Logistic Battalion "Goito"

The Logistic Battalion "Goito" (Battaglione Logistico "Goito") is an inactive logistics unit of the Italian Army, which was assigned to the Mechanized Brigade "Goito". The regimental anniversary falls, as for all units of the Transport and Materiel Corps, on 22 May, the anniversary of the Italian Army's first major automobile use to transport reinforcements to counter the Austro-Hungarian Offensive at Asiago in 1916.

History
In 1963 the Italian Army reorganized its divisions along NATO standards and added a brigade level to the divisions' structure. As part of the reorganization the Armored Division "Centauro" formed three services battalions for its three brigades. On 12 August 1965 the command of the I Services Battalion "Centauro" was activated in Milan. The battalion was declared operational on 1 March 1966 and assigned to the I Mechanized Brigade "Centauro".

Initially the battalion consisted of a command and a command and services platoon. On 1 January 1966 the battalion received a Resupply, Repairs, Recovery Unit. On 30 September 1968 the battalion was assigned to the division's Services Grouping Command "Centauro" and the next day the brigade headquarters of the division were disbanded.

As part of the 1975 army reform the Armored Division "Centauro" was reorganized and on 21 October 1975 the 3rd Mechanized Brigade "Goito" and 31st Armored Brigade "Curtatone" were formed from the division's units. The same year the I Services Battalion "Centauro" moved from Milan to Monza, where on 1 January 1976 it was renamed Logistic Battalion "Goito" and assigned to the 3rd Mechanized Brigade "Goito".

Initially the battalion consisted of a command, a command platoon, and a supply and transport company. On 20 October 1977 the battalion formed a medium workshop and a vehicle park. At the time the battalion fielded 692 men (38 officers, 85 non-commissioned officers, and 569 soldiers).

On 12 November 1976 the battalion was granted a flag by decree 846 of the President of the Italian Republic Giovanni Leone.

In 1981 the battalion was reorganized and consisted then of the following units:


 * CoA mil ITA btg logistico goito.png Battalion Command, in Monza
 * Command and Services Company
 * Supply Company
 * Maintenance Company
 * Medium Transport Company
 * Medical Unit (Reserve)

In 1982 the battalion moved from Monza to Milan. On 1 June 1991 the Mechanized Brigade "Goito" was disbanded, followed by the Logistic Battalion "Goito" on 1 August 1991. On 7 November of the same year the battalion's flag was transferred to the Shrine of the Flags in the Vittoriano in Rome.