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9th Infantry Regiment "Bari"
The 9th Infantry Regiment "Bari" () is an active unit of the Italian Army based in Trani in Apulia. The regiment is part of the Italian army's infantry corps and operationally assigned to the Mechanized Brigade "Pinerolo". History World War I At the outbreak of World War I, the Brigade "Regina" formed, together with the Brigade "Pisa" and the 35th Field Artillery Regiment (Italy), 35th Field Artillery Regiment, the 21st Division. At the time the 9th Infantry Regiment consisted of three battalions, each of which fielded four fusilier companies and one machine gun section. Organization As of 2023 the 9th Infantry Regiment "Bari" consists of: * Regimental Command, in Trani ** Command and Logistic Support Company ** 1st Infantry Battalion *** 1st Fusiliers Company *** 2nd Fusiliers Company *** 3rd Fusiliers Company *** Maneuver Support Company The Command and Logistic Support Company fields the following platoons: Command and control, C3 Platoon, Materiel, Transport and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Infantry, or infantryman are a type of soldier who specialize in ground combat, typically fighting dismounted. Historically the term was used to describe foot soldiers, i.e. those who march and fight on foot. In modern usage, the term broadly encompasses a wide variety of subspecialties, including light infantry, irregular infantry, heavy infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry, mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and naval infantry. Other subtypes of infantry, such as line infantry and mounted infantry, were once commonplace but fell out of favor in the 1800s with the invention of more accurate and powerful weapons. Etymology and terminology In English, use of the term ''infantry'' began about the 1570s, describing soldiers who march and fight on foot. The word derives from Middle French , from older Italian (also Spanish) ''infanteria'' (foot soldiers too inexperienced for cavalry), from Latin '' īnfāns'' (without speech, newborn, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
