Logistic Regiment "Julia"

The Logistic Regiment "Julia" (Italian: Reggimento Logistico "Julia") is a military logistics regiment of the Italian Army based in Merano in South Tyrol. Today the regiment is the logistic unit of the Alpine Brigade "Julia" and shares with the brigade's infantry troops, the Alpini, the distinctive Cappello Alpino.[2]

Logistic Regiment "Julia"
Reggimento Logistico "Julia"
Regimental coat of arms
Active15 September 1994 - today[1]
Country Italy
BranchItalian Army
RoleMilitary logistics
Part ofAlpine Brigade "Julia"
Garrison/HQMerano
Motto(s)"Con tecnica e tenacia ovunque"
Anniversaries22 May 1916 - Battle of Asiago
Insignia
Unit gorget patches

History

On 15 September 1969 the IV Supply, Repairs, Recovery Battalion was formed in Bolzano as support unit of the 4th Alpine Army Corps. On 1 October 1981 the unit was renamed 4th Maneuver Logistic Battalion. On 1 September 1982 the 4th Army Corps Transport Group "Claudia" based in Eppan was merged into the battalion. During the army reform 1986 the battalion was renamed 24th Maneuver Logistic Battalion "Dolomiti" on 1 November 1986. As per army naming convention for logistic units supporting corps-level commands the battalion was named after a geographic feature in the corps' area of operations; in case of the 24th battalion the Dolomite mountain range.[1][3]

4th Army Corps Transport Group "Claudia"
4th Transport Group "Claudia" coat of arms

The 4th Army Corps Transport Group "Claudia" with its two transport battalions had been formed on 1 October 1976 during the 1975 army reform by reorganizing the IV Army Corps Transport Group, which in turn had been formed on 1 July 1961 in Eppan. Unlike the IV Supply, Repairs, Recovery Battalion the 4th Army Corps Transport Group "Claudia" was granted a new war flag on 12 November 1976 by decree 846 of the President of the Italian Republic Giovanni Leone.[4] As per army naming convention for transport units the group was named for a Roman road near its base; in case of the 4th transport group the Via Claudia Augusta. After the 4th Army Corps Transport Group "Claudia" had been merged into the 4th Maneuver Logistic Battalion the war flag of the former was transferred to the Shrine of the Flags in the Vittoriano in Rome. On 22 May 1988 the 24th Maneuver Logistic Battalion "Dolomiti" received its own war flag and subsequently its own coat of arms.[1][3]

Logistic Battalion "Orobica"
Logistic Battalion "Orobica" coat of arms

On 27 July 1991 the battalion moved from Eppan to Merano, where it absorbed part of the disbanded Logistic Battalion "Orobica" of the Alpine Brigade "Orobica". The Logistic Battalion "Orobica" had been formed on 1 October 1956 as Services Unit "Orobica" in Merano and repeatedly changed composition and name until the 1975 army reform, when it became the Logistic Battalion "Orobica" and was granted a new war flag on 12 November 1976 by decree 846 of the President of the Italian Republic Giovanni Leone.[5]

Initially consisting of a command platoon, two light logistic units, a medium logistic unit, and two medical units the battalion was reorganized on 1 November 1981 and consisted from then until being disbanded of the following units:

  • Battalion Command, in Merano
    • Command and Services Company
    • Supply Company
    • Medium Transport Company
    • Maintenance Company
    • Medical (Reserve) Unit

Afterwards the war flag of the Logistic Battalion "Orobica" was transferred to the Shrine of the Flags in the Vittoriano in Rome.

Recent Times

On 15 September 1994 the battalion incorporated the 41st Medical Company and 42nd (Reserve) Medical Company and was renamed 24th Maneuver Logistic Regiment "Dolomiti" on the same day. On 1 February 2001 the regiment left the Alpine Troops Command and entered the Logistic Projection Brigade as 24th Alpine Maneuver Regiment. The regiment now consisted of a supply battalion, a maintenance battalion, and a medical battalion. In October 2013 the regiment was transferred to the Alpine Brigade "Julia" and on 1 January 2015 renamed Logistic Regiment "Julia".[1][3]

Current structure

Like all Italian Army logistic units the Logistic Regiment "Julia" consists of:[6]

The Regimental Command consists of the Commandant's and Personnel Office, the Operations, Training and Information Office, the Logistic Office, and the Administration Office.

See also

References
  1. "Reggimento Logistico "Julia" - La Storia". Italian Army. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  2. "Reggimento Logistico "Julia"". Italian Army. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  3. "Reggimento Logistico "Julia"". vecio.it. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  4. "Decreto del Presidente della Repubblica 12 novembre 1976, n. 846". Quirinale - Presidenza della Repubblica. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  5. "Decreto del Presidente della Repubblica 12 novembre 1976, n. 846". Quirinale - Presidenza della Repubblica. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  6. "Reggimento Logistico "Pinerolo"". Ministero della Difesa. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
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