11th Bersaglieri Battalion "Caprera"

11th Bersaglieri Battalion "Caprera"
11° Battaglione Bersaglieri "Caprera"
Battalion coat of arms
Country	Italy
Branch	Italian Army
Part of	8th Mechanized Brigade "Garibaldi"
Garrison/HQ	Orcenico Superiore
Motto(s)	"Obbedisco"
Anniversaries	18 June 1836
Decorations	1x Gold Medal of Military Valor* 3x Silver Medals of Military Valor 1x Bronze Medal of Army Valor[1] * temporarily assigned
Insignia
Bersaglieri gorget patches

The 11th Bersaglieri Battalion "Caprera" (Italian: 11° Battaglione Bersaglieri "Caprera") is an inactive Italian Army Bersaglieri unit. Originally formed in 1910 by the 11th Bersaglieri Regiment as a cyclists battalion, the battalion fought separate from the regiment on the Italian front during World War I. With three Silver Medals of Military Valor the battalion was the most decorated Bersaglieri unit of the war.^[2]

In 1964 the battalion was reformed and assigned to the 182nd Armored Infantry Regiment "Garibaldi". During the 1975 army reform the regiment was disbanded and the battalion became an autonomous unit. The battalion inherited the regiment's flag, motto and traditions. In 1992 the battalion lost its autonomy and entered the 7th Bersaglieri Regiment. In 1997 the battalion's name and traditions were transferred from the 7th Bersaglieri Regiment to the 11th Bersaglieri Regiment, thus reuniting the battalion with its parent regiment.^[2][3] The battalion's anniversary falls, as for all Bersaglieri units, on 18 June 1836, the day the Bersaglieri speciality was founded.^[2]