The ceremony for the anniversary of the founding of the "Granatieri di Sardegna", the oldest infantry specialty of the Italian Army and Europe, was held this morning in the "Gandin" barracks.
To honor the War Flag of the 1 regiment (decorated with the Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Italy, two gold Medals, three silver and one bronze with Military Valor, Silver Medal of Merit for the Calabrian-Sicilian earthquake and the Portuguese value medal), the president of the Centro Alti Studi per Difesa, the army corps general Massimiliano Del Casale and the brigade commander, brigadier Francesco Olla, were present. departments deployed.
Born in 1659, in more than three centuries of life, the "Bianchi Alamari" have covered all the phases of Italian history. The specialty Grenadiers it has gone through the most glorious and tragic pre-Risorgimento battles, reaching the most recent international commitments in which, the Italian flag, has made a positive protagonist.
The departments deployed wanted to reflect, through the uniform and equipment used in the ceremony, the numerous commitments in which i Granaders of Sardinia have operated in the past and are called upon to operate today: from the use of the fusilier units in operations on the national and international territory today as in the past, in a continuum of traditions and respect for the oath given, to the presidiary services at the institutional offices and the tasks of high representation.
Soon, the "Granatieri di Sardegna" brigade will be deployed as multinational interposition force of the United Nations in the West sector of Lebanon (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon - SW).
