World War I
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):
- Tolmezzo, Val Tagliamento, Monte Arvenis
- Gemona, Val Fella, Monte Canin
- Cividale, Val Natisone, Monte Matajur, Monte Nero
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