8th Bersaglieri Regiment

The 8th Bersaglieri Regiment (Italian: 8° Reggimento Bersaglieri) is an active unit of the Italian Army based in Caserta in Campania. The regiment is part of the army's infantry corps' Bersaglieri speciality and operationally assigned to the Bersaglieri Brigade "Garibaldi".^[3] The regiment is one of the highest decorated units of the Italian Army with two Gold Medals of Military Valour, both of which the regiment earned during the North African campaign of World War II.^[2]

8th Bersaglieri Regiment
8° Reggimento bersaglieri
Regimental coat of arms
Active	1 January 1871 - today
Country	Italy
Branch	Italian Army
Part of	Bersaglieri Brigade "Garibaldi"
Garrison/HQ	Caserta
Motto(s)	"Velox ad impetum"
Anniversaries	18 June 1836
Engagements	Battle of the Chernaya
Decorations	2x Military Order of Italy^[1] 2x Gold Medals of Military Valour 1x Silver Medal of Military Valour 5x Bronze Medals of Military Valour 1x Gold Medal of Army Valour 1x Silver Medal of Army Valour 1x Silver Medal of Civil Valour 1x 1908 Messina earthquake Medal of Merit^[2]
Insignia
Bersaglieri gorget patches

Current Structure

As of 2022 the 8th Bersaglieri Regiment consists of:

Regimental Command, in Caserta
- Logistic Support Company
- 3rd Bersaglieri Battalion "Cernaia"
  - 1st Fusiliers Company
  - 2nd Fusiliers Company
  - 3rd Fusiliers Company
  - Maneuver Support Company

The Command and Logistic Support Company fields the following platoons: C3 Platoon, Transport and Materiel Platoon, Medical Platoon, and Commissariat Platoon. The regiment is equipped with tracked Dardo infantry fighting vehicles. The Maneuver Support Company is equipped with M106 120mm mortar carriers and Dardo IFVs with Spike LR anti-tank guided missiles.

^ "L'Esercito e il 4 novembre". Italian Army. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b "8° Reggimento Bersaglieri - Il Medagliere". Italian Army. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
^ "8° Reggimento Bersaglieri". Italian Army. Retrieved 17 November 2019.