Since the military reform in 2023, the Italian Army has changed from the original three divisional levels to three commands, namely the Northern Operational Command, the Southern Operational Command, and the Alpine Operational Command. Don't think too much about it, changing it to a headquarters is not to expand the scale, but just to conform to the historical trend and respond to the world's mainstream synthetic brigade establishment, but the Italians are far from being patient with food, and it is not too much to describe it as sloppy, it is nothing more than picking up a sign and hanging a brand, and the original establishment has not been touched at all.
The main battle equipment of the Italian tank regiment - the Ram main battle tank
As a famous war scumbag in the history of modern warfare, although Italy's military strength has never been recognized, it is one of the few countries that can independently develop main battle tanks.
1. 4th Tank Regiment of the Garibaldi Mechanized Brigade
The 4th Tank Regiment participating in the European Mighty Tank Challenge
The 4th Tank Regiment, formerly known as the 4th Tank Infantry Regiment, dates back to September 15, 1936, and consists of six battalions: the 8th, 9th, 10th, and 12th Tank Battalions, and the 2nd and 5th Assault Tank Battalions, of which the tank battalion is equipped with L3/35 small tanks, and the assault tank battalion is equipped with Fiat 3000 light tanks.
Between June 10, 1940 and January 21, 1941, 15 of the 34 officers of the 4th Tank Infantry Regiment were killed and 14 wounded; Of the 538 soldiers, 148 were killed and 244 wounded, and the regiment was disbanded after the war.
Soldiers of the 4th Tank Regiment
On October 5, 2002, after the disbandment of the Centaur Armored Brigade, the 4th Tank Regiment was transferred to the 132nd Armored Brigade, and on July 11, 2013, the 4th Tank Regiment was disbanded and transferred to the Garibaldi Mechanized Brigade as a whole.
The 4th Tank Regiment is under the jurisdiction of the 20th Tank Battalion, which consists of 3 tank companies, each company is equipped with 13 Ram main battle tanks, plus one battalion commander and one regiment commander, for a total of 41 tanks.
2. The 132nd Tank Regiment of the 32nd Armored Brigade
Tracked infantry combat vehicle of the 32nd Tank Regiment
The 32nd Tank Regiment was formed in Verona on September 15, 1936, as the 2nd Tank Infantry Regiment, with 3 tank battalions and 1 assault tank battalion.
After the end of the Cold War, the Italian army began to reduce its strength, and the "Mameli" brigade was the first to be disbanded. On 1 April 1991, the brigade and some of its subordinate units were disbanded, and the 3rd and 5th tank battalions and the 23rd commando battalion joined the 132nd Armoured Brigade. On August 25, 1992, the 5th Tank Battalion was transferred to the reorganized 32nd Tank Regiment.
Female soldier of the 32nd Tank Regiment
From 29 December 1992 to 15 March 1994, the Mission and some of its companies participated in the International Joint Task Force in Somalia and the United Nations Operation in Somalia II mission. During this mission, on July 3, 1993, the regiment took part in the battle of the Pasta checkpoint, the first time since World War II that Italian tanks opened fire on enemy troops.
3. The 132nd Tank Regiment of the 132nd Armored Brigade
The 132nd Tank Regiment trained with the US Army
On January 24, 1941, the 32nd Tank Infantry Regiment was deployed to Italian Libya to rebuild the Italian army, after the Italian 10th Army was wiped out in the British Operation Compass.
On May 27, 1942, the 132nd Regiment assembled 169 tanks, 87 officers, 245 non-commissioned officers, and 1,437 soldiers to attack the 3rd Motorized Brigade of British India, and at the cost of 23 tanks, 30 killed, and 50 wounded, the Indian Brigade achieved 440 dead and wounded, and about 1,000 prisoners (including Admiral Sir Walter Cowan and most of the equipment).
Ram tank at military exercises 2024
The fact that the Italians of rookies can achieve such an achievement is inseparable from India's efforts, and the third brother is not very capable of fighting this thing, and it seems that the whole world knows about it.
After the end of the Cold War, the Italian army began to reorganize its troops, and for traditional reasons, battalions were reorganized into regiments, but the size and composition did not change, and they remained battalion-level. On July 27, 1992, the 8th Tank Battalion joined the newly reorganized 132nd Tank Regiment. On July 31, 1995, the 63rd Tank Regiment of Cordenon was transferred from the "Mantua" Mechanized Brigade to the 132nd Mechanized Brigade, and on November 30 of the same year, the 63rd Tank Regiment was renamed the 132nd Tank Regiment, and the tank unit of Aviano was disbanded.
Summary: Italy's tank regiment looks bluffing, but in fact there are only 3 tank battalions, all of which have a total of 9 tank companies and 123 main battle tanks, which is the last stubbornness of the Italians who love food.