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6 unusual facts about Alpine Brigade Cadore


2nd Alpini Regiment

The regiment itself was reformed on 1 July 1963 as a training unit with four battalions, which were named for the four Alpini Brigades to which the conscripts were sent after training: Tridentina, Orobica, Cadore and Taurinense battalions.

Alpine Brigade Cadore

The brigade was based in the Italian provinces of Belluno and Vicenza.

The second battalion of the brigade, the Feltre Alpini Battalion in Feltre along with the Agordo Mountain Artillery Group in Bassano del Grappa was tasked to cover the many Dolomite mountain passes on the left flank of the Pieve di Cadore Alpini Battalion.

The Pieve di Cadore was supported by the Lanzo Mountain Artillery Group in Belluno.

The Cadore was constituted on 1 July 1953 in the city of Belluno.

Therefore the Pieve di Cadore Alpini Battalion was based in Tai di Cadore and tasked with holding the Kreuzbergpass and Cimabanche pass.



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