Today
Today the brigade is based in the Piedmont region of northern Italy, with the exception of the 9th Alpini Regiment which is based in the central region of Abruzzo. The brigade headquarter is in the city of Turin. Currently the brigade consists of the following units:
- Taurinense Combat Service Support Battalion in Turin
- 1st Cavalry Regiment Nizza Cavalleria (Nice Cavalry) in Pinerolo
- 2nd Alpini Regiment Saluzzo Battalion in Cuneo
- 3rd Alpini Regiment Susa Battalion in Pinerolo
- 9th Alpini Regiment L'Aquila Battalion in L'Aquila
- 1 Mountain Artillery Regiment Aosta group in Fossano
- 32° Alpini Engineer Regiment 30th Battalion in Turin
After 2013 the Taurinense will be merged with the French 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade in Varces to form a new joint French-Italian Mountain Infantry Brigade.
Read more about this topic: Alpine Brigade Taurinense
Famous quotes containing the word today:
“Give me insight into today and you may have the antique and future worlds.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”
—Bible: New Testament, Luke 23:43.
Jesus, to one of the criminals crucified with him.
“Oh, how much is today hidden by science! Oh, how much it is expected to hide!”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)