Constitution
The Tridentina was constituted on 1 May 1951 in the city of Brixen. The brigade’s name Tridentina was taken from the name Venezia Tridentina, which was the name invented by the linguist Graziadio Isaia Ascoli for the region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and was officially in use for the area between 1919 and 1948. The brigade was based in the region and drew the majority of its recruits from it. The brigade was tasked with defending the Puster Valley, ensuring that invading Warsaw Pact troops would be unable to cut the vital supply line over the Brenner Pass. To aid in the defense of the valley part of the pre-WWII fortifications of the Alpine Wall were reactivated and upgraded. The brigade’s strength was around 4200 men and initially it was composed of the:
- 6th Alpini Regiment with the battalions
- Headquarter Platoon
- Bolzano
- Trento
- Bassano
- Edolo (ceded to the reformed 5th Alpini Regiment of the newly formed Alpine Brigade Orobica on 1 January 1953)
- 6th Mortar Company
- 2nd Mountain Artillery Regiment with the groups
- Bergamo (renamed Vicenza in 1952)
- Verona
- Asiago
- Tridentina Logistic Battalion (from 1956 onwards)
- Tridentina Engineer Company
- Tridentina Signal Company
- Alpini Parachutist Platoon
The Tridentina brigade was the first Alpini brigade to receive an Alpini Parachutist Platoon. The platoon activated on 1 September 1952 in Brixen and on 1 April 1964 it merged with the other four Alpini Brigades Parachutist Platoons to form an Alpini Parachutist Company under direct command of the 4th Alpine Army Corps.
In 1953 the 21st Frontier Defense Regiment was attached to the brigade. It consisted of the battalions
- XXIII° Battalion (renamed Val Brenta Alpini Battalion on 1 July 1963) in Innichen
- XXIV° Battalion (renamed Val d'Adige Alpini Battalion on 1 July 1963) in Toblach
- XXV° Battalion (renamed Val Leogra Alpini Battalion on 1 July 1963) in Bruneck
The 21st Frontier Defense Regiment was dissolved on 30 June 1964 with the exception of the Val Brenta Alpini Battalion, which absorbed the companies of the Val Leogra Alpini Battalion. The companies of the Val d'Adige Alpini Battalion were transferred to the Val Cismon Alpini Battalion of the Alpine Brigade Cadore.
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