[4] The 132nd Tank Infantry Regiment was formed in June 1941 by the Royal Italian Army and assigned to the 132nd Armored Division "Ariete", which was fighting in the Western Desert campaign in Libya and Egypt.

The regiment was immediately transferred to Libya, where it joined to the 132nd Armored Division "Ariete", which had been fighting in the Western Desert campaign since arriving in North Africa in January 1941.

The regiment then moved forward to meet up with the Ariete at Bir el Gubi, where the division covered the Southern approach to the Axis siege ring around Tobruk.

The same day General Erwin Rommel ordered his forces to retreat to the Gazala line, where in December the Ariete continued the fight against the British advance.

During the night of 15-16 December Axis forces abandoned the Gazala line and retreated to El Agheila.

The Ariete division had lost 76% of its personnel during Operation Crusader and the 32nd Tank Infantry Regiment was taken out of the front on 31 December 1941 and sent to the rear.

The Ariete division was tasked to swing around the heavily fortified Bir Hakeim position and attack it from the rear.

The Indian position was overrun by the VIII and X battalions with the loss of 23 tanks, some of which were repairable on the field, 30 men killed and 50 wounded, while the Indian brigade lost 440 men killed and wounded and about 1,000 prisoners, including Admiral Sir Walter Cowan and most of its equipment.

Ten tanks got through the minefield and were knocked out by French 75 mm anti-tank guns, causing 124 Italian casualties.

[12] After having defeated the British at Gazala the Axis offensive continued with the capture of Tobruk and the Battle of Mersa Matruh.

By 3 July Axis forces were heavily decimated and Rommel paused his attack, which allowed the 132nd Tank Infantry Regiment to pull back to the abandoned British RAF El Daba airfield where the VIII Tank Battalion had to be disbanded to bring the remaining two battalions partially up to strength.

By 15 July the 132nd was back at the front attacking the 22nd British Armoured Brigade to the south of Ruweisat Ridge.

The 132nd Tank Infantry Regiment was declared lost due to wartime events on 20 November 1942.

The regiment was declared lost due to wartime events on 18 April 1943 after the Battle of El Guettar.

[1][2][5][6] On 20 September 1942, the 32nd Tank Infantry Regiment was reformed and sent to Sardinia to bolster Italian forces on the island against an allied invasion.

On 10 July 1948, the school reformed the 1st Tankers Regiment and formed the II Tank Battalion.

Tank and armored battalions created during the 1975 army reform were named for officers, soldiers and partisans of the tank speciality, who had served in World War II and been awarded Italy's highest military honor the Gold Medal of Military Valor.

The three battalions were assigned to the 132nd Armored Brigade "Manin", which was formed on the same day by reorganizing the command of the 132nd Tank Regiment.

Secchiaroli" in Aviano lost its autonomy and the next day, on 27 July 1992, the battalion entered the reformed 132nd Tank Regiment.