8th Bersaglieri Regiment

8th Bersaglieri Regiment
8° Reggimento bersaglieri
Regimental coat of arms
Active	1 January 1871 - today
Country	Italy
Branch	Italian Army
Part of	Bersaglieri Brigade "Garibaldi"
Garrison/HQ	Caserta
Motto(s)	"Velox ad impetum"
Anniversaries	18 June 1836
Engagements	Battle of the Chernaya
Decorations	2x Military Order of Italy^[1] 2x Gold Medals of Military Valor 1x Silver Medal of Military Valor 5x Bronze Medals of Military Valor 1x Gold Medal of Army Valor 1x Silver Medal of Army Valor 1x Silver Medal of Civil Valor 1x 1908 Messina earthquake Medal of Merit^[2]
Insignia
Bersaglieri gorget patches

The 8th Bersaglieri Regiment (Italian: 8° Reggimento Bersaglieri) is an active unit of the Italian Army based in Caserta in Campania. The regiment is part of the army's infantry corps' Bersaglieri speciality and operationally assigned to the Bersaglieri Brigade "Garibaldi".^[3] The regiment is one of the highest decorated units of the Italian Army with two Gold Medals of Military Valor, both of which the regiment earned during the North African campaign of World War II.^[2]

Organization

As of 2023 the 8th Bersaglieri Regiment consists of:

Regimental Command, in Caserta
- Logistic Support Company
- 3rd Bersaglieri Battalion "Cernaia"
  - 1st Fusiliers Company
  - 2nd Fusiliers Company
  - 3rd Fusiliers Company
  - Maneuver Support Company

The Command and Logistic Support Company fields the following platoons: C3 Platoon, Transport and Materiel Platoon, Medical Platoon, and Commissariat Platoon. 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.

^ "L'Esercito e il 4 novembre". Italian Army. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b "8° Reggimento Bersaglieri - Il Medagliere". Italian Army. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
^ "8° Reggimento Bersaglieri". Italian Army. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

Divisions	"Acqui" "Tridentina" "Vittorio Veneto"
Other	Army Aviation Command Army Simulation and Validation Center Army Training Command and Application School Engineer Command

Brigades	"Aosta" "Ariete" "Folgore" "Friuli" "Garibaldi" "Granatieri di Sardegna" "Julia" "Pinerolo" "Pozzuolo del Friuli" "Sassari" "Taurinense" Army Aviation Support NRDC-ITA Support Tactical Intelligence
Commands	Army Special Forces Artillery Anti-aircraft Artillery Signal Logistic Support
Other	Military Academy Army NCO School Infantry School Cavalry School Administrative School Medical and Veterinary School Alpine Training Center Army Aviation Training Center

v t e Italian Army Bersaglieri units
Active	1st Bersaglieri Regiment, 3rd Bersaglieri Regiment, 4th Bersaglieri Command and Tactical Supports Unit, 6th Bersaglieri Regiment, 7th Bersaglieri Regiment, 8th Bersaglieri Regiment, 11th Bersaglieri Regiment
Inactive	2nd Bersaglieri Regiment, 5th Bersaglieri Regiment, 9th Bersaglieri Regiment, 12th Bersaglieri Regiment, 18th Bersaglieri Regiment, 11th Bersaglieri Battalion "Caprera", 27th Bersaglieri Battalion "Jamiano"

This page was last edited on 11 January 2024, at 11:11