6th Alpini Regiment

6° Reggimento Alpini
Coat of Arms of the 6th Alpini Regiment
Active	1 Nov. 1882 - 10 Sept. 1943 16 April 1946 - 30 September 1975 15 January 1993 - today
Country	Italy
Branch	Italian Army
Type	Alpini
Role	Mountain Infantry
Size	1 Battalion Bassano Battalion
Part of	2nd Alpine Division “Tridentina” 1935 - 1943 Tridentina Alpine Brigade 1946 - 1975 1993 - 2002 COMALP 2002 - today
Garrison/HQ	Innichen (BZ)
Motto(s)	"Più salgo più valgo"
Anniversaries	10 June 1917 - Battle of Monte Ortigara
Engagements	Italo-Turkish War World War I Battle of Monte Ortigara Battle of Monte Kukla Battle of Cimone d'Arsiero World War II Battle of Nikolayevka War in Afghanistan
Decorations	1 Croce di Cavaliere dell'O.M.I. 1 Gold Medal of Military Valor 5 Silver Medals of Military Valor 1 Bronze Medal of Military Valor

The 6th Alpini Regiment (Italian: 6° Reggimento Alpini) is a light Infantry regiment of the Italian Army, specializing in Mountain warfare. 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 6th Alpini Regiment was formed on November 1, 1882. It consisted of the three battalions: Val d'Orco, Val d'Aosta, Val Tagliamento, named after the valleys and localities from which their soldiers were recruited. In 1886 two new battalions were raised and the now five battalions were renamed, taking their new names from the location of their main logistic depot: Verona, Vicenza, Bassano, Pieve di Cadore and Gemona. The latter two battalions passed to the newly formed 7th Alpini Regiment on August 1, 1887.

The 6th regiment saw its first action in the Italo-Turkish War 1911, fighting Ottoman forces in the Libyan desert. During World War I the regiment consisted of 10 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):