Interwar years In August 1920, the I Automobilistic Center was formed in
Turin and assigned to the
I Army Corps. In 1923, the center was disbanded and its personnel and materiel used to form the I Auto Grouping, which consisted of a command, an auto group, a railway group, and a depot. On 1 October 1926, the grouping was disbanded and the next day its personnel and vehicles were used to from the 1st Automobilistic Center. The center consisted of a command, the I Automobilistic Group, and a depot. The three companies of the disbanded railway group were assigned to the
5th Field Artillery Regiment,
11th Field Artillery Regiment, and
28th Field Artillery Regiment. On 1 January 1927, one of the auto companies of the I Automobilistic Group was transferred from Turin to
Alessandria to help form the 2nd Automobilistic Center there.
Recent times On 1 October 1990, the 1st Mixed Maneuver Auto Unit was reorganized as 1st Transport Battalion "Monviso". Transport battalions formed after the 1986 army reform were named after a landmark mountain in the military region's area of operations; in case of the 1st Transport Battalion for the highest mountain of the
Cottian Alps the
Monviso. On 28 March 1991, the
President of the Italian Republic Francesco Cossiga granted the battalion a new flag and assigned the traditions of the 1st Drivers Regiment to the battalion. At the time the battalion consisted of a command, a command and services company, a mixed transport company, and a special transports company. On 1 February 2001, the regiment absorbed part of the personnel of the disbanded
Logistic Battalion "Taurinense" and the Airmobile Medical Unit "Taurinense" of the
Alpine Brigade "Taurinense". On the same date, the regiment was assigned to the Logistic Projection Brigade. The regiment consisted now of a command, a command and logistic support company, a supply battalion, a medical battalion, and two maintenance companies. On 1 April 2001, the regiment was renamed 1st Maneuver Regiment. The two maintenance companies were later merged into a maintenance battalion and the regiment then consisted of: •
1st Maneuver Regiment, in
Rivoli • Command and Logistic Support Company • Supply Battalion, in Rivoli • Maintenance Battalion, in Rivoli • Medical Battalion, in
Turin On 1 March 2013, the regiment was transferred to the
Alpine Brigade "Taurinense". On 1 January 2015, the regiment was renamed Logistic Regiment "Taurinense" and reorganized as a brigade logistic regiment. For its conduct and work during the
COVID-19 pandemic the regiment was awarded in 2022 a Silver Cross of Army Merit, which was affixed to the regiment's flag. == Organization ==