Bersaglieri Brigade "Garibaldi"

Bersaglieri Brigade "Garibaldi"
Brigata Bersaglieri "Garibaldi"
Coat of Arms of the Bersaglieri Brigade "Garibaldi" since 1986
Active1 November 1975 - 1 July 1991
8th Mechanized Brigade "Garibaldi"
1 July 1991 - 1 September 1994
8th Bersaglieri Brigade "Garibaldi"
1 September 1994 - today
Bersaglieri Brigade "Garibaldi"
CountryItaly
BranchItalian Army
RoleBersaglieri
SizeBrigade
Part ofDivision "Acqui"
Garrison/HQCaserta
Colorsdark red
EngagementsBosnia SFOR
Kosovo KFOR
Afghanistan ISAF
Iraq Multinational force in Iraq
Lebanon UNIFIL
Commanders
Current
commander
Brigadier Luigi Scollo

The Bersaglieri Brigade "Garibaldi" is a mechanized infantry brigade of the Italian Army, based in the south of the country. Its core units are Bersaglieri, an elite infantry corps of the Italian Army. The brigade is named after Giuseppe Garibaldi, a hero of the Italian wars of unification.[1] The brigade is part of the Division "Acqui".

  1. ^ "Brigata Bersaglieri "Garibaldi" - La Storia". Italian Army. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

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