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133rd Tank Regiment (Italy)
Italian Army tank unit / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 133rd Tank Regiment (Italian: 133° Reggimento Carri) is an inactive tank regiment of the Italian Army, which was based in Altamura in Apulia and last operationally assigned to the Mechanized Brigade "Pinerolo". The regiment was formed in June 1941 by the Royal Italian Army and assigned to the 133rd Armored Division "Littorio". In March 1942, the regiment was transferred to Libya, where it fought in the Western Desert campaign. In November 1942, the regiment was destroyed during the Second Battle of El Alamein.[1]
133rd Tank Regiment | |
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131° Reggimento Carri | |
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Active | 1 June 1941 — 8 Dec. 1942 1 Nov. 1975 — 31 Jan. 1991 18 Oct. 1992 — 9 Oct. 1995 |
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Branch | Italian Army |
Part of | Mechanized Brigade "Pinerolo" |
Garrison/HQ | Altamura |
Motto(s) | "Ferro, Fuoco, Cuore" |
Anniversaries | 1 October 1927 |
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Tank units gorget patches |
In 1976 the regiment's flag and traditions were assigned to the 10th Tank Battalion "M.O. Bruno", which had become an autonomous unit on 1 November 1975 and been assigned to the 132nd Armored Brigade "Manin". In 1991, the 10th Tank Battalion "M.O. Bruno" was disbanded the flag of the 133rd Tank Infantry Regiment was transferred to the Shrine of the Flags in the Vittoriano in Rome. In 1992, the regiment reformed by renaming the 60th Tank Regiment "M.O. Locatelli". In 1995, the regiment was disbanded and its base, personnel, and materiel taken over by the 31st Tank Regiment. Originally the unit, like all Italian tank units, was part of the army's infantry arm, but on 1 June 1999 the tankers specialty was transferred from the infantry arm to the cavalry arm. The regiment's anniversary falls, as for all tank units, which have not yet distinguished themselves on the battlefield, on 1 October 1927, the day the tankers speciality was founded.[1]