9th Paratroopers Assault Regiment "Col Moschin" | |
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9° Reggimento d'Assalto Paracadutisti "Col Moschin" | |
Active | 20 July 1942 – 9 Sept. 1943 1 Oct. 1975 – today[1] |
Country | Italy |
Branch | Italian Army |
Type | Special Forces |
Part of | Army Special Forces Command |
Garrison/HQ | Livorno |
Motto(s) | "Della folgore l'impeto" |
Anniversaries | 16 June 1918 Battle of Col Moschin |
Decorations | 2x Military Order of Italy 3x Silver Medals of Military Valor 1x Gold Medal of Army Valor 1x Silver Medal of Army Valor[2] |
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Regimental gorget patches |
The 9th Paratroopers Assault Regiment "Col Moschin" (Italian: 9° Reggimento d'Assalto Paracadutisti "Col Moschin") is an active Special Forces unit of the Italian Army based in Livorno in Tuscany. The regiment is part of the Italian Army's infantry arm's Paracadutisti speciality and assigned to the Army Special Forces Command for training, preparation, doctrinal and procedural development, and the materiel acquisition. Operationally the regiment falls under the Italian Armed Forces' Joint Special Forces Operations Command. The regiment is the only military unit which has participated in all out-of-area missions of the Italian Army since World War II.[3][4]