History Sassari Mechanized Brigade
1 history 1.1 world war i 1.2 world war ii 1.3 recent history history world war i during general mobilization in preparation entering world war italian army raised sassari infantry brigade on 1 march 1915, @ tempio pausania , sinnai on sardinia. brigade consisted of 151st infantry regiment , 152nd infantry regiment. unlike other italian infantry brigades sassari recruited locally on sardinia; officers came island. the brigade saw first combat in summer of 1915 in first battle of isonzo , distinguished in second battle of isonzo. in may 1916 brigade sent asiago plateau in italian effort stop austrian spring offensive. in month of june 1916 brigade conquered monte fior, monte castelgomberto, monte spil, monte miela , monte zebio. these actions both regiments of brigade awarded gold medal of military valor. after italian defeat in battle of caporetto , following flight of remnants of italian army towards piave sassari fought extraordinary discipline , toughness. in fact last battalion ret...