41st Regiment "Cordenons" | |
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41° Reggimento "Cordenons" | |
Active | May 1915 — 17 March 1919 15 Sept. 1939 — 28 Sept. 1943 1 May 1947 — today[1] |
Country | Italy |
Branch | Italian Army |
Part of | Tactical Intelligence Brigade |
Garrison/HQ | Sora |
Motto(s) | "Ignis intellectus" |
Anniversaries | 15 June 1918 - Second Battle of the Piave River |
Decorations | 1x Silver Medal of Military Valor[2] |
Insignia | |
Regimental gorget patches |
The 41st Regiment "Cordenons" (Italian: 41° Reggimento "Cordenons") is a Surveillance and Target Acquisition unit of the Italian Army. Originally a field artillery regiment, the regiment is today a multi-arms unit operationally assigned to the Tactical Intelligence Brigade, which combines elements of the artillery and signal arms. The regiment is based in Sora in Lazio.[3][4]
Originally an artillery regiment of the Royal Italian Army, the regiment was formed days before Italy's entry into World War I and disbanded after the war. The regiment was reformed in 1939 and assigned in World War II to the 41st Infantry Division "Firenze", with which the regiment participated in the Invasion of Yugoslavia. The division and regiment were located in Macedonia when the Armistice of Cassibile was announced on 8 September 1943. The division clashed with German forces and then negotiated with the Yugoslav partisans about joining forces against the Germans. On 28 September 1943 the division and its units disbanded and the personnel then joined the partisans.[1][4]
The regiment was reformed in 1947 and assigned to the Infantry Division "Folgore". In 1951 the regiment was transferred to the V Army Corps. In 1976 the regiment was disbanded and its flag and traditions were assigned to the 41st Artillery Specialists Group "Cordenons", which was the 5th Army Corps' target acquisition unit. In 1977 the group was transferred to the 3rd Missile Brigade "Aquileia" and in 1986 it returned to 5th Army Corps. In 2001 the group was expanded to regiment. In 2004 the regiment was assigned to the RISTA-EW Brigade and reorganized a battlefield surveillance unit.[4][5] The regimental anniversary falls, as for all Italian Army artillery regiments, on June 15, the beginning of the Second Battle of the Piave River in 1918.[4]