Mechanized Brigade "Granatieri di Sardegna"

Mechanized Brigade "Granatieri di Sardegna"
Brigata Meccanizzata "Granatieri di Sardegna"
Coat of Arms of the Mechanized Brigade "Granatieri di Sardegna"
Active	25 October 1831 - 20 April 1850 Guards Brigade 20 April 1850 - November 1852 Granatieri Brigade November 1852 - 25 October 1871 Brigade "Granatieri di Sardegna" 2 January 1881 - 8 February 1934 Brigade "Granatieri di Sardegna" 8 February 1934 - 10 September 1943 21st Infantry Division "Granatieri di Sardegna" 15 May 1944 - 31 August 1944 Granatieri Division 1 April 1948 - 1 November 1976 Infantry Division "Granatieri di Sardegna" 1 November 1976 - today Mechanized Brigade "Granatieri di Sardegna"
Country	Italy
Branch	Italian Army
Role	Infantry
Size	Brigade
Part of	Division "Acqui"
Garrison/HQ	Rome
Colors	red
Engagements	World War I World War II Bosnia SFOR Kosovo KFOR Afghanistan ISAF Iraq Multinational force in Iraq UNIFIL
Commanders
Current commander	Brigadier Giovanni Armentani

The Mechanized Brigade "Granatieri di Sardegna" (Italian: Brigata Meccanizzata "Granatieri di Sardegna" - Mechanized Brigade "Grenadiers of Sardinia") is a mechanized infantry brigade of the Italian Army, based in Rome and central Italy. The brigade fields one of the oldest regiments of the Army and is one of the guard regiments of the President of Italy. The name of the unit dates back to the Kingdom of Sardinia and not the eponymous Mediterranean island of Sardinia. The brigade is part of the Division "Acqui".