Folgore Parachute Brigade - "Folgore"

"Folgore"

The name "Folgore" refers to two different units (coexisting until the "Division" level was removed from the Italian Army Order of Battle in 1986) of the Italian army: the Folgore Airborne Brigade and the Folgore Mechanized Division, the latter based in eastern Italy and tasked to defend the "Soglia di Gorizia".

Common heraldic elements to both units: the winged gladius on the mostrine/Cap Badge (integrated with a parachute for the Airborne Brigade) and the yellow lightning bolt, symbol of the unit (on red field for the Mechanized Division, on sky blue field, with superimposed stylized white wings for the Airborne Brigade). Currently the Military Parachute Center (CAPAR) is based in Pisa.

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