132nd Armored Brigade "Ariete"

132nd Armored Brigade "Ariete"
132a Brigata Corazzata "Ariete"
Coat of Arms of the 132nd Armored Brigade "Ariete"
ActiveDivision: 1 October 1952 – 30 September 1986
Brigade: 23 May 1948 - 30 September 1952
1 October 1986 – present
Country Italy
BranchItalian Army
RoleArmored warfare
SizeBrigade
Part ofDivision "Vittorio Veneto"
Garrison/HQPordenone
Motto(s)"Ferrea mole, Ferreo cuore" (Iron mass, Iron heart)
ColorsBlue and red
Mascot(s)Ram Head
EngagementsSomalia UNITAF
Bosnia SFOR
Kosovo KFOR
Afghanistan ISAF
Iraq Multinational force in Iraq
Lebanon UNIFIL

The 132nd Armored Brigade "Ariete" (Italian: 132a Brigata Corazzata "Ariete") is currently the only active armored brigade of the Italian Army. Its core units are tank and Bersaglieri regiments. The brigade's headquarters is in Pordenone, and most of its units are based in the North-East of Italy. The brigade's name comes from the battering ram (Italian: Ariete). The brigade draws much of its historical traditions from the 132nd Armored Division "Ariete," which fought in the Western Desert Campaign of World War II. In 1948, the Ariete was reconstituted as a division and remained active until 1986. Today the brigade is part of the Division "Vittorio Veneto".[1][2]

  1. ^ "132^ Brigata Corazzata "Ariete"". Italian Army. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  2. ^ "132^ Brigata Corazzata "Ariete" - La Storia". Italian Army. Retrieved 14 November 2019.