| 3rd Armored Infantry Regiment | |
|---|---|
| 3° Reggimento Fanteria Corazzato | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:CoA_mil_ITA_btg_corazzato_09.png) Regimental coat of arms | |
| Active | 1 Oct. 1927 — 8 Sept. 1943 1 Oct. 1964 — 10 Sept. 1991 13 July 1992 — 29 Sept. 1995 |
| Country |  Italy |
| Branch | Italian Army |
| Part of | Infantry Division "Granatieri di Sardegna" |
| Garrison/HQ | Persano |
| Motto(s) | "Pondere et igne iuvat" |
| Anniversaries | 5 January 1941 |
| Decorations | &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Valor_militare_bronze_medal_BAR.svg){kind=small} 2x Bronze Medals of Military Valor |
| Insignia | |
| Tank units gorget patches | &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Mostrina_-_Carristi.png){kind=small} |
The 3rd Armored Infantry Regiment (Italian: 3° Reggimento Fanteria Corazzato) is an inactive armored warfare regiment of the Italian Army, which was based in Persano in Campania and last operationally assigned to the Infantry Division "Granatieri di Sardegna". The regiment was formed in 1927 as Armed Tanks Regiment. In 1936 the regiment was split into four tank infantry regiments and the 3rd Tank Infantry Regiment was assigned the flag and traditions of the Armed Tanks Regiment. During World War II the battalion served as central training command for all Italian tank units. The regiment was disbanded by German forces after the Armistice of Cassibile was announced on 8 September 1943.[1]
In 1964 the regiment was reformed as 3rd Armored Infantry Regiment and assigned to the Infantry Division "Granatieri di Sardegna". In 1975 the regiment was disbanded and its flag and traditions transferred to the 9th Armored Battalion "M.O. Butera", which was assigned to the Motorized Brigade "Acqui". In 1991 the battalion was disbanded and the flag of the 3rd Armored Infantry Regiment transferred to the Shrine of the Flags in the Vittoriano in Rome. From 1992 to 1995 the 9th Armored Battalion "M.O. Butera" was again active as a training support unit at the Monte Romano training range. Originally the unit, like all Italian tank units, was part of the army's infantry arm, but on 1 June 1999 the tankers specialty was transferred from the infantry arm to the cavalry arm. The regiment's anniversary falls on 5 January, the last day of the Battle of Bardia, which concluded the operational cycle 1940-41 of the Western Desert campaign.[1]