The 33rd Logistic and Tactical Support Regiment "Ambrosiano" (Italian: 33° Reggimento Supporto Tattico e Logistico "Ambrosiano") is a military logistics regiment of the Italian Army based in Solbiate Olona in Lombardy. The regiment is assigned to the NRDC-ITA Support Brigade and provides the necessary logistics and security assets for the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Italy headquarter to operate. The regiment was formed on 16 Juni 2002 and on 27 October 2006 received the war flag, traditions and coat of arms of the 33rd Maneuver Logistic Regiment "Ambrosiano".[1][3] The regimental anniversary falls, as for all units of the Transport and Materiel Corps, on 22 May, the anniversary of the Italian Army's first major automobile use to transport reinforcements to counter the Austro-Hungarian Offensive at Asiago in 1916.[4]
| 33rd Logistic and Tactical Support Regiment "Ambrosiano" | |
|---|---|
| 33° Reggimento Supporto Tattico e Logistico "Ambrosiano" | |
 Regimental coat of arms | |
| Active | 1 Nov. 1986 — 31 July 2001 16 June 2002 — today[1] |
| Country |  Italy |
| Branch | Italian Army |
| Role | Military logistics |
| Part of | NRDC-ITA Support Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | Solbiate Olona |
| Motto(s) | "Ovunque presenti" |
| Anniversaries | 22 May 1916 - Battle of Asiago |
| Decorations |   1x Silver Cross of Army Merit[2] 1x Bronze Medal of Red Cross Merit[1] |
| Insignia | |
| Unit gorget patches |  |
History edit
On 1 January 1982 the 3rd Maneuver Logistic Battalion was formed in Milan by reorganizing the 3rd Resupply, Repairs, Recovery Unit of the 3rd Army Corps. Initially the battalion consisted of a command, a command and services company, a supply company, a maintenance company. On 30 June 1982 the 3rd Army Corps Auto Group "Fulvia" in Milan was disbanded and the next day the Fulvia's two mixed auto units were used to form a medium transport company and a mixed transport company for the 3rd Maneuver Logistic Battalion.[1][5]
During the 1986 army reform the battalion was renamed 33rd Maneuver Logistic Battalion "Ambrosiano" on 1 November 1986.[5] As per army naming convention for logistic units supporting corps-level commands the battalion should have been named for a geographic feature in the corps' area of operations, however the battalion was named for the patron saint of the city of Milan Saint Ambrose, making it only one of two units of the Italian Army named for saints. (The other being the 1st Motorized Infantry Battalion "San Giusto", named for the patron saint of the city of Trieste Justus of Trieste.)[1][5]
The same year the battalion was augmented with an additional mixed transport company, two armored transport platoons, and a multi-role helicopter section. On 13 July 1987 President of the Italian Republic Francesco Cossiga granted the battalion a flag.[1][5]
On 29 April 1993 the 33rd Maneuver Logistic Battalion "Ambrosiano" lost its autonomy and the next day the battalion entered the 33rd Maneuver Logistic Regiment "Ambrosiano". At the same time the regiment also incorporated the 31st Medical Unit (Reserve).[1][5]
In 1992-93 personnel of the Ambrosiano reinforced the Logistic Battalion "Folgore" and the Medical Unit "Centauro", when the two units were deployed to Somalia for Unified Task Force.[1][5] In 1995 the regiment moved from Milan to Solbiate Olona. On 17 September 1996 the regiment entered the Support Units Command "Legnano".
Recent Times edit
On 1 October 1997 the 3rd Army Corps was renamed Projection Forces Command. On 31 December 1997 the Support Units Command "Legnano" was disbanded and the regiment was assigned to the Projection Forces Command, which in January 2001 was reorganized as Rapid Reaction Corps. On 31 July 2001 the 33rd Maneuver Logistic Regiment "Ambrosiano" was disbanded and the next day its personnel formed the Rapid Reaction Corps Command Unit. Consequently, on 3 August 2001 the flag of the 33rd Maneuver Logistic Regiment "Ambrosiano" was transferred to the Shrine of the Flags in the Vittoriano in Rome.[1]
On 1 November 2001 the Command Unit was assigned to the Rapid Reaction Corps' Signal Brigade. On 16 June 2002 the unit was renamed Logistic and Tactical Support Regiment. On 16 April 2006 the regiment retrieved the flag of the 33rd Maneuver Logistic Regiment "Ambrosiano" in the Shrine of the Flags and the flag returned to the regiment on 27 October 2006.[1]
On 1 June 2022 the regiment was renamed 33rd Logistic and Tactical Support Regiment "Ambrosiano".[3] For its conduct and work during the COVID-19 pandemic the regiment was awarded a Silver Cross of Army Merit, which was affixed to the regiment's flag.[2]
Organization edit
As of 2023 the 33rd Logistic and Tactical Support Regiment "Ambrosiano" consists of:[3]
Regimental Command, in Solbiate Olona[3]
- Command and Logistic Support Company
- Tactical and Logistic Support Battalion
- Deployment Support Company
- Transport Company
- 3rd Bersaglieri Company "Celere"
- Quartermaster Company
See also edit
External links edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "33° Reggimento Supporto Tattico e Logistico "Ambrosiano" - La Storia". Italian Army. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Reggimento Supporto Tattico e Logistico al HQ di NRDC-ITA". President of Italy. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d "33° Reggimento Supporto Tattico e Logistico "Ambrosiano"". Italian Army. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Arma dei Trasporti e Materiali - La Storia". Italian Army. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f F. dell'Uomo, R. Puletti (1998). L'Esercito Italiano verso il 2000 - Vol. Primo - Tomo II. Rome: SME - Ufficio Storico. p. 366.