page_title: 132nd Armoured Division Ariete
section_title: 132nd Armored Division "Ariete" - 1974
hierarchical_section_title: 132nd Armoured Division Ariete / Cold War / 132nd Armored Division "Ariete" - 1974
caption_attribution_description: English: Structure of the Italian Army Armored Division "Ariete" in 1974
context_page_description: The Ariete Armoured Division was an armoured division of the Italian Army during World War II. It was formed in 1939 as the second armoured division in the Italian Army after the 131 Armoured Division Centauro. The division fought in the North African Campaign until being destroyed during the Second Battle of El Alamein. After World War II the division was reformed as part of the Italian Army.
context_section_description: On 1 October 1968 the brigade headquarters were disbanded and the divisions returned to its former structure.  The "Ariete" Armored Division was part of the 5th Army Corps based in North-Eastern Italy. The 5th Army Corps was tasked with defending the Yugoslav-Italian border against possible attacks by either the Warsaw Pact, or Yugoslavia or both. The "Ariete" Armored Division was based in the corps' armored reserve.
  Before the major reorganization of 1975 the division consisted of the following units:
   132nd Armoured Division Ariete|Armored Division "Ariete", in Pordenone
   8th Bersaglieri Regiment, in Pordenone
  Command and Services Company, in Pordenone (includes an anti-tank guided missile platoon)
  III Bersaglieri Battalion, in Pordenone (M113 armored personnel carriers)
  VII Tank Battalion, in Vivaro (M60A1 Patton main battle tanks)
  XII Bersaglieri Battalion, in Pordenone (M113 armored personnel carriers)
   32nd Tank Regiment, in Tauriano
  Command and Services Company, in Tauriano (includes an anti-tank guided missile platoon)
  III Tank Battalion, in Tauriano (M60A1 Patton main battle tanks)
  V Tank Battalion, in Tauriano (M60A1 Patton main battle tanks)
  XXIII Bersaglieri Battalion, in Tauriano (M113 armored personnel carriers)
   132nd Tank Regiment, in Aviano
  Command and Services Company, in Aviano (includes an anti-tank guided missile platoon)
  VIII Tank Battalion, in Aviano (M60A1 Patton main battle tanks)
  X Tank Battalion, in Aviano (M60A1 Patton main battle tanks)
  XXXVIII Bersaglieri Battalion, in Aviano (M113 armored personnel carriers)
   132nd Armored Artillery Regiment, in Casarsa della Delizia
  Command and Services Battery, in Casarsa della Delizia
  I Self-propelled Field Artillery Group, in Vacile (M109G 155mm self-propelled howitzers)
  II Self-propelled Field Artillery Group, in Sequals (M109G 155mm self-propelled howitzers)
  III Self-propelled Field Artillery Group, in Maniago (M109G 155mm self-propelled howitzers)
  IV Heavy Self-propelled Field Artillery Group, in Casarsa della Delizia (M109G 155mm self-propelled howitzers)
  V Heavy Self-propelled Artillery Group, in Casarsa della Delizia (M55 203mm self-propelled howitzers)
  VI Light Anti-aircraft Artillery Group (Reserve), in Casarsa della Delizia (Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft guns and 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine guns)
  Artillery Specialists Battery, in Casarsa della Delizia
  "Cavalleggeri Guide" Squadrons Group, in Casarsa della Delizia (Fiat Campagnola reconnaissance vehicles and M47 Patton tanks)
  LXXIII Infantry Fortification Battalion "Lombardia", in Arzene / Latisana
  Light Aviation Unit "Ariete", at Casarsa Air Base (L-19E Bird Dog light aircraft and AB 206 reconnaissance helicopters)
  Engineer Battalion "Ariete", in Motta di Livenza
  Signal Battalion "Ariete", in Casarsa della Delizia
  Services Grouping "Ariete", in Pordenone
  Command and Services Company, in Pordenone
  Supply, Repairs, Recovery Unit "Ariete", in Pordenone
  Transport Unit "Ariete", in Pordenone
  I Services Battalion "Ariete", in Pordenone
  II Services Battalion "Ariete", in Vacile
  III Services Battalion "Ariete", in Maniago
caption: Armored Division "Ariete" in 1974
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