World War II On 1 February 1943, the
Royal Italian Army formed the 183rd Infantry Regiment "Nembo" at the
Royal Italian Air Force's Paratroopers School
Tarquinia. The new regiment consisted of a command, a command company, the VIII/bis, XV, and XVI paratroopers battalions, and the 183rd Cannons Company, which was equipped with
47/32 mod. 35 anti-tank guns. After its formation the regiment moved from Tarquinia to
Florence, where it joined the
184th Infantry Division "Nembo". In May 1943, the regiment exchanged the VIII/bis Paratroopers Battalion with the X/bis Paratroopers Battalion of the
185th Infantry Regiment "Nembo". Afterwards the 183rd Infantry Regiment "Nembo" consisted of the following units: In the evening of 8 September 1943, the
Armistice of Cassibile, which ended hostilities between the
Kingdom of Italy and the
Anglo-American Allies, was announced by General
Dwight D. Eisenhower on Radio Algiers and by Marshal
Pietro Badoglio on
Italian radio. The Germans reacted by
invading Italy and the XII Paratroopers Battalion of the
184th Infantry Regiment "Nembo" sided with the invaders. Together with soldiers from other units of the division, the XII Paratroopers Battalion retreated with the German
90th Panzergrenadier Division towards
Corsica. Following these events, the Armed Forces Command Sardinia ordered the XIII Army Corps to keep the "Nembo" division under strict surveillance and away from combat operations. In July 1944, during the
Battle of Ancona, the Italian Liberation Corps was assigned to the Polish
II Corps. In this battle the "Nembo" division distinguished itself in the liberation of
Filottrano, earning the 183rd Infantry Regiment "Nembo" a
Bronze Medal of Military Valor and the 184th Infantry Regiment "Nembo" a
War Cross of Military Valor. On 20 April 1945, the paratroopers of the
1st Reconnaissance Squadron "Folgore" (Squadron "F"), which had been formed with the personnel of the 9th Company/ III Paratroopers Battalion of the
185th Infantry Regiment "Nembo" and been reinforced twice with paratroopers of the Paratroopers Regiment "Nembo", jumped during
Operation Herring, the war's final airborne combat drop, into the area of
Poggio Rusco. For its conduct at Tossignano, Case Grizzano, and Poggio Rusco the Paratroopers Regiment "Nembo" was awarded a
Silver Medal of Military Valor, which was affixed to the regiment's flag. On 12 November 1976, the
President of the Italian Republic Giovanni Leone assigned with decree 846 the
flag and traditions of the 183rd Infantry Regiment "Nembo" to the battalion. For its conduct and work after the
1976 Friuli earthquake the battalion was awarded a Bronze Medal of Army Valor, which was affixed to the battalion's flag and added to the battalion's coat of arms.
Recent times On 31 January 1991, the
87th Motorized Infantry Battalion "Senio" was disbanded in
Pistoia and its base taken over by the
Paratroopers Brigade "Folgore". On 1 May 1991, the 183rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion "Nembo" was disbanded in Gradisca d'Isonzo and its companies and base taken over by the
41st Mechanized Infantry Battalion "Modena". Afterwards, the flag of the 183rd Infantry Regiment "Nembo" travelled to Pistoia, where, on 31 May 1991, the battalion was reformed as 183rd Paratroopers Battalion "Nembo". The battalion received the flag and traditions of the 183rd Infantry Regiment "Nembo" and was assigned to the
Paratroopers Brigade "Folgore". decorates the flag of the 183rd Paratroopers Regiment "Nembo" with the
Military Order of Italy on 4 November 2025 On 22 April 1993, the 183rd Paratroopers Battalion "Nembo" lost its autonomy and the next day the battalion entered the reformed 183rd Paratroopers Regiment "Nembo" as I Paratroopers Battalion "Grizzano". On the same day, the flag and traditions of the 183rd Infantry Regiment "Nembo" were transferred from the battalion to the reformed regiment. From 21 May to 7 September 1993, the regiment deployed to
Somalia for the American-led
Unified Task Force. For its conduct in Somalia the regiment's was awarded a Silver Medal of Army Valor, which was affixed to the regiment's flag and added to its coat of arms. From 3 April to 20 October 2009, the regiment was deployed to
Afghanistan for the
NATO-led
International Security Assistance Force. For its conduct in Afghanistan the regiment was awarded a Bronze Medal of Army Valor, which was affixed to the regiment's flag and added to its coat of arms. In 2025, the
President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella awarded the regiment the
Military Order of Italy for the regiment's conduct during its two deployments to
Afghanistan and one deployment to
Lebanon. == Organization ==