183rd Paratroopers Regiment "Nembo"
The 183rd Paratroopers Regiment "Nembo" (Italian: 183° Reggimento Paracadutisti "Nembo") is an active unit of the Italian Army based in Pistoia in Tuscany. The regiment is part of the Italian Army's infantry arm's Paracadutisti speciality and assigned to the Paratroopers Brigade "Folgore".
| 183rd Paratroopers Regiment "Nembo" | |
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| 183° Reggimento Paracadutisti "Nembo" | |
Regimental coat of arms | |
| Active | 1 February 1943 – 1 May 1991 31 May 1991 – today |
| Country | Italy |
| Branch | Italian Army |
| Part of | Paratroopers Brigade "Folgore" |
| Garrison/HQ | Pistoia |
| Motto(s) | "...e per rincalzo il cuore" |
| Anniversaries | 19 April 1945 – Battle of Grizzano |
| Decorations | 1x Silver Medal of Military Valor 1x Bronze Medal of Military Valor 1x Silver Medal of Army Valor 2x Bronze Medals of Army Valor 1x Silver Medal of Civil Valor |
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| Paratroopers gorget patches | |
The regiment was the fifth Italian paratroopers regiment to be formed. The regiment was assigned to the 184th Paratroopers Division "Nembo", with which the regiment deployed to Sardinia. After the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943 the regiment joined the Italian Co-belligerent Army and fought against the Germans in the Italian campaign. In September 1944 the remnants of the regiment and of its sister regiment the 184th Infantry Regiment "Nembo" were merged to form the Paratroopers Regiment "Nembo", which continued to serve on the allied side for the rest of the war. In 1948 the Paratroopers Regiment "Nembo" was renamed 183rd Infantry Regiment "Nembo", which was based in the Friuli region. In 1975 the regiment was reduced to a battalion sized mechanized unit, which was disbanded on 1 May 1991. At the end of the same month the regiment was reformed as a paratroopers battalion in Tuscany. In 1993 the regiment was reformed.