Coat of Arms of the Tridentina Alpini Brigade

The Alpini Brigade Tridentina was a light Infantry brigade 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. The brigade’s name "Tridentina" alludes to old name of the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region in northern Italy were the brigade was based. The Alpini are a highly decorated elite infantry corps of the Italian Army. ... 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. ... In military science a brigade is a military unit that is part of a division and includes regiments (where that level exists), or (in modern armies) is composed of several battalions (typically two to four) and directly attached supporting units. ... 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... Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol (Italian: Trentino-Alto Adige, German and Ladin: Trentino-Südtirol) is an autonomous region in northern Italy. ...

The brigade was based in the eastern half of the Italian province of Alto Adige. The headquarter was in the city of Bressanone. It was disbanded in 2002. ). History For the history of the County of Tyrol before World War I, see Tyrol. ... Brixen am Eisack (German) or Bressanone (Italian) is a town in the autonomous province of South Tyrol (part of the autonomous region Trentino-South Tyrol) in northern Italy. ...