32nd Signal Regiment (Italy)
The 32nd Signal Regiment () is a national support signals regiment of the Italian Army based in Padua in Veneto and Turin in Piedmont. The unit was formed in 1953 as an operational signal battalion and assigned to the Signal Command of the Command designated "3rd Army". In 1972 the Command designated "3rd Army" was disbanded and the battalion was assigned to the V Territorial Military Command. In 1975 the battalion was transferred to the 5th Army Corps and named for the Valles Pass. The same year the battalion also received its own flag. In 1992 the battalion was reorganized as a national support signal battalion and took over the personnel and tasks of the disbanded 42nd Signal Battalion "Pordoi". The same year the battalion entered the newly formed 32nd Signal Regiment. In 1998 the regiment received the Battalion "Frejus" from the disbanded 41st Signal Regiment. Today the regiment is assigned to the army's Signal Command and operates and maintains the army's signal network in Northern Italy. History On 20 June 1953 the XXXII Army Signal Operations Battalion was formed in Padua. The battalion was assigned to the Command designated "3rd Army" and consisted of a command, a command company,