Mechanized Brigade "Trieste"

Brigata Meccanizzata "Trieste"
Coat of Arms of the Mechanized Brigade "Trieste" after 1986
Active20 October 1960 – 31 May 1991
CountryItaly
BranchItalian Army
TypeInfantry
RoleArmoured warfare
Part of1975 - 1986 Mechanized Division "Folgore"
1986 - 1991 3rd Army Corps
Garrison/HQBologna

The Mechanized Brigade "Trieste" was a mechanized brigade of the Italian Army. Its core units were mechanized infantry battalions. The brigade's headquarter was in the city of Bologna. Named after the North-Eastern city of Trieste the brigade's coat of arms was modeled after the city's coat of arms.