 529,000 men Under 300,000 men Casualties 13,755 dead, 50,874 wounded, 25,067 missing, 12,368 incapacitated by frostbites, ca. ... “April War” redirects here. ... Anthem Oj, svijetla majska zoro Oh, Bright Dawn of May Montenegro() on the European continent()  —  [] Capital (and largest city) Podgorica Official languages Serbian (Ijekavian dialect)1 Government Republic  -  President Filip Vujanović  -  Prime Minister Željko Å turanović Independence due to the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro   -  Declared June 3, 2006   -  Recognized June... The Armistice with Italy is an armistice that occurred on September 8, 1943, during World War II. It was signed by Italy and the Allied armed forces, who were occupying the southern half of the country at the time. ... Yugoslav Partisan Flag The Yugoslav Partisans were the main resistance movement engaged in the fight against the Axis forces in the Balkans during World War II, the Yugoslav Peoples Liberation War. ... Garibaldi in 1866. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

The reformed 4th Alpini Regiment participated in the liberation of Italy as part of the Partisan Piemonte Mountain Corps. Piedmont is a region of northwestern Italy. ...

The Cold War

After World War 2 the 4th Alpini regiment was reforemd with the battalions Aosta, Saluzzo, Susa and Mondovi and formed the basis for the newly founded Taurinense Alpini Brigade. When Italy dissolved the regimantal level in 1975 the battalions came under the direct command of the Taurinense Brigade, except for the Aosta battalion which moved to the Aosta Valley and became a High Altitude Warfare training unit and carried on the traditions and regimental colours of the 4th Alpini. Aosta Cathedral. ... Regimental colours, refer to the flag bearing the symbol of the regiment. ...

Today

On September 25th, 2004 the 4th Alpini Regiment was reformed as 4° Alpini Paracadutisti (Ranger- Parachutist) Regiment in the city of Bolzano. The Alpini-Ranger Monte Cervino battalion became its single battalion. Today the 4th regiment is one of three Special Forces regiments of the Italian Army. The Alpini Paracadutisti have recently served Iraq and one company is constantly deployed in Afghanistan. Bolzano (Italian Bolzano; German: Bozen, archaic Botzen; Ladin: Bulsan; Latin: Bauzanum; many of the regions Italian languages/dialects use Bolzan or Bulsan) is a city in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region of Italy. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Coat of Arms of the Italian Army Dardo IFV on exercise in Campo Teulada. ...

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