13th Carabinieri Regiment

13th Carabinieri Regiment "Friuli Venezia Giulia" 13° Reggimento Carabinieri "Friuli Venezia Giulia" File:13rgtccfvg.jpg Coat of Arms of the 13th Carabinieri Regiment "Friuli Venezia Giulia" Coat of Arms of the 13th Carabinieri Regiment "Friuli Venezia Giulia" 1940 - 19431947 - present 20px Carabinieri Gendarmerie Military police, Stability police, Riot control Regiment 2nd Carabinieri Mobile Brigade Gorizia Pro Patria Nostra Col. Nicola Pio Michele Ferrucci The 13th Carabinieri Regiment "Friuli Venezia Giulia" (it 13° Reggimento Carabinieri "Friuli Venezia Giulia") is a unit of the Carabinieri of Italy. It is based in Gorizia and subordinated to the 2nd Carabinieri Mobile Brigade. History Second World War On 21 December 1940, the "XIII Mobilized Royal Carabinieri Battalion" was established with personnel drawn from the Carabinieri Territorial Legion of Bologna. The battalion was deployed to the Albanian front. On 8 September 1943, the battalion was disbanded after the armistice of Cassibile.Azzurro Istituto del Nastro 13° REGGIMENTO CARABINIERI “FRIULI-VENEZIAGIULIA” – Istituto del Nastro Azzurro http://www.istitutodelnastroazzurro.org/2023/01/15/13-reggimento-carabinieri-friuli-veneziagiulia/ 3 March 2024 it-IT 15 January 2023Regio Esercito - Carabinieri Reali 4/5 http://www.regioesercito.it/articolivari/carabinieri/arma_4.htm www.regioesercito.it 3 March 2024 Italian Cold War On 5 November 1947, the Mobile Carabinieri Battalion "Gorizia" was established in Padua under the local Carabinieri Legion. It was tasked with border and domestic security. On 31 January 1948, the battalion moved to Gorizia. It was renamed to "XIII Carabinieri Mobile Battalion" in 1 March 1950 and was subordinated to the Carabinieri Territorial Legion of Udine on 1 November 1950. On 15 October 1964 the battalion was assigned military duties under the Italian Army's V Army Corps. The corps provided training during peacetime and assumed operational control during wartime.Ranaldo G. 13° REGGIMENTO FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA http://www.dearmas.it/articolo.php?articolo=214 www.dearmas.it 3 March 2024 it 31 March 2015 On 13 February 1976, the battalion changed from a mechanized to an armoured unit and was renamed as the 13th Carabinieri Battalion "M.O. Gallo". It received its war flag on 12 November 1976. On 1 September 1977, the battalion became a Corps Command and, on the following 1 December 1977, it came under the control of the 11th Carabinieri Brigade. The shift from to meant that The transition from Unit Command (it Comando di reparto) to Corps Command (it Comando di Corpo) meant that the Commander of the 13th Battalion assumed command of the organically constituted Unit and, above all, granted autonomy in its operations and in logistics, technical, and administrative matters. As the head of a "Corps Command," the commander of the 13th Battalion thus became directly responsible for discipline, organization, deployment, and personnel training.Capitolo III - Gli Ufficiali https://www.carabinieri.it/media---comunicazione/rassegna-dell-arma/la-rassegna/anno-2003/supplemento-al-n-3/parte-ii/capitolo-iii---gli-ufficiali www.carabinieri.it 13 June 2026 italianIl Comandante di Corpo nell’Ordinamento italiano: competenza settoriale Attività di polizia marittima e giudiziaria https://www.nonnodondolo.it/content/comandante-corpo-nell%E2%80%99ordinamento-italiano-competenza-settoriale www.nonnodondolo.it 8 June 2026 ItalianWP:SELFPUB June 2026 However, the Battalion still remained under the V Army Corps for duties related to wartime use. On 1 February 1978, the battalion was renamed as the 13th Carabinieri Battalion "Friuli Venezia Giulia". On 7 January 1988, the battalion was subordinated to the Northeast Military Region Command as part of changes to the army's General Plan concerning the use of forces in an emergency. After the Cold War In the 1990s, following the end of the Cold War, the battalion was reorganized for the domestic security role.Ranaldo G. LA FORZA DEL REPARTO È LA COESIONE, PAROLA DI COMANDANTE! http://www.dearmas.it/articolo.php?articolo=216 www.dearmas.it 3 March 2024 it 31 March 2015 The 7th and 13th Carabinieri Battalions served as expeditionary element for international peacekeeping and stability operations. Battalion units began participating in foreign military missions in 1991. The battalion was elevated to the regimental level on 15 September 2001 and was subordinated to the new 2nd Carabinieri Mobile Brigade, like all Carabinieri units designed primarily for foreign deployment. In 2003, the 13th Carabinieri Regiment was part of the initial Carabinieri's Multinational Specialized Unit (MSU) deployment for Operation Ancient Babylon, the Italian military mission for the Iraq War based in Nasiriyah. The regiment suffered three killed by suicide attack in the 2003 Nasiriyah bombing. On 25 May 2012, the regiment suffered one killed in Adraskan during the war in Afghanistan from a 107mm rocket attack. On 22 February 2021, the Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo Luca Attanasio was murdered in North Kivu by gunmen. Attanasio's bodyguard, a member of the regiment, was also killed. List of commanders Col. Luciano Zubani (2003 - 2006)Povoledo Mario Il colonnello Luciano Zubani https://www.alpini-pordenone.it/sites/default/files/giornali/Alpini%20Bela%20Fameja_2003-1Feb_L.pdf 5 July 2026 Bela Fameja XXXVIII 1 15 February 2003 5 Italian Colonel Luciano Zubani Col. Claudio D’Angelo (September 2010 - 23 September 2015) Col. Patrizio La Spada (23 September 2015 - 21 September 2019)Carabinieri, cambio della guardia https://www.ilpiccolo.it/cronaca/carabinieri-cambio-della-guardia-sw1favkn 2 July 2026 Il Piccolo 24 September 2015 it Col. Saverio Ceglie (21 September 2019 - 19 September 2022)Domani il cambio del comandante In arrivo Ceglie https://www.ilpiccolo.it/cronaca/domani-il-cambio-del-comandante-in-arrivo-ceglie-m708kivm 2 July 2026 Il Piccolo 20 September 2019 itIl colonello Ceglie lascia il XIII reggimento, nuovo comandante a Gorizia https://www.ilgoriziano.it/articolo/colonello-ceglie-torna-sardegna-cambio-guida-xiii-gorizia-15-settembre-2022 2 July 2026 Il Goriziano 15 September 2022 IT Col. Nicola Pio Michele Ferrucci (since 20 September 2022) Mission The regiment participates in international missions, including through the MSU. It provides security and surveillance services to Italian embassies in high-risk locations.13- Reggimento 'Friuli Venezia Giulia' https://www.carabinieri.it/chi-siamo/oggi/organizzazione/mobile-e-speciale/2-brigata-mobile/13-reggimento-%27friuli-venezia-giulia%27 www.carabinieri.it 28 June 2026 it The regiment is mainly used in missions abroad, contributing to forming a large part of the contingents for the IPU (Integrated Police Unit) Regiments in Bosnia and Herzegovina, employing military police units for the UNIFIL mission in Lebanon, also operating in Albania, North Macedonia, Haiti, Georgia, Eritrea, Palestine, Chad, Somalia, Libya, Djibouti. The regiment has also been employed in public order tasks, providing riot control service in the event of events of national importance such as street demonstrations or football matches, as well as in civil defence operations during natural disasters and other critical issues. Organisation The 13th Carabinieri Regiment "Friuli Venezia Giulia" includes three Operational Companies and a Command and Services Company. Honours and decorations The 13th Carabinieri Regiment "Friuli Venezia Giulia" has been awarded with the following honours and decorations:Bandiera di Guerra del 13° Reggimento Carabinieri "Friuli Venezia Giulia" https://www.quirinale.it/onorificenze/insigniti/360024 www.quirinale.it Presidenza della Repubblica Italiana 28 June 2026 it 100px Knight of the Military Order of Italy (2019) 100px Knight of the Military Order of Italy (2021) References Category:Carabinieri regiments of Italy Category:Military units and formations established in 1947