8th Bersaglieri Regiment
8° Reggimento bersaglieri
Regimental coat of arms
Active	1 January 1871 - today
Country	Italy
Branch	Italian Army
Part of	Bersaglieri Brigade "Garibaldi"
Garrison/HQ	Caserta
Motto(s)	"Velox ad impetum"
Anniversaries	18 June 1836
Engagements	Battle of the Chernaya
Decorations	2x Military Order of Italy[1] 2x Gold Medals of Military Valor 1x Silver Medal of Military Valor 5x Bronze Medals of Military Valor 1x Gold Medal of Army Valor 1x Silver Medal of Army Valor 1x Silver Medal of Civil Valor 1x 1908 Messina earthquake Medal of Merit[2]
Insignia
Bersaglieri gorget patches

The 8th Bersaglieri Regiment (Italian: 8° Reggimento Bersaglieri) is an active unit of the Italian Army based in Caserta in Campania. The regiment is part of the army's infantry corps' Bersaglieri speciality and operationally assigned to the Bersaglieri Brigade "Garibaldi".^[3] The regiment is one of the highest decorated units of the Italian Army with two Gold Medals of Military Valor, both of which the regiment earned during the North African campaign of World War II.^[2]

Organization

As of 2023 the 8th Bersaglieri Regiment consists of:

The Command and Logistic Support Company fields the following platoons: C3 Platoon, Transport and Materiel Platoon, Medical Platoon, and Commissariat Platoon. The regiment is equipped with tracked Dardo infantry fighting vehicles. The Maneuver Support Company is equipped with M106 120mm mortar carriers and Dardo IFVs with Spike LR anti-tank guided missiles.