Coat of Arms of the 9th Alpini Regiment

The 9th Alpini Regiment is 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 and World War II. 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...