As of 2019 the following Bersaglieri units are in active service: 1st Bersaglieri Regiment, in Cosenza as part of the Bersaglieri Brigade "Garibaldi") 1st Battalion "La Marmora" (Dardo IFV) 3rd Bersaglieri Regiment, in Teulada (Mechanized Brigade "Sassari") 18th Battalion "Poggio Scanno" (Freccia IFV) 4th Bersaglieri Command and Tactical Supports Unit, in Caserta (Bersaglieri Brigade "Garibaldi") 6th Bersaglieri Regiment, in Trapani (Mechanized Brigade "Aosta") 6th Battalion "Palestro" (Freccia IFV) 7th Bersaglieri Regiment, in Altamura (Mechanized Brigade "Pinerolo") 10th Battalion "Bezzecca" (Freccia IFV) 8th Bersaglieri Regiment, in Caserta (Bersaglieri Brigade "Garibaldi") 3rd Battalion "Cernaia" (Dardo IFV) 11th Bersaglieri Regiment, in Orcenico Superiore (132nd Armored Brigade "Ariete") 11th Battalion "Caprera" (Dardo IFV) 2nd Bersaglieri Company "Pantere", in Teulada (part of the 1st Armored Regiment) 3rd Bersaglieri Company "Celere", in Solbiate Olona (part of the Tactical and Logistic Support Regiment of the NRDC-ITA Support Brigade) Bugle calls In mid-1800 the Bersaglieri were born as light infantry sharpshooters fighting in loose skirmish formations, and specific bugle calls were used to direct the units in the confusion of the battlefield. Each battalion had its own specific bugle call played repeatedly to rally the troops or used as a sort of "address" before tactical bugle calls, to identify who the order was intended for (for example, a composite bugle call could be "1st Bersaglieri" + "Company" + "Right/Nr.3" + "Deploy in open order"). Notes References Chase, Patrick J. Seek, Strike, Destroy: the History of the 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion in World War II Gateway Press, 1995. Page 90 Giannasi, Andrea. "Il Brasile in guerra: la partecipazione della Força Expedicionaria Brasileira alla campagna d'Italia (1944-1945)" Prospettiva Editrice, 2004. . Pages 146-48. Popa, Thomas A. "Po Valley 1945" WWII Campaigns, United States Army Center of Military History, 1996. . CMH Pub 72-33. Further reading See also Italian Bersaglieri Bands External links Video showing distinctive feathered hats and fast jog pace (3:56. Best view is from 3:02-3:22) Italian military report the capture of 300 British paratroopers by part of the Bersaglieri Photos Bersaglieri Military units and formations established in 1836 Military units and formations of the Wars of Italian Independence 1836 establishments in Italy