16th Alpini Regiment
| 16° Reggimento Alpini | |
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Coat of Arms of the 16th Alpini Regiment
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| Active | 19 Sept. 1991 - 30 Nov. 2004 |
| Country | Italy |
| Branch | Italian Army |
| Type | Alpini |
| Role | Mountain Infantry |
| Size | 1 Battalion Belluno Battalion |
| Part of | Cadore Alpine Brigade 1991 - 1997 Julia Alpine Brigade 1997 - 1998 COMALP 1998 - 2004 |
| Garrison/HQ | Caserma Salsa in Belluno (BL) |
| Motto | "Sunt rupes virtutis iter" |
| Anniversaries | 23 April 1941 |
| Decorations | 1 Croce di Cavaliere dell'O.M.I. 1 Silver Medal of Military Valor 1 Gold Medal for Civil Valor |
The 16th Alpini Regiment (Italian: 16° Reggimento Alpini ) was a short lived (1991-2004) light Infantry training regiment of the Italian Army, specializing in Mountain Combat. The Alpini are a mountain infantry corps of the Italian Army, that distinguished itself in combat during World War I and World War II.
The regiment was based in the city of Belluno and consisted of the single Belluno battalion. The main task of the regiment was the training of the recruits for the Alpini regiments based in the Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia regions of northern Italy. First subordinated to the Alpine Brigade Cadore it passed to the Alpine Brigade Julia after Cadore was dissolved in 1997. Soon afterwards Julia ceded the regiment to the Alpini Corps Command. With the suspension of compulsory military service in Italy the regiment was dissolved on November 30th, 2004. During its short existence the regiment trained approximately 85.000 soldiers.
- 30px Regimental Command
Command and Logistic Support Company
Alpini Battalion Belluno
77th Alpini Company- 78th Alpini Company
- 79th Alpini Company
- 116th Mortar Company
