16 Alpini Regiment
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| 16° Reggimento Alpini | |
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 Coat of Arms of the 16th Alpini Regiment |
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| Active | 19 Sept. 1991 - 30 Nov. 2004 |
| Country | Italy |
| Branch | Italian Army |
| Type | Alpini |
| Role | Mountain Infantry |
| Size | 1 Battalion Belluno Battalion |
| Part of | Cadore Alpine Brigade 1991 - 1997 Julia Alpine Brigade 1997 - 1998 COMALP 1998 - 2004 |
| Garrison/HQ | Belluno |
| Motto | "Sunt rupes virtutis iter" |
| Anniversaries | 23 April 1941 |
| Decorations | 1 Croce di Cavaliere dell'O.M.I. 1 Silver Medal for Military Valour 1 Gold Medal for Civil Valour |
The 16th Alpini Regiment was a short lived (1991-2004) light Infantry training regiment of the Italian Army, specializing in Mountain Combat. The Alpini are a mountain infantry corps of the Italian Army, that distinguished itself in combat during World War I and World War II.
The regiment was based in the city of Belluno and consisted of the single Belluno battalion. First subordinated to the Alpine Brigade Cadore it passed to the Alpine Brigade Julia after Cadore was dissolved in 1997. Soon afterwards Julia ceded the regiment to the Alpini Corps Command. With the suspension of compulsory military service in Italy the regiment was dissolved on November 30th, 2004. During its short existence the regiment trained approximately 85.000 soldiers.
