Mechanized Brigade "Granatieri di Sardegna"

This article is about the currently active Italian Army Mechanized Brigade "Granatieri di Sardegna". For the World War II Royal Italian Army division, see 21st Infantry Division "Granatieri di Sardegna".
Mechanized Brigade "Granatieri di Sardegna"
Brigata Meccanizzata "Granatieri di Sardegna"
Coat of Arms of the Mechanized Brigade "Granatieri di Sardegna"
Active25 October 1831 - 20 April 1850
Guards Brigade
20 April 1850 - November 1852
Granatieri Brigade
November 1852 - 25 October 1871
Brigade "Granatieri di Sardegna"
2 January 1881 - 8 February 1934
Brigade "Granatieri di Sardegna"
8 February 1934 - 10 September 1943
21st Infantry Division "Granatieri di Sardegna"
15 May 1944 - 31 August 1944
Granatieri Division
1 April 1948 - 1 November 1976
Infantry Division "Granatieri di Sardegna"
1 November 1976 - today Mechanized Brigade "Granatieri di Sardegna"
CountryItaly
BranchItalian Army
RoleInfantry
SizeBrigade
Part ofDivision "Acqui"
Garrison/HQRome
Colorsred
EngagementsWorld War I
World War II
Bosnia SFOR
Kosovo KFOR
Afghanistan ISAF
Iraq Multinational force in Iraq
UNIFIL
Commanders
Current
commander		Brigadier Giovanni Armentani

The Mechanized Brigade "Granatieri di Sardegna" (Italian: Brigata Meccanizzata "Granatieri di Sardegna" - Mechanized Brigade "Grenadiers of Sardinia") is a mechanized infantry brigade of the Italian Army, based in Rome and central Italy. The brigade fields one of the oldest regiments of the Army and is one of the guard regiments of the President of Italy. The name of the unit dates back to the Kingdom of Sardinia and not the eponymous Mediterranean island of Sardinia. The brigade is part of the Division "Acqui".