World War II The battalion is the spiritual successor of the logistic units of the
Royal Italian Army's I Motor-mechanized Brigade, which was formed on 2 June 1936 and expanded, on 20 April 1939, to
131st Armored Division "Centauro". The division participated in the
Tunisian campaign, during which the division was destroyed in May 1943. The battalion is also the spiritual successor of the logistic units of the
136th Armored Legionary Division "Centauro", which was active from July to September 1943. On 12 November 1976, the
President of the Italian Republic Giovanni Leone granted with decree 846 the battalion a
flag. On 1 October 1981, the battalion was reorganized and renamed Maneuver Logistic Battalion "Centauro". At the time the battalion consisted of the following units: On the same date, 1 November 1986, the Maneuver Logistic Battalion "Centauro" was assigned to the Support Units Command of the 3rd Army Corps. As there existed now the "Centauro" brigade's
Logistic Battalion "Centauro" and the disbanded division's Maneuver Logistic Battalion "Centauro", the army decided to rename the latter. On 1 May 1987, the Maneuver Logistic Battalion "Centauro" was renamed Maneuver Logistic Battalion "Piemonte". The battalion also received a new coat of arms, and was subsequently, reorganized as a brigade logistic battalion. As per army naming convention for logistic units supporting brigades the battalion was named for the brigade it would support, namely the Motorized Brigade "Piemonte", which was one of three wartime mobilization brigades of the Italian Army. On 1 February 1988, the battalion had finished its reorganization and was renamed Logistic Battalion "Piemonte". At the time the battalion consisted of the following units: •
Logistic Battalion "Piemonte", in
Novara • Command and Services Company • Supply Company • Maintenance Company • Medium Transport Company • Medical Unit (Reserve)
Recent times On 31 July 1991, the Logistic Battalion "Piemonte" was disbanded and the following 7 November the battalion's flag was transferred to the
Shrine of the Flags in the
Vittoriano in Rome for safekeeping. == See also ==