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Alpini
Sign in to saveThe Alpini are the Italian Army's specialist mountain infantry. Part of the army's infantry corps, the speciality distinguished itself in combat during World War I and World War II. Currently the active Alpini units are organized in two operational brigades, which are subordinate to the Alpine Troops Headquarters. The Alpini's name comes from their inceptive association with the Alps, the mountain range that Italy shares with France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia. An individual soldier of the Alpini is called an Alpino.
Key facts
- Military unit.unit_name
- Alpini
- Military unit.image
- Alpini Btn Feltre - Ex Falzarego 2011 006.jpg
- Military unit.image_size
- 300px
- Military unit.caption
- Alpini of the 7th Alpini Regiment
- Military unit.dates
- 15 October 1872 – present
- Military unit.country
- Italy
- Military unit.type
- Mountain troops
- Military unit.size
- 2 brigades
- Military unit.command_structure
- Alpine Troops Headquarters
- Military unit.nickname
- Le Penne Nere("The Black Feathers")
- Military unit.patron
- San Maurizio, celebrated every September 22nd
- Military unit.motto
- Di Qui Non Si Passa!("From here, no one passes")
- Military unit.battles
- First Italo-Ethiopian WarBoxer RebellionItalo-Turkish WarWorld War ISecond Italo-Ethiopian WarInvasion of AlbaniaWorld War IIWar in Afghanistan
- Military unit.anniversaries
- October 15th (date of foundation)
- Military unit.decorations
- 9 Croci di Cavaliere dell'O.M.I.16 Gold Medals of Military Valor22 Silver Medals of Military Valor5 Bronze Medals of Military Valor1 War Cross of Military Valor2 Bronze Medals of Army Valor1 Gold Medal of Civil Valor1 Bronze Medal of Civil Valor1 Silver Cross for Army Merit1 Cross for Army Merit.
- Military unit.notable_commanders
- Luigi Reverberi
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- History
- 1872 to 1887
- 1888 to 1914
- World War I
- World War II
- Cold War
- Today
- Structure
- Geographical distribution
- Armament
- Ranks of the Alpini
- National Alpini Association
- Hymn of the Alpini Corps
- Alpini in Media
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
The Alpini are the Italian Army's specialist mountain infantry. Part of the army's infantry corps, the speciality distinguished itself in combat during World War I and World War II. Currently the active Alpini units are organized in two operational brigades, which are subordinate to the Alpine Troops Headquarters. The Alpini's name comes from their inceptive association with the Alps, the mountain range that Italy shares with France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia. An individual soldier of the Alpini is called an Alpino.
Established in 1872, the Alpini are the oldest active mountain infantry in the world. Their original mission was to protect Italy's border with France and Austria-Hungary. In 1888 the Alpini deployed on their first mission abroad, in Africa, a continent to which they returned on several occasions and during various wars of the Kingdom of Italy. During World War I they fought a three-year campaign on the Alps against Austro-Hungarian Kaiserjäger and the German Alpenkorps in what has since become known as the "War in snow and ice". During World War II, the Alpini fought alongside the Axis forces primarily in the Balkans Campaigns and on the Eastern Front.