Cuirassiers Regiment (Italy)

Cuirassiers Regiment
Cuirassiers Regiment
Reggimento corazzieri
	Armorial achievement
Active	1557–present
Country	Duchy of Savoy; Kingdom of Sardinia; Kingdom of Italy; Italian Republic
Branch	Carabinieri
Type	Cavalry
Role	Honour guard of the King of Sardinia until 1861; Honour guard of the King of Italy (House of Savoy) from 1861 to 1946; Honor guard of the President of the Italian Republic since 1946;
Size	Regiment
Part of	Carabinieri
Garrison/HQ	Barrack "Alessandro Negri di Sanfront", Rome, Lazio, Italy
Motto(s)	VIRTUS IN PERICULIS FIRMIOR; Courage becomes stronger in danger
Commanders
Current; commander	Gen. Luciano Magrini
Colonel-in-Chief	President of the Italian Republic

The Cuirassiers Regiment (Italian: Reggimento corazzieri) is a Carabinieri cavalry regiment acting as guard of honour of the President of the Italian Republic. Their motto is Virtus in periculis firmior.

From 1948 to 1965, the regiment was officially called Squadrone Carabinieri Guardie (Squadron of Carabineer Guards); from 1965 to 1990, Comando Carabinieri Guardie del Presidente della Repubblica (Carabineer Command of the Guards of the President of the Republic); and from 1990 to 1992, Reggimento Carabinieri Guardie della Repubblica (Carabineer Regiment of the Guards of the Republic).

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