9th Infantry Regiment "Bari"

9th Infantry Regiment "Bari"
9° Reggimento Fanteria "Bari"
Regimental coat of arms
Active	8 April 1734 - today^[1]
Country	Italy
Branch	Italian Army
Part of	Mechanized Brigade "Pinerolo"
Garrison/HQ	Trani
Motto(s)	"Ai bianchi gli ardimenti"
Anniversaries	24 October 1915 - Battle of San Michele del Carso
Decorations	2x Military Order of Italy 2x Gold Medals of Military Valor 1x Silver Medal of Military Valor 1x Bronze Medal of Military Valor 1x Medal of Merit for the 1908 Messina earthquake^[2]
Insignia
Regimental gorget patches

The 9th Infantry Regiment "Bari" (Italian: 9° Reggimento Fanteria "Bari") is an active unit of the Italian Army based in Trani in Apulia. The regiment is part of the Italian army's infantry corps and operationally assigned to the Mechanized Brigade "Pinerolo".^[3]

Organization

As of 2023 the 9th Infantry Regiment "Bari" consists of:

Regimental Command, in Trani
- Command and Logistic Support Company
- 1st Infantry Battalion
  - 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 Freccia wheeled infantry fighting vehicles. The Maneuver Support Company is equipped with Freccia mortar carries with 120mm mortars and Freccia IFVs with Spike LR anti-tank guided missiles.

^ "9° Reggimento Fanteria "Bari" - La Storia". Italian Army. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
^ "9° Reggimento Fanteria "Bari" - Il Medagliere". Italian Army. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
^ "9° Reggimento Fanteria "Bari"". 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

Italian Army infantry units

Infantry specialities

Active

Combat	5th Infantry Regiment "Aosta", 9th Infantry Regiment "Bari", 28th Regiment "Pavia", 62nd Infantry Regiment "Sicilia", 66th Airmobile Infantry Regiment "Trieste", 82nd Infantry Regiment "Torino", 151st Infantry Regiment "Sassari", 152nd Infantry Regiment "Sassari"
Support	6th Command and Tactical Supports Unit "Aosta", 13th Command and Tactical Supports Unit "Pinerolo", 45th Command and Tactical Supports Unit "Reggio", 57th Command and Tactical Supports Unit "Abruzzi", 78th Command and Tactical Supports Unit "Lupi di Toscana", 80th Regiment "Roma", 87th Command and Tactical Supports Unit "Friuli",
Training	17th Volunteer Training Regiment "Acqui", 85th Volunteer Training Regiment "Verona", 235th Volunteer Training Regiment "Piceno"

Inactive

This page was last edited on 11 January 2024, at 11:18