Logistic Battalion "Mantova"

As part of the 1975 army reform the units of the Infantry Division "Mantova" were reorganized and on 1 August 1976 the division's services grouping command in Udine was reduced to Logistic Battalion "Mantova", which received all the traditions of the preceding logistic, transport, medical, maintenance, and supply units of the Mantova units. The battalion consisted of a command, a command platoon, a supply and transport company, a medium workshop, and a vehicle park.^[7] At the time the battalion fielded 472 men (21 officers, 66 non-commissioned officers, and 385 soldiers).^[8]

On 12 November 1976 the battalion was granted a flag by decree 846 of the President of the Italian Republic Giovanni Leone.^[7][9]

On 10 November 1980 the battalion was reorganized and renamed Maneuver Logistic Battalion "Mantova". It consisted now of the following units:^[1][7]

In 1981 the battalion moved from Udine to Remanzacco.^[7]

In 1986 the Italian Army abolished the divisional level and brigades, which until then had been under one of the Army's four divisions, came under direct command of the Army's 3rd Army Corps or 5th Army Corps. As the Mechanized Division "Mantova" carried the traditions of the 104th Infantry Division "Mantova" and Combat Group "Mantova", which had both fought against the Germans during the Italian campaign of World War II, the army decided to retain the name of the division. On 30 September 1986 the Mantova's division command in Udine was disbanded and the next day the command of the Mechanized Brigade "Isonzo" moved from Cividale del Friuli to Udine, where the command was renamed Mechanized Brigade "Mantova". The brigade retained the Isonzo's units, which changed their names from Isonzo to Mantova on the same date.^[7][10][11]

On the same date, 1 October 1986, the Maneuver Logistic Battalion "Mantova" was assigned to the Support Units Command of the 5th Army Corps. As there existed now the brigade's Logistic Battalion "Mantova" and the former division's Maneuver Logistic Battalion "Mantova" the latter was renamed 8th Maneuver Logistic Battalion "Carso" on 1 November 1986. As per army naming convention for logistic units supporting corps-level commands the battalion was named for a geographic feature in the corps' area of operations; in case of the 8th battalion for the Karst Plateau (Italian: Carso).^[1][7]

From 17 September 1991 to 11 June 1992 the battalion operated a logistic center and medical point in Durrës in Albania to distribute aid to the local population. For its conduct and work in Durrës the battalion was awarded a Silver Cross of Army Merit, which was affixed to the battalion's flag.^[2][7]

Recent Times

On 4 September 1994 the 8th Maneuver Logistic Battalion "Carso" lost its autonomy and the next day the battalion entered the 8th Maneuver Logistic Regiment "Carso". At the same time the battalion also incorporated the 52nd Medical Unit (Reserve).^[1][7]

On 7 May 2001 the regiment joined the joined the Logistic Projection Brigade. On 27 July 2001 the regiment was reorganized as 8th Transport Regiment and consisted of a command, a command and logistic support company, a transport battalion, and a movement control battalion. On 12 September 2013 the Logistic Projection Command was disbanded and the 8th Transport Regiment was assigned to the 132nd Armored Brigade "Ariete". On 1 July 2015 the regiment was transferred to the Cavalry Brigade "Pozzuolo del Friuli" and was renamed Logistic Regiment "Pozzuolo del Friuli" and reorganized as a brigade supporting logistic regiment.^[1] For its conduct and work during the COVID-19 pandemic the regiment was awarded a Silver Cross of Army Merit, which was affixed to the regiment's flag.^[3]