battalions came under direct command of the brigades. Therefore, on 1 November 1975, the 9th Regiment was disbanded and its battalions came forthwith under direct command of the Motorized Brigade "Pinerolo". The new organization of the brigade was therefore: Motorized Brigade "Pinerolo", in Bari Command and Signal Unit "Pinerolo", in Bari 9th Motorized Infantry Battalion "Bari", in Trani (former I Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment "Bari") 13th Motorized Infantry Battalion "Valbella", in Avellino (former IV Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment "Bari") 67th Bersaglieri Battalion "Fagare", in Persano (former IV Bersaglieri Battalion, 3rd Armored Infantry Regiment of the disbanded Infantry Division "Granatieri di Sardegna") 231st Infantry Battalion "Avellino" (Recruits Training), in Avellino (former I Armored Troops Recruits Training Battalion of the Southern Military Region) 60th Armored Battalion "M.O. Locatelli", in Altamura (M47 Patton tanks and M113 APCs) 47th Field Artillery Group "Gargano", in Bari (M114 155mm towed howitzers) Logistic Battalion "Pinerolo", in Bari Anti-tank Company "Pinerolo", in Bari (BGM-71 TOW anti-tank guided missiles) Engineer Company "Pinerolo", in Trani On 1 February 1979 the 60th Armored Battalion "M.O. Locatelli" ceded its two M113 armored personnel carrier equipped companies to the infantry battalions of the brigade and received two new tank companies. Consequently, the battalion was renamed on the same date 60th Tank Battalion "M.O. Locatelli". Additionally the battalion was equipped with new Leopard 1A2 tanks and the brigade's infantry battalions were equipped with VCC-1 armored personnel carriers. Therefore, on 1 February 1979 the brigade was renamed Mechanized Brigade "Pinerolo", and on 8 October 1980 the brigade's infantry battalions changed their designation from motorized to mechanized. In 1981 47th Field Artillery Group "Gargano" was disbanded and replaced in the same location by the 11th Field Artillery Group "Teramo". The "Teramo" later replaced its M114 155/23 towed howitzers with M109 self-propelled howitzers. Recent history In the early 1990s the battalions returned to their traditional regimental names. I.e. on 30 September 1992 the 9th Mechanized Infantry Battalion "Bari" was renamed 9th Infantry Regiment "Bari" without changing composition or size. On 31 December 1990 the Army wide reduction in forces after the end of the Cold War reached the "Pinerolo" brigade with the disbanding of the 13th Mechanized Infantry Battalion "Valbella". On 1 July 1991 the brigade lost the 67th Bersaglieri Battalion "Fagarè" and the 11th Self-propelled Field Artillery Regiment "Teramo" to the Bersaglieri Brigade "Garibaldi". The 11th Self-propelled Artillery Regiment was replaced by the 2nd Self-propelled Artillery