Horse Squadron Group tasked with public duties in Rome 1st Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna", in Rome (Lazio) (Dardo infantry fighting vehicles) 2nd Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna", in Spoleto (Umbria) (VTLM Lince vehicles, will receive infantry fighting vehicles in the future) Equipment The "Lancieri di Montebello" cavalry regiment is equipped with Centauro wheeled tank destroyers and VTLM Lince vehicles. The 1st Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna" is equipped with Dardo tracked infantry fighting vehicles, while the 2nd Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna" is equipped with VTLM Lince vehicles until more infantry fighting vehicles become available. Gorget patches The personnel of the brigade's units wears the following gorget patches: Traditions Every 18 February the brigade celebrates a mass in memory of Don Alberto Genovese, Duke of San Pietro, whose father Don Bernardino Antonio Genovese had founded the Regiment of Sardinia in 1744 and was the regiment's colonel until 1759. In 1776 Don Alberto Genovese donated 120,000 Piedmontese scudo to the Regiment of Sardinia for the establishment and subsequent maintenance of the regimental band, as well as to help the widows of fallen soldiers. He also requested that the regiment celebrate in perpetuity a holy mass in his memory on the anniversary of his death, a request the regiment has fulfilled since 1776. References External links Italian Army Homepage: "Granatieri di Sardegna" Brigade History Mechanized brigades of Italy Military history of Italy