E astern ▁Italy . ▁The ▁ 5 th ▁Army ▁Corps ▁was ▁task ed ▁with ▁def ending ▁the ▁Y ug oslav - Ital ian ▁border ▁against ▁possible ▁attacks ▁by ▁either ▁the ▁Wars aw ▁P act , ▁or ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁or ▁both . ▁The ▁Ari ete ▁was ▁the ▁corps ' ▁arm ored ▁reserve . ▁The ▁Gar ib ald i ' s ▁author ized ▁strength ▁was ▁ 4 , 7 3 3 ▁men ▁( 2 7 2 ▁officers , ▁ 6 3 7 ▁non - comm ission ed ▁officers ▁and ▁ 3 , 8 2 4 ▁soldiers ) ▁and ▁it ▁consisted ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁units : ▁▁▁▁ 8 th ▁Mechan ized ▁Brigade ▁" G ar ib ald i ", ▁in ▁P orden one ▁( former ▁ 8 th ▁B ers ag lier i ▁Regiment ) ▁ ▁Command ▁and ▁Sign al ▁Unit ▁" G ar ib ald i ", ▁in ▁P orden one ▁▁▁ 7 th ▁T ank ▁Battalion ▁" M . O . ▁Di ▁D io ", ▁in ▁Viv aro ▁( M 6 0 A 1 ▁main ▁battle ▁t anks ) ▁▁▁ 3 rd ▁B ers ag lier i ▁Battalion ▁" C erna ia ", ▁in ▁P orden one ▁( V CC - 1 ▁arm ored ▁personnel ▁carri ers ) ▁▁▁ 1 1 th ▁B ers ag lier i ▁Battalion ▁" Cap rera ", ▁in ▁Or cen ico ▁Super iore ▁( V CC - 1 ▁arm ored ▁personnel ▁carri ers ; ▁batt alion ▁was ▁transferred ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 6