Logistic Battalion "Mameli"
Battaglione Logistico "Mameli"
Battalion coat of arms
Active1 Oct. 1975 - 31 March 1991
Country Italy
BranchItalian Army
TypeMilitary logistics
Part ofArmored Brigade "Mameli"
Garrison/HQVacile
Motto(s)"Pari al valor l'impegno"
Anniversaries22 May 1916 - Battle of Asiago
Decorations
1x Bronze Medal of Army Valour[1]
Insignia
Unit gorget patches

The Logistic Battalion "Mameli" (Italian: Battaglione Logistico "Mameli") is an inactive logistics unit of the Italian Army, which was assigned to the Armored Brigade "Mameli".[2]

History

In 1963 the Italian Army reorganized its divisions along NATO standards and added a brigade level to the divisions' structure. As part of the reorganization the Armored Division "Ariete" formed three services battalions for its three brigades. On 1 April 1964 the command of the II Services Battalion "Ariete" was activated in Cordenons. The battalion was declared operational in 1965 and assigned to the II Armored Brigade "Ariete".[2]

Initially the battalion consisted of a command, a command platoon, an auto unit, a mobile workshop, a mixed services platoon, and provisions team. On 1 January 1966 the battalion was reorganized and consisted now of a command, a command company, an auto unit, a medical company, and a Resupply, Repairs, Recovery Unit. On 1 October 1968 the battalion was assigned to the division's Services Grouping Command "Ariete" and the next day the brigade headquarters of the division were disbanded.[2]

As part of the 1975 army reform the Armored Division "Ariete" was reorganized and three brigades were formed with the division's units: on 1 October 1975 the 32nd Armored Brigade "Mameli", and on 1 November 1975 the 8th Mechanized Brigade "Garibaldi" and 132nd Armored Brigade "Manin". On 1 October 1975 the II Services Battalion "Ariete" was renamed Logistic Battalion "Mameli" and assigned to the 32nd Mechanized Brigade "Mameli". Soon thereafter the battalion moved from Cordenons to Vacile.[2]

Initially the battalion consisted of a command, a command platoon, and a supply and transport company, a medium workshop, and a vehicle park.[2] At the time the battalion fielded 692 men (38 officers, 85 non-commissioned officers, and 569 soldiers).[3]

On 12 November 1976 the battalion was granted a flag by decree 846 of the President of the Italian Republic Giovanni Leone.[2][4]

For its conduct and work after the 1976 Friuli earthquake the battalion was awarded a Bronze Medal of Army Valour, which was affixed to the battalion's flag and added to the battalion's coat of arms.[2][1]

On 24 June 1981 the battalion added a reserve medical unit. On 1 January of the same year the battalion was reorganized and consisted then of the following units:[2]

  • Battalion Command, in Vacile[2]
    • Command and Services Company
    • Supply Company
    • Maintenance Company
    • Medium Transport Company
    • Medical Unit (Reserve)

On 31 March 1991 the Logistic Battalion "Mameli" was disbanded and followed the next day by the Armored Brigade "Mameli". On 8 May of the same year the battalion's flag was transferred to the Shrine of the Flags in the Vittoriano in Rome.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Bandiera del Battaglione Logistico "Mameli"". President of Italy. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 F. dell'Uomo, R. di Rosa (1998). L'Esercito Italiano verso il 2000 - Vol. Secondo - Tomo II. Rome: SME - Ufficio Storico. p. 438.
  3. ↑ Stefani, Filippo (1989). La storia della dottrina e degli ordinamenti dell'Esercito Italiano - Vol. III - Tomo 2°. Rome: Ufficio Storico - Stato Maggiore dell'Esercito. p. 1190.
  4. ↑ "Decreto del Presidente della Repubblica 12 novembre 1976, n. 846". Quirinale - Presidenza della Repubblica. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
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