7th Alpini Regiment

7th Alpini Regiment
7° Reggimento Alpini
Coat of Arms of the 7th Alpini Regiment
Active1 Aug. 1887 - 12 Sept. 1943
1 July 1953 - today
CountryItaly
BranchItalian Army
TypeAlpini
RoleMountain Infantry
Size1 Battalion
Feltre Battalion
Part of3rd Alpine Division "Julia"
1935 - 1936
1937 - 1940
5th Alpine Division "Pusteria"
1936 - 1937
1940 - 1943
Alpine Brigade "Cadore"
1953 - 1975
1992 - 1997
Alpine Brigade "Julia"
1997 - today
Garrison/HQBelluno
Motto(s)"Ad excelsa tendo"
Anniversaries23 April 1941 - end of the Greco-Italian War
EngagementsItalo-Turkish War
Battle of Assaba
World War I
Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo
Battle of Monte Grappa
Vlora Revolt
Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Battle of Uarieu Pass
Battle of Amba Aradam
Second Battle of Tembien
World War II
Invasion of France
War in Afghanistan
Decorations
2x Military Order of Italy
5x Silver Medals of Military Valor
2x Bronze Medals of Military Valor
1x Gold Medal of Civil Valor
1x Bronze Medal of Red Cross Merit
1x 1908 Messina earthquake Medal of Merit[1][2]
Insignia
Alpini gorget patches

The 7th Alpini Regiment (Italian: 7° Reggimento Alpini) is a regiment of the Italian Army's mountain infantry speciality, the Alpini, which distinguished itself in combat during World War I and World War II.

  1. ^ F. dell'Uomo, R. Puletti (1998). L'Esercito Italiano verso il 2000 - Vol. Primo - Tomo II. Rome: SME - Ufficio Storico. p. 484.
  2. ^ "7° Reggimento Alpini - Il Medagliere". Italian Army. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

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