11th Bersaglieri Regiment

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The 11th Bersaglieri Regiment is an active unit of the Italian Army based in Orcenico Superiore in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. The regiment is part of the army's infantry corps' Bersaglieri speciality and operationally assigned to the 132nd Armored Brigade "Ariete". The regiment was formed in 1883 by the Royal Italian Army with preexisting battalions. The regiment served in Libya during the Italo-Turkish War, where it earned a Gold Medal of Military Valor. During World War I the regiment served on the Italian front.
During World War II the regiment was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division "Eugenio di Savoia", with which it served in the Invasion of Yugoslavia. Afterwards the regiment remained in occupied Yugoslavia on anti-partisan duty. The regiment was disbanded on 9 September 1943 by German forces. In 1975 the regiment's XXVII Battalion was reformed as 27th Bersaglieri Battalion "Jamiano". The battalion was assigned to the 132nd Armored Brigade "Manin", which in 1986 was renamed 132nd Armored Brigade "Ariete". In 1992 the battalion lost its autonomy and entered the reformed 11th Bersaglieri Regiment. In 1997 the 27th Bersaglieri Battalion "Jamiano" was renamed 11th Bersaglieri Battalion "Caprera".
The regiment's anniversary falls, as for all Bersaglieri units, on 18 June 1836, the day the Bersaglieri speciality was founded.

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