182nd Armored Infantry Regiment "Garibaldi"
The 182nd Armored Infantry Regiment "Garibaldi" (Italian: 182° Reggimento Fanteria Corazzato "Garibaldi") is an inactive unit of the Italian Army last based in Sacile in Friuli Venezia Giulia. The regiment was part of the Italian Army's infantry arm and was last assigned to the Infantry Division "Folgore".
| 182nd Armored Infantry Regiment "Garibaldi" | |
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| 182° Reggimento fanteria corazzato "Garibaldi" | |
Regimental coat of arms with the three temporarily assigned Silver Medals of Military Valor of the 11th Bersaglieri Battalion "Caprera" | |
| Active | 25 April 1945 — 15 July 1976 |
| Country | Italy |
| Branch | Italian Army |
| Part of | Infantry Division "Folgore" |
| Garrison/HQ | Sacile |
| Motto(s) | "Obbedisco" |
| Anniversaries | 12 October 1953 - Awarding of the Gold Medal of Military Valor |
| Decorations | 1x Gold Medal of Military Valor 3x Silver Medals of Military Valor* * temporarily assigned |
| Insignia | |
| Tank and Bersaglieri units gorget patches | |
The regiment is an atypical unit of the Italian Army as it is the only infantry regiment formed after World War II and the only infantry regiment formed without a sister regiment. The regiment was formed in 1945 from partisan formations that had fought in Yugoslavia against German forces, for which the regiment was awarded Italy's highest military honor the Gold Medal of Military Valor. The regiment never received its own gorget patches and used initially the gorget patches of the Alpini troops, then the gorget patches of the 183rd Infantry Regiment "Nembo", and finally the Bersaglieri and tank units gorget patches. The regiment was disbanded in 1976 and its traditions assigned to the 11th Bersaglieri Battalion "Caprera", which in 1997 entered the 11th Bersaglieri Regiment. Since then the traditions of the 182nd Armored Infantry Regiment "Garibaldi" are preserved by the 11th Bersaglieri Regiment.