The Logistic Battalion "Tridentina" (Italian: Battaglione Logistico "Tridentina") is an inactive logistics unit of the Italian Army, which was assigned to the Alpine Brigade "Tridentina". As an alpine unit the battalion is associated with the army's mountain infantry speciality, the Alpini, with whom the battalion shares the distinctive Cappello Alpino.[1] 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.[2]
| Logistic Battalion "Tridentina" | |
|---|---|
| Battaglione Logistico "Tridentina" | |
 Battalion coat of arms | |
| Active | 1 March 1976 - Aug. 2002 |
| Country |  Italy |
| Branch | Italian Army |
| Type | Military logistics |
| Part of | Alpine Brigade "Tridentina" |
| Garrison/HQ | Elvas |
| Motto(s) | "Con le opere e con le armi" |
| Anniversaries | 22 May 1916 - Battle of Asiago |
| Insignia | |
| Unit gorget patches |  |
History edit
The battalion is the spiritual successor of the logistic units of the 2nd Alpine Division "Tridentina", which had participated in the Greco-Italian War and the Italian campaign in the Soviet Union of World War II, and of the logistic units of the Alpine Brigade "Tridentina", which was formed on 1 May 1951 in Brixen.[1]
On 1 December 1956 the Service Units Command "Tridentina" was formed in Vahrn, which consisted of the 56th Medical Section, the 56th Provisions Section, a mobile vehicle park, a mobile workshop, and an auto unit. At a later date the command also received the 106th Field Hospital. On 1 November 1961 the mobile vehicle park and mobile workshop were merged to form the Resupply, Repairs, Recovery Unit "Tridentina".[1]
On 1 January 1967 the Service Units Command "Tridentina" was reorganized as Services Grouping Command "Tridentina", which consisted of a command, the Auto Unit "Tridentina", the 56th Provisions Section, the Resupply, Repairs, Recovery Unit "Tridentina", the 56th Medical Section, and the 106th Field Hospital. On 1 May 1973 the 56th Medical Section and 106th Field Hospital entered the newly formed Medical Battalion "Tridentina".[1]
As part of the 1975 army reform the Services Grouping Command "Tridentina" was reorganized as Logistic Battalion "Tridentina" on 1 March 1976. Initially the battalion consisted of a command, a command and services platoon, two light logistic units, a medium logistic unit, and two reserve medical units.[1] At the time the battalion fielded 712 men (42 officers, 92 non-commissioned officers, and 588 soldiers).[3] On 12 November 1976 the battalion was granted a flag by decree 846 of the President of the Italian Republic Giovanni Leone.[1][4]
In 1981 the two medical units merged into a single reserve medical unit. On 1 January 1982 the battalion was reorganized and now consisted of the following units:[1]
In 1991 the battalion moved from Vahrn to Elvas. In August 2002 the Logistic Battalion "Tridentina" was disbanded, followed by the Alpine Brigade "Tridentina" on 31 December 2002. Afterwards the battalion's flag was transferred to the Shrine of the Flags in the Vittoriano in Rome.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i F. dell'Uomo, R. Puletti (1998). L'Esercito Italiano verso il 2000 - Vol. Primo - Tomo II. Rome: SME - Ufficio Storico. p. 399.
- ^ "Arma dei Trasporti e Materiali - La Storia". Italian Army. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ Stefani, Filippo (1989). La storia della dottrina e degli ordinamenti dell'Esercito Italiano - Vol. III - Tomo 2°. Rome: Ufficio Storico - Stato Maggiore dell'Esercito. p. 1190.
- ^ "Decreto del Presidente della Repubblica 12 novembre 1976, n. 846". Quirinale - Presidenza della Repubblica. Retrieved 20 November 2023.