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62nd Armored Battalion "M.O. Jero"
Italian Army tank unit / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 62nd Armored Battalion "M.O. Jero" (Italian: 62° Battaglione Corazzato "M.O. Jero") is an inactive armored battalion of the Italian Army, which was based in Catania in Sicily and last operationally assigned to the Motorized Brigade "Aosta". The unit's lineage traces back to the World War II LXII Tank Battalion L, which in 1940 participated in the Italian invasion of Egypt. On 5 January 1940, the battalion was destroyed in the Battle of Bardia. In 1960 the battalion was reformed and assigned to the Infantry Division "Aosta". In 1975 the battalion was renamed 62nd Armored Battalion "M.O. Jero". In 1992 the battalion was disbanded and its flag transferred to the Shrine of the Flags in the Vittoriano in Rome.[1][2]
62nd Armored Battalion "M.O. Jero" | |
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62° Battaglione Corazzato "M.O. Jero" | |
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Active | Dec. 1939 — 5 Jan. 1941 15 May 1960 — 26 Aug. 1992 |
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Branch | Italian Army |
Part of | Motorized Brigade "Aosta" |
Garrison/HQ | Catania |
Motto(s) | "Come il fuoco dell'Etna" |
Anniversaries | 1 October 1927 |
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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 battalion'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]