1st Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna"
The 1st Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna" is an active unit of the Italian Army based in Rome in Lazio. The regiment is part of the army's infantry arm's Granatieri (Grenadiers) speciality and assigned to the Mechanized Brigade "Granatieri di Sardegna". Formed in 1659 the regiment is the currently oldest active unit of the Italian Army and the most senior regiment in the Italian Army's infantry order of precedence. Together with its sister the regiment, the 2nd Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna", the regiment is the guard regiment of Rome.
Grenadiers in historical uniform during the mass in memory of Don Alberto Genovese on 18 February 2016
Italian grenadier with the bearskin cap introduced in 1834
Mechanized Brigade "Granatieri di Sardegna"
The Mechanized Brigade "Granatieri di Sardegna" is a mechanized infantry brigade of the Italian Army, based in Rome and central Italy. The brigade fields one of the oldest regiments of the Army and is one of the guard regiments of the President of Italy. The name of the unit dates back to the Kingdom of Sardinia and not the eponymous Mediterranean island of Sardinia. The brigade is part of the Division "Acqui".
Soldiers of 1st Sardinia Grenadiers Regiment during the Bastille Day Parade of 2007
Regiment "Lancieri di Montebello" (8th) on public duties
Regiment "Lancieri di Montebello" (8th) during an exercise at Monte Romano, May 2019
Grenadiers in historical uniform during the mass in memory of Don Alberto Genovese on 18 February 2016