| 4th Bersaglieri Regiment | |
|---|---|
| 4° Reggimento bersaglieri | |
 Regimental coat of arms | |
| Active | 16 April 1861 — 18 Dec. 1864 30 Dec. 1865 — 9 Dec. 1917 11 Jan. 1919 — 9 Sep. 1943 1 Feb. 1944 — 24 Sept. 1944 1 Nov. 1975 — 31 Jan. 1991 8 May 1993 — 29 May 1998 1 Oct. 2022 — today |
| Country |  Italy |
| Branch | Italian Army |
| Part of | Bersaglieri Brigade "Garibaldi" |
| Garrison/HQ | Maniago |
| Motto(s) | "Vis, animus, impetus" |
| Anniversaries | 18 June 1836 |
| Decorations |      1 × Military Order of Italy 1 × Gold Medal of Military Valor[1] 1 × Silver Medal of Military Valor 3 × Bronze Medals of Military Valor 1 × Silver Medal of Army Valor[2] |
| Insignia | |
| Bersaglieri gorget patches |  |
The 4th Bersaglieri Regiment (Italian: 4° Reggimento Bersaglieri) is an active unit of the Italian Army. The regiment is part of the army's infantry corps' Bersaglieri speciality. The regiment was formed in 1861 by the Royal Italian Army with preexisting battalions. During World War I the regiment served on the Italian front. During World War II the regiment fought in the Greco–Italian War and then served on occupation duty in Yugoslavia until it was disbanded by German forces after the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943. The regiment was reformed by the Italian Co-belligerent Army on 1 February 1944 and fought on the allied side in the Italian Campaign until it was once more disbanded on 24 September 1944.[3][4]
In 1976 the regiment's flag and traditions were assigned to the 26th Bersaglieri Battalion "Castelfidardo", which was assigned to the 8th Mechanized Brigade "Garibaldi". In 1989 the battalion was reduced to a reserve unit and in 1991 the battalion was disbanded. The battalion was reformed in 1993 as a training unit, which was once more disbanded in 1998. In October 2022 the unit's flag and traditions were assigned to the 4th Bersaglieri Command and Tactical Supports Unit of the Bersaglieri Brigade "Garibaldi". The regiment's anniversary falls, as for all Bersaglieri units, on 18 June 1836, the day the Bersaglieri speciality was founded.[3][4]
- ^ "4° Reggimento Bersaglieri". Quirinale - Presidenza della Repubblica. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "26° Battaglione Bersaglieri "Castelfidardo"". Quirinale - Presidenza della Repubblica. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ a b "4° Reparto Comando e Supporti Tattici Bersaglieri". Italian Army. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ a b F. dell'Uomo, R. Puletti (1998). L'Esercito Italiano verso il 2000 - Vol. Primo - Tomo I. Rome: SME - Ufficio Storico. p. 414.