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The ''Gorizia'' Mechanized Brigade was an mechanized brigade of the Italian Army. Its core units were mechanized infantry battalions. The brigade's headquarters was in the city of Gorizia. All the brigades units where based in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The brigades name was chosen in memory of the World War I Battle of Gorizia. The brigades sister brigade the ''Vittorio Veneto'' Armored Brigade was named to commemorate the World War I Battle of Vittorio Veneto. == History == The brigade was activated during a major reorganization of the Italian Army: in 1975 the regiment level was abolished and battalions came under direct command of newly formed brigades, which combined units from different arms. On 20 October 1975 the ''Gorizia'' Mechanized Brigade was activated along with the ''Vittorio Veneto'' Armored Brigade from disbanded regiments of the ''Folgore'' Mechanized Division. The ''Gorizia'' took command of the 82nd Infantry Regiment ''Torino'' and the 183rd Infantry Regiment ''Nembo''. The ''Folgore'' division also received the ''Trieste'' Mechanized Brigade in Bologna. The ''Folgore'' Mechanized Division was part of the 5th Army Corps based in North-Eastern Italy. The 5th Army Corps was tasked with defending the Italian-Yugoslavian border against possible attacks by either the Warsaw Pact, or Yugoslavia or both. The ''Gorizia'' brigade’s duty was to defended the city of Gorizia. The two position infantry battalions were tasked to man and hold the fixed positions of the Alpine Wall. The brigades strength was around 5,000 men and it was composed by the following units: * ''Gorizia'' Command and Signal Battalion, in Gorizia * 25px 22nd Tank Battalion ''M.O. Piccinini'', in San Vito al Tagliamento, (Leopard 1 Main battle tanks) * 25px 33rd Position Infantry Battalion ''Ardenza'', in Fogliano Redipuglia (transferred in 1986 to the ''Vittorio Veneto'' Armored Brigade) * 25px 41st Mechanized Infantry Battalion ''Modena'', in Villa Vicentina, (VCC-2 Armoured personnel carriers) * 25px 63rd Position Infantry Battalion ''Cagliari'', in San Lorenzo Isontino * 25px 82nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion ''Torino'', in Cormons, (VCC-2 Armoured personnel carriers) * 25px 183rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion ''Nembo'', in Gradisca d'Isonzo, (VCC-2 Armoured personnel carriers) * 25px 46th Self-propelled Field Artillery Group ''Trento'', in Gradisca d'Isonzo, (M109 Self-propelled howitzers) * 25px ''Gorizia'' Logistic Battalion, in Gradisca d'Isonzo * ''Gorizia'' Anti-tank Company, in Gorizia * ''Gorizia'' Engineer Company, in Cormons On 31 October 1986 the Italian Army abolished the divisional level and brigades, that until then had been under one of the Armys four divisions, came forthwith under direct command of the Armys 3rd or 5th Army Corps. The ''Gorizia'' along with the ''Vittorio Veneto'' came under the 5th Army Corps, while the ''Trieste'' was transferred to the 3rd Army Corps. From the disbanded ''Folgore'' Division the ''Gorizia'' received the 53rd Position Infantry Battalion ''Umbria'', in Pavia di Udine. After the end of the Cold War the Italian Army began to draw down its forces: as first the 63rd Position Infantry Battalion ''Cagliari'' was disbanded on 30 November 1991, followed by the 53rd Position Infantry Battalion ''Umbria'' on 31 March 1993, while the 183rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion ''Nembo'' was transferred to the ''Folgore'' Parachute Brigade in 1991. At the same time for traditional reasons the battalions were renamed as regiments without changing composition or strength. For the last year of its life the brigades was composed by the following units: * ''Gorizia'' Command and Tactical Support Battalion, in Gorizia * 25px 2nd Tank Regiment, in San Vito al Tagliamento, (Leopard 1A2 Main battle tanks) * 25px 41st Mechanized Infantry Regiment ''Modena'', in Gradisca d'Isonzo, (VCC-2 Armoured personnel carriers) * 25px 82nd Mechanized Infantry Regiment ''Torino'', in Cormons, (VCC-2 Armoured personnel carriers) * 25px 184th Self-propelled Field Artillery Group ''Nembo'', in Gradisca d'Isonzo, (M109L Self-propelled howitzers) * 25px ''Gorizia'' Logistic Battalion, in Gradisca d'Isonzo On 30 September 1995 the 41st Infantry Regiment was disbanded. On 30 October 1996 the brigade was disbanded with the rest of its units. Only the 82nd Infantry Regiment remained and passed to the ''Mantova'' Mechanized Brigade. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gorizia Mechanized Brigade」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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