Alpine Brigade Taurinense
The Alpini Brigade " Taurinense " is one of the two remaining brigades of mountain troops of the Italian army. The associations of the Brigade are mostly stationed in the Italian Western Alps. A native of the ancient name " Taurinense " refers to the city of Turin, in which is located the headquarters of the brigade.
Order
The Alpini Brigade " Taurinense " is subordinate to the Mountain Troops command Comalp in Bolzano. It forms from mountain troops and make it available for peace-keeping missions in the framework of the EU, NATO and the UN, to meet NATO alliance obligations or national defense. If necessary, the brigade also handles support and backup tasks on behalf of civilian agencies.
Structure
- Staff and Versorgungsverband Taurinense (Turin )
- 2nd Alpini Regiment ( Cuneo)
- 3rd Alpini Regiment ( Pinerolo )
- 9th Alpini Regiment ( L' Aquila)
- 1st Cavalry Regiment Nice Cavalleria ( Bellinzago Novarese )
- 1st Mountain Artillery Regiment ( Fossano at Cuneo)
- 32 Mountain Pioneer Regiment ( Turin)
- Logistics Regiment Taurinense ( Rivoli )
All regiments of the brigade have battalion strength. The associations of Taurinense are stationed in the Italian Western Alps (Piedmont), the 9th Alpini Regiment in the central Italian region of Abruzzo.
Equipment
The regiments of the brigade have multi-purpose vehicles of the type VTLM Lince, on light armored vehicles by type puma and mountain suitable for chain type vehicles Bv206S. The cavalry regiment is equipped with Radpanzern type Centauro. The mountain artillery is equipped with the howitzer FH -70 ( 155 mm). The 105- mm - mountain howitzers ( Gebirgshaubitze model 56) were asked by the introduction of new 120 - mm mortar out of service and not replaced.
History
The brigade was erected in 1923 in Turin as the 1st Alpini Group, which in 1926 the designation 1st Alpini Brigade led and consisted of the 1st 2nd, 3rd and 4th Alpini Regiment, as well as from the 1st Mountain Artillery Regiment. 1935 went out of the 1st Brigade Alpini Division Taurinense forth, who was now the 3rd and 4th Alpini Regiment, and the 1st Mountain Artillery Regiment ( the 1st and 2nd Regiment went to the new 4th Alpini Division Cuneense in Cuneo). During the Second World War, the Division was operating, among others in Yugoslavia. There, joined after the armistice in September 1943, to almost all of their soldiers of the Italian partisan Garibaldi Division.
In 1949, the Taurinense as Brigade with the 4th Alpini Regiment and the 1st Mountain Artillery Regiment in Turin again. During the Cold War, situated in the Western Alps Brigade was a reserve association, which could be used if necessary in the Eastern Alps or on the flanks of NATO. For this purpose, provided the Taurinense the now defunct "Allied Mobile Force -Land" (AMF -L), the Alpini Battalion Susa (now 3rd Alpini Regiment ), which also practiced in Norway and Turkey.
With the army reform of 1975, the regiment level was abolished in the Italian army. Therefore, the brigade was in the years 1976-1990 from the Alpini battalions Saluzzo and Susa, from the mountain artillery battalions Pinerolo and Aosta, from the logistics battalion Taurinense and some disposal and supply units. Added to this was the Alpini Training Battalion Mondovi.
After 1991, the brigade has been professionalized as one of the first in Italy and participated in several missions abroad, including in Mozambique, former Yugoslavia, and several times in Afghanistan. The two Alpini battalions Saluzzo and Susa again lead the designation regiment. From the Alpini Brigade Julia the Taurinense took over the 9th Alpini Regiment, which traditionally consists of personnel from the central Italian region of Abruzzo and is also stationed there. Added to this was to supplement the associations in Piedmont a cavalry regiment ( armored reconnaissance battalion ).
2013, the close cooperation with the French 27e brigade d' infantry de montagne was institutionalized by a common rod.