Cold War The battalion is the spiritual successor of the logistic units of the
1st Alpine Division "Taurinense", which had fought in the
Italian invasion of France and the
Italian occupation of Yugoslavia of
World War II, and of the logistic units of the
Alpine Brigade "Taurinense", which was formed on 15 April 1952 in
Turin. On 12 November 1976, the
President of the Italian Republic Giovanni Leone granted with decree 846 the battalion a
flag. In 1981, the two medical units merged into a single reserve medical unit. On 1 November 1981, the battalion was reorganized and consisted afterwards of the following units: •
Logistic Battalion "Taurinense", in
Rivoli • Command and Services Company • Supply Company • Maintenance Company • Medium Transport Company • Medical Unit (Reserve)
Recent times In May and June 1991, personnel of the battalion was deployed to Northern
Iraq for
Operation Provide Comfort. From February to October 1993, the battalion participated in the
United Nations Operation in Mozambique in
Mozambique. For its conduct and work in Mozambique the battalion was awarded a Bronze Cross of Army Merit, which was affixed to the battalion's flag. On 1 February 2001, the Logistic Battalion "Taurinense" was disbanded and some of its personnel joined the
1st Logistic Support Regiment "Monviso". Shortly thereafter the battalion's flag was transferred to the
Shrine of the Flags in the
Vittoriano in Rome for safekeeping. == See also ==