3rd Bersaglieri Regiment

3rd Bersaglieri Regiment
3° Reggimento bersaglieri
Regimental coat of arms
Active24 January 1861 - today
Country Italy
BranchItalian Army
Part ofMechanized Brigade "Sassari"
Garrison/HQTeulada
Nickname(s)"Il Glorioso"[1]
Motto(s)"Maiora viribus audere"
Anniversaries18 June 1836
Decorations
2x Military Order of Italy
3x Gold Medals of Military Valor
3x Silver Medals of Military Valor
3x Bronze Medals of Military Valor
1x Silver Medal of Army Valor
1x Bronze Medal of Civil Merit
1x Silver Cross of Army Merit[2]
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Aminto Caretto
Insignia
Bersaglieri gorget patches
3rd Bersaglieri Regiment lieutenant with her radioman during an exercise in Sardinia

The 3rd Bersaglieri Regiment (Italian: 3° Reggimento Bersaglieri) is an active unit of the Italian Army based in Teulada in Sardinia. The regiment is part of the army's infantry corps' Bersaglieri speciality and operationally assigned to the Mechanized Brigade "Sassari".[3] The regiment is the highest decorated unit of the Italian Army with three Gold Medals of Military Valor, two of which the regiment earned during the Italian campaign in Ukraine and Russia in World War II.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 3RgtBersANB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "3° Reggimento Bersaglieri". President of Italy. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  3. ^ "3° Reggimento Bersaglieri". Italian Army. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  4. ^ "3° Reggimento Bersaglieri - Il Medagliere". Italian Army. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

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