231st Signal Battalion "Sempione"
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The 231st Signal Battalion "Sempione" (Italian: 231° Battaglione Trasmissioni "Sempione") is an inactive signals unit of the Italian Army. The battalion was formed in 1959 and assigned to the Armored Division "Centauro". In 1975 the battalion was named for the Simplon Pass (Italian: Passo Sempione) and received the number 231st, which had been used by the 231st Connections Company that served with the 131st Armored Division "Centauro" during the Tunisian Campaign of World War II. With the name and number the battalion also received its own flag. In 1991 the battalion was disbanded and in 2001 reformed as the second signal battalion of the deployable 1st Signal Regiment.[1] The regimental anniversary falls, as for all signal units, on June 20, the height of the Second Battle of the Piave River in 1918.[2]
231st Signal Battalion "Sempione" | |
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231° Battaglione Trasmissioni "Sempione" | |
Active | 20 Oct. 1975 13 — 15 May 1991[1] |
Country | Italy |
Branch | Italian Army |
Part of | 1st Signal Regiment |
Garrison/HQ | Milan |
Motto(s) | "Saldo ad ogni impegno" |
Anniversaries | 20 June 1918 - Second Battle of the Piave River |
Decorations | 1x Bronze Medal of Civil Merit |
Insignia | |
Signallers gorget patches |