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2nd Tank Regiment (Italy)
Italian Army tank unit / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2nd Tank Regiment (Italian: 2° Reggimento Carri) is an inactive tank regiment of the Italian Army, which was based in San Vito al Tagliamento in Friuli-Venezia Giulia and operationally assigned to the Mechanized Brigade "Gorizia". The 2nd Tank Infantry Regiment, which was formed on 15 September 1936 in Montorio Veronese and renamed 32nd Tank Infantry Regiment on 1 December 1938, is unrelated to the 2nd Tank Regiment, whose lineage traces back to the World War II XXII Tank Battalion L. During World War II the XXII Tank Battalion L fought in 1940 in the Italian invasion of France and in 1941 in the Invasion of Yugoslavia. In October 1941, the battalion was transferred to the island of Sardinia, where it was disbanded shortly after the Armistice of Cassibile had been announced on 8 September 1943. In 1964 the battalion was reformed and assigned to the Lagunari Regiment "Serenissima". In 1975 the battalion became an autonomous unit and was renamed 22nd Tank Battalion "M.O. Piccinini". The battalion was then assigned to the Mechanized Brigade "Gorizia". In 1991 the battalion entered the 22nd Tank Regiment "M.O. Piccinini", which in 1993 was renamed 2nd Tank Regiment. The regiment was disbanded in 1995.[2]
2nd Tank Regiment | |
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2° Reggimento Carri | |
![]() Regimental coat of arms | |
Active | 1 Sept. 1935 — 8 Sept. 1943 24 May 1964 — 31 Oct. 1995 |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | Italian Army |
Part of | Mechanized Brigade "Gorizia" |
Garrison/HQ | San Vito al Tagliamento |
Motto(s) | "Sicut Leones" |
Anniversaries | 1 October 1927 |
Decorations | ![]() 1x Bronze Medal of Army Valor[1] |
Insignia | |
Tank units gorget patches |
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.[2]