In 1940 the new Army organization foresaw four Carabinieri Battalions, while in 1945 12 Battalions (renamed Mobile Battalions) were re-established, in order to deal with the civil unrest following the end of the civil war, alongside with four Mobile Battalion Groups (which were brigades). The 1945-established Mobile Battalions were equipped, supplied and maintained by the relevant Carabinieri Legion of their AOR. The Mobile Battalions Groups were: