Structure of the Italian Army


The article provides an overview of the entire chain of command and organization of the Italian Army after the reform of 1 October 2016 and includes all active units as of 1 July 2019. The Armed Forces of Italy are under the command of the Italian Supreme Defense Council, presided over by the President of the Italian Republic. The Italian Army is commanded by the Chief of the Army General Staff or "Capo di Stato Maggiore dell’Esercito" in Rome.

Cavalry Regiments

Italian Army cavalry regiments are the army's only units, which have the name before their number, and who do not include a description of the type of unit in their name
The Chief of the Army General Staff in Rome, a four star general, commands the entire Italian Army. However the Army General Staff itself is commanded by the Deputy Chief of the Army General Staff.

Army General Staff

The Army General Staff in Rome is tasked with the study, research, development and general policy of the army. It is headed by the Deputy Chief of the Army General Staff.
The NATO Rapid Deployable Corps - Italy is a multi-national, deployable Corps headquarters assigned to NATO. It is located in Solbiate Olona and has a support brigade at its dependency.
The Operational Land Forces Command and Army Operational Command is the continuously operational command of the army. The command is headquartered in Rome. In case of war, outside of NATO's command structure, it would command the army's units.
The Army Special Forces Command in Pisa commands the army's special operation forces:
The Army Aviation Command in Viterbo trains and maintains the army's non-combat flying formations, and provides four operational helicopter regiments to COMFOTER COE.
Army Aviation support regiments provide maintenance services and logistic support to the army's fleet of helicopters and airplanes.
The Alpine Troops Command commands the Mountain Troops of the Italian Army, called Alpini. The command is headquartered in Bolzano.
The Division "Tridentina" is a deployable division headquarters within COMTA in Bolzano.
The Alpine Training Center trains Italian troops in mountain warfare and winter warfare and its 6th Alpini Regiment prepares and manages the army's military exercises in the Puster Valley.
The COMTA also controls five administrative Army Military Commands tasked with public duties, recruitment, administration of the reserves, public information, and promotional activities. The Army Military Command "Trentino-Alto Adige" covering the Trentino-Alto Adige/SouthTyrol region is an integral part of COMALP:
The Northern Operational Forces Command commands the brigades in the North of Italy. The command is headquartered in Padua and successor to the army's V Army Corps.
The Division "Vittorio Veneto" is a deployable division command headquartered in Florence.
The brigade forms with the Italian navy's 3rd Naval Division, and San Marco Marine Brigade the Italian military's National Sea Projection Capability.
132nd Armored Brigade "Ariete"
The COMFOP Nord also controls eight administrative Army Military Commands tasked with public duties, recruitment, administration of the reserves, public information, and promotional activities. The Army Military Command "Veneto" covering the Veneto region is an integral part of COMFOP Nord:
The Southern Operational Forces Command commands the brigades in the South of Italy and on the islands of Sicily and Sardinia. The command is headquartered in Naples.
The Division "Acqui" is a deployable division headquartered in Capua near Naples.
The COMFOP Sud also controls six administrative Army Military Commands tasked with public duties, recruitment, administration of the reserves, public information, and promotional activities. The Army Military Command "Campania" covering the Campania region is an integral part of COMFOP Sud:
The Operational Land Forces Support Command in Verona commands the army's operational support units.
The Artillery Command in Bracciano commands the specialized artillery regiments of the army and trains all officers and troops destined for artillery units:
The Anti-aircraft Artillery Command in Sabaudia commands the army's air defense units and trains all officers and troops destined for air defense units:
The Engineer Command in Rome-Cecchignola commands the specialized engineer regiments of the army and trains all officers and troops destined for engineer units:
The Signal Command in Anzio commands the army's signal regiments and trains all officers and troops destined for signal units:
The Tactical Intelligence Brigade in Anzio is the army's sole Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance & Electronic Warfare unit.
The Logistic Support Command in Rome trains officers and troops destined for logistic units and provides operational logistic support with two specialized logistic regiments and four medical battalions.
Each medical battalion fields one command and logistic support company, one medical company with a field hospital, and one medical evacuations company.

Capital Military Command

The Capital Military Command in Rome is tasked with managing army events in Rome and oversees the administrative "Lazio" and "Toscana" Army Military Commands tasked with public duties, recruitment, administration of the reserves, public information, and promotional activities in the Lazio region. Additionally the command manages the army's Monte Romano training range, the army's museums in Rome and the army band, as well as the Italian military's Geographic Institute.
The Army Logistic Command in Rome manages the entire logistics of the Army.
The Training, Specialization and Doctrine Command in Rome trains the army's troops and develops the army's doctrine and education policies.

Army Geographical Distribution