page_title: Structure of the Italian Army in 1977
section_title: Armored Division "Ariete"
hierarchical_section_title: Structure of the Italian Army in 1977 / Army General Staff / 5th Army Corps / Armored Division "Ariete"
caption_attribution_description: English: Structure of the Italian Army's Armored Division "Ariete" in 1977
context_page_description: The article gives an overview of the structure of the Italian Army at the end of 1977 after the great reform of 1975.
context_section_description: Armored Division "Ariete", in Pordenone
  Command Unit "Ariete", in Pordenone
  Divisional Artillery Command, in Casarsa della Delizia
   108th Heavy Self-propelled Field Artillery Group "Cosseria", in Casarsa della Delizia (M109G 155mm self-propelled howitzers)
   132nd Heavy Self-propelled Field Artillery Group "Rovereto", in Casarsa della Delizia (M109G 155mm self-propelled howitzers)
  Artillery Specialists Group "Ariete", in Casarsa della Delizia
  14th Light Anti-aircraft Artillery Group "Astore" (Reserve), in Casarsa della Delizia
   19th Squadrons Group "Cavalleggeri Guide", in Casarsa della Delizia (M47 Patton tanks, M113 armored personnel carriers and AR59 Campagnola reconnaissance vehicles)
   14th Bersaglieri (Recruits Training) Battalion "Sernaglia", in Albenga
   16th Infantry (Recruits Training) Battalion "Savona", in Savona
   73rd Infantry Fortification Battalion "Lombardia", in Arzene (9x companies)
   132nd Engineer Battalion "Livenza", in Motta di Livenza
   232nd Signal Battalion "Fadalto", in Casarsa della Delizia
   Logistic Battalion "Ariete", in Casarsa della Delizia
  49th Reconnaissance Helicopters Squadrons Group "Capricorno", at Casarsa Airport
  Command and Services Squadron
  491st Reconnaissance Helicopters Squadron (AB 206 reconnaissance helicopters)
  492nd Reconnaissance Helicopters Squadron (AB 206 reconnaissance helicopters)
  Medical Battalion "Ariete" (Reserve), in Casarsa della Delizia
  Carabinieri Company "Ariete", in Pordenone
  The division also stored the equipment for 16 companies of a second fortification battalion in Latisana, which in case of war would have been filled with reservists and named 74th Infantry Fortification Battalion "Pontida".
caption: Armored Division "Ariete" in 1977
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