Regiment "Cavalleggeri Guide" (19th)

The Regiment "Cavalleggeri Guide" (19th) (Reggimento "Cavalleggeri Guide" (19°)) is a cavalry regiment of the Italian Army based in Salerno in Campania. The regiment was the only Guide cavalry unit of the Savoyard state and later the Kingdom of Italy. Today the regiment is the reconnaissance unit of the Bersaglieri Brigade "Garibaldi".

Current structure
As of 2019 the Regiment "Cavalleggeri Guide" (19th) consists of:


 * CoA mil ITA rgt cavalleria 19.png Regimental Command, in Salerno
 * Command and Logistic Support Squadron
 * 1st Reconnaissance Squadrons Group
 * 1st Reconnaissance Squadron "San Marco"
 * 2nd Reconnaissance Squadron "San Giusto"
 * 3rd Reconnaissance Squadron "San Martino"
 * Heavy Armor Squadron "San Giorgio"

The Command and Logistic Support Squadron fields the following platoons: C3 Platoon, Transport and Materiel Platoon, Medical Platoon, and Commissariat Platoon. The three reconnaissance squadrons are equipped with VTLM Lince vehicles and Centauro tank destroyers, the latter of which are scheduled to be replaced by Freccia reconnaissance vehicles. The Heavy Armor Squadron is equipped with Centauro tank destroyers, which are being replaced by Centauro II tank destroyers. With the introduction of the Freccia reconnaissance vehicles the reconnaissance squadrons will be reduced from three to two.