3rd Alpini Regiment

3° Reggimento Alpini
Coat of Arms of the 3rd Alpini Regiment
Active	1 Nov. 1882 - 8 Sept. 1943 25 June 1944 - 30 Sept. 1945 23 Nov. 1993 - today
Country	Italy
Branch	Italian Army
Type	Alpini
Role	Mountain Infantry
Size	1 Battalion Susa Battalion
Part of	2nd Alpine Division “Taurinense” 1935 - 1943 1st Brigade - Italian Liberation Corps 1944 - 1945 Taurinense Alpine Brigade 1993 - today
Garrison/HQ	Pinerolo (TO)
Motto(s)	"Altius tendo"
Anniversaries	16 June 1915 - Battle of Monte Nero
Engagements	World War I Battle of Monte Nero War in Afghanistan
Decorations	1 Croce di Cavaliere dell'O.M.I. 3 Silver Medals of Military Valor 2 Bronze Medals of Military Valor 1 War Cross for Military Valor 1 Gold Cross for Army Merit

The 3rd Alpini Regiment (Italian: 3° Reggimento Alpini) is a light Infantry 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 3rd Alpini Regiment was formed on November 1, 1882. It consisted of the three battalions: Val Stura, Val Maira and Monti Lessini, named after the valleys and localities from which their soldiers were recruited. In 1886 the battalions were renamed, taking their new names from the location of their main logistic depot: Fenestrelle, Susa and "Susa 2°".

In 1908 the composition of the regiment changed: the Pinerolo battalion was moved from the 4th Alpini Regiment and the "Susa 2°" battalion was renamed "Exilles".

The 3rd regiment saw its first action in the Italo-Turkish War of 1911, fighting Ottoman forces in the Libyan desert. During World War I, the regiment consisted of 13 battalions and saw heavy fighting in the Alps against Austria’s Kaiserjäger and Germany’s Alpenkorps. The battalions of the regiment in these days were (pre-war raised units in bold, followed by their first and second line reserve battalions):