Mechanized Brigade "Sassari"

Sassari Mechanized Brigade
Brigata Meccanizzata "Sassari"
Coat of arms of the Sassari Mechanized Brigade
ActiveMarch 1, 1915 – March 11, 1926
Sassari Brigade
March 11, 1926 - 1934
12th Infantry Brigade
1934 - 1939
Timavo Infantry Brigade
1939 - September 10, 1943
Sassari Infantry Division
December 1, 1988 - January 1, 1991
Sassari Motorized Brigade
January 1, 1991 – today
Sassari Mechanized Brigade
Country Italy
BranchItalian Army
TypeMechanized infantry
RoleAnti-tank warfare
Armoured warfare
Artillery observer
Bomb disposal
CBRN defense
Close-quarters combat
Combined arms
Desert warfare
Fire support
Indirect fire
Maneuver warfare
Military engineering
Military logistics
Mountain warfare
Patrolling
Raiding
Reconnaissance
Route clearance
Urban warfare
SizeBrigade
Part ofDivision "Acqui"
Garrison/HQSassari
Motto(s)"Sa vida pro sa Patria" (Sardinian)
(English: "One's life spent for the [Italian] homeland")
Colorsred and white
MarchDimonios
Anniversaries28 January 1918
EngagementsWorld War I
World War II
Bosnia SFOR
Kosovo KFOR
Afghanistan ISAF
Iraq Multinational force in Iraq
Commanders
Current
commander
Brigadier Andrea Di Stasio

The Sassari Mechanized Brigade is a mechanized infantry brigade of the Italian Army, based on the island of Sardinia. Its core are three infantry regiments which distinguished themselves in combat during World War I. Carrying the name of the Sardinian city of Sassari the brigade's coat of arms is modeled after the city's coat of arms. The brigade is part of the Division "Acqui".