1st Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna"

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1st Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna"
1° Reggimento "Granatieri di Sardegna"
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Regimental coat of arms
Active 18 April 1659 - today[1]
Country  Italy
Branch Italian Army
Part of Mechanized Brigade "Granatieri di Sardegna"
Garrison/HQ Rome
Motto ​"A me​​ le Guardie!"
Anniversaries 18 April 1659 - Founding of the speciality
Decorations Cavaliere BAR.svg Valor militare gold medal BAR.svg Valor militare gold medal BAR.svg Valor militare silver medal BAR.svg Valor militare silver medal BAR.svg Valor militare silver medal BAR.svg Valor militare bronze medal BAR.svg
1x Military Order of Italy
2x Gold Medals of Military Valour
3x Silver Medals of Military Valour
1x Bronze Medal of Military Valour[2]

The 1st Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna" (Italian: 1° Reggimento "Granatieri di Sardegna" ) is an active unit of the Italian Army based in Rome in Lazio. The regiment is part of the Italian army's Granatieri infantry corps and operationally assigned to the Mechanized Brigade "Granatieri di Sardegna".[3]

Current structure

As of 2019 the 1st Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna" consists of:

  • 30px Regimental Command, in Rome
    • Command and Logistic Support Company
    • 1st Grenadiers Battalion "Assietta"
      • 1st Grenadiers Company
      • 2nd Grenadiers Company
      • 3rd Grenadiers Company
      • 4th Maneuver Support Company

The regiment is equipped with tracked Dardo infantry fighting vehicles. The Maneuver Support Company is equipped with M106 120mm mortar carriers and Dardo IFVs with Spike LR anti-tank guided missiles.

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