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75th Infantry Regiment "Napoli"
Inactive unit of the Italian Army last based in Cosenza / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 75th Infantry Regiment "Napoli" (Italian: 75° Reggimento Fanteria "Napoli") is an inactive unit of the Italian Army last based in Cosenza. The regiment is named for the city of Naples and part of the Italian Army's infantry arm.[2]
75th Infantry Regiment "Napoli" | |
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75° Reggimento Fanteria "Napoli" | |
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Active | 16 April 1861 – 13 July 1943 1 April 1947 – 30 Nov. 1958[1][2] |
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Branch | Italian Army |
Garrison/HQ | Cosenza |
Motto(s) | "Ignis in corde" |
Anniversaries | 30 June 1916 - Battle of Monfalcone |
Decorations | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 2x Military Order of Italy 3x Silver Medals of Military Valor 1x Messina earthquake Silver Medal of Merit[1][2] |
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Regimental gorget patches |
The regiment was formed 1861 as a Grenadier regiment, but was transferred to the line infantry in 1871. In 1866 the regiment fought in the Third Italian War of Independence. In World War I the regiment fought on the Italian front and the Western Front in France. In 1935-36 the regiment participated in the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. During World War II the regiment was assigned to the 54th Infantry Division "Napoli". In July 1943 the Napoli division fought in the Allied invasion of Sicily, during which the division and regiment were destroyed. After the war the regiment was reformed in 1947 and disbanded in 1958.[2]