List of units of the Italian Army

This page lists brigades, regiments, battalions, and other formations and units of the Italian Army since World War II grouped by their administrative corps. Units grouped under their operational headquarters are listed at Structure of the Italian Army.

The units are listed by order of precedence. After the unit's name, the date of foundation i.e. *1624 and the location it is currently based follows. Disbanded units follow below the active units.

The Granatieri (Grenadiers) are the Guard unit of the Italian Army.

Inactivated units of the Granatieri specialty:

Italian Infantry units are named for regions and cities. However the 5th, 13th, 17th, 20th, 21st, 60th, 66th, 67th, 87th, 114th, 120th, and 151st infantry battalions are named for battles, while the 52nd is named for the Alps and the 1st carries the name of Saint Justus of Trieste.

Inactivated units of the Infantry of the Line:

The Bersaglieri are an elite mechanized corps of the Italian Army.

Bersaglieri battalions, with the exception of the 1st and 11th battalion are named for battles in which the Bersaglieri participated. The 1st battalion is named for the founder of the Bersaglieri General Alessandro Ferrero La Marmora and the 11th is named for the island of Caprera, where Italy's national hero Giuseppe Garibaldi resided.

Inactivated units of the Alpini Bersaglieri specialty:

Alpini are the Italian Army's mountain infantry units.

Alpini battalions are, with the exception of the Monte Cervino battalion named after a mountain, and the Val Brenta, Val Chiese and Val Tagliamento battalions named for alpine valleys, named for cities and villages in the mountainous regions of Italy.

Inactivated units of the Alpini Infantry specialty:

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