6th Bersaglieri Regiment

6th Bersaglieri Regiment
6th Bersaglieri Regiment
6° Reggimento bersaglieri
	Regimental coat of arms
Active	16 April 1861 - today
Country	Italy
Branch	Italian Army
Part of	Mechanized Brigade "Aosta"
Garrison/HQ	Trapani
Motto(s)	"...e vincere bisogna"
Anniversaries	18 June 1836
Decorations	; 2x Military Order of Italy; 2x Gold Medals of Military Valor; 4x Bronze Medals of Military Valor; 1x Silver Medal of Army Valor
Insignia
Bersaglieri gorget patches

The 6th Bersaglieri Regiment (Italian: 6° Reggimento Bersaglieri) is an active unit of the Italian Army based in Trapani in Sicily. The regiment is part of the army's infantry corps' Bersaglieri speciality and operationally assigned to the Mechanized Brigade "Aosta".^[1] The regiment is one of the highest decorated units of the Italian Army with two Gold Medals of Military Valor, both of which the regiment earned during the Italian campaign in Ukraine and Russia during World War II.^[2]

Organization

As of 2023 the 6th Bersaglieri Regiment consists of:

Regimental Command, in Trapani
- Logistic Support Company
- 6th Bersaglieri Battalion "Palestro"
  - 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 Freccia wheeled infantry fighting vehicles. The Maneuver Support Company is equipped with Freccia mortar carries with 120mm mortars and Freccia IFVs with Spike LR anti-tank guided missiles.

^ "6° Reggimento Bersaglieri". Italian Army. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
^ "6° Reggimento Bersaglieri - Il Medagliere". Italian Army. Retrieved 17 November 2019.