2nd Bersaglieri Regiment

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2nd Bersaglieri Regiment
2° Reggimento bersaglieri
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Regimental coat of arms
Active16 April 1861 - 2 September 2002
Country Italy
BranchItalian Army
Part ofArmored Brigade "Centauro"
Garrison/HQLegnano
Motto(s)"Nulli Secundus"
Anniversaries18 June 1836
DecorationsCavaliere BAR.svg Cavaliere BAR.svg Valor militare silver medal BAR.svg Valor militare silver medal BAR.svg Valor militare bronze medal BAR.svg Valor militare bronze medal BAR.svg Valor militare bronze medal BAR.svg Valor militare bronze medal BAR.svg Valor dell'esercito silver medal BAR.svg Valor dell'esercito bronze medal BAR.svg BenemerenzaSiculo1908.png
2x Military Order of Italy
2x Silver Medals of Military Valour
4x Bronze Medals of Military Valour
1x Silver Medal of Army Valour
1x Bronze Medal of Army Valour
1x 1908 Messina earthquake Medal of Merit
Insignia
Bersaglieri gorget patches
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The 2nd Bersaglieri Regiment (Italian: 2° Reggimento Bersaglieri) is an inactive unit of the Italian Army last based in Legnano in Lombardy. The regiment is part of the army's infantry corps' Bersaglieri speciality and was last operationally assigned to the Armored Brigade "Centauro". Its only battalion was the 2nd Bersaglieri Battalion "Governolo". On 2 September 2002 the regiment was disbanded and its war flag transferred to the Shrine of the Flags in the Vittoriano in Rome.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2° Reggimento Bersaglieri". Ass. Naz. Bersaglieri Sez. di Desenzano. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Brigata Corazzata "Centauro"". Ferreamole. Retrieved 17 November 2019.