ITALY Brescia Mechanized Brigade sleeve patch

(Italian: Brigata meccanizzata "Brescia")
The Brescia Mechanized Brigade was a mechanized brigade of the Italian Army. Its core units were mechanized Infantry battalions. The brigade's headquarters was in the city of Brescia.
On 21 October 1975 the Brescia Mechanized Brigade and the Isonzo Mechanized Brigade were activated from disbanded regiments of the Mantova Infantry Division.
After the end of the Cold War the Italian Army began to draw down its forces and the Brescia was one of the first brigades to be disbanded. On 27 July 1991 the brigade was officially deactivated along with most of its subordinate units. The only remaining unit, the 52nd Field Artillery Group joined the Legnano Mechanized Brigade.