The three Battaglione in 10th Reggimento bersaglieri at that point in time were all Motorcyclisti.
That would be six motorcycle companies totaling just over 600 men. Seems kind of small. Did I make a mistake?
The three Battaglione in 10th Reggimento bersaglieri at that point in time were all Motorcyclisti.
That would be six motorcycle companies totaling just over 600 men. Seems kind of small. Did I make a mistake?
First, thanks for the reply. I'm trying to determine what troops were landed in Libya in 1940 and the 10th Bersaglieri shows only as a regiment with no given organization. A bicyclist battalion was 450 men, correct? Would autoporto number differently?Yes. The regiment was never three btg. motociclisti. AFAIK, before the war the regiment was either 3 btg. biciclisti and 1 cp. motociclisti, or 2 btg. autoporto and 1 btg. motociclisti. Given Madej's information on the 10º rgt. bers. which I think is based on prewar data, I feel that the regiment was biciclisti.
All this doesn't matter as when the regiment was sent to A.S., it was 3 btg. autoporto.
Pista! Jeff
it was structured on three tank battalions of similar composition on three companies of bersaglieri