Signal Battalion "Legnano"
military unit
The Signal Battalion "Legnano" (Italian: Battaglione Trasmissioni "Legnano") is a signals unit of the Italian Army based in Avellino in Campania. The battalion was formed in 1935 by the Royal Italian Army for the 102nd Motorized Division "Trento". In World War II the battalion fought in the Western Desert campaign and Tunisian campaign. In May 1943, the battalion surrendered to the allies. In November 1943, the battalion was reformed by the Italian Co-belligerent Army and then fought on the allied side in the Italian campaign. After the war the battalion was assigned to the Infantry Division "Legnano". In 1975, the battalion was disbanded. In 2004, the 232nd Signal Regiment was formed and received the reformed Signal Battalion "Legnano" as its signal battalion. The battalion's anniversary falls, as for all signal units, on 20 June 1918, the day the Austro-Hungarian Army began its retreat across the Piave river during the Second Battle of the Piave River.
History
World War II
On 15 July 1935, the depot of the 4th Engineer Regiment in Trento formed the LI Mixed Engineer Battalion for the 32nd Motorized Division "Trento".
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