The regiment was formed in June 1941 by the Royal Italian Army and assigned to the 133rd Armored Division "Littorio".

Bruno", which had become an autonomous unit on 1 November 1975 and been assigned to the 132nd Armored Brigade "Manin".

The regiment's anniversary falls, as for all tank units, which have not yet distinguished themselves on the battlefield, on 1 October 1927, the day the tankers speciality was founded.

In December 1941, the XII Tank Battalion M13/40 was ordered to Libya to reinforce the German-Italian Panzer Group Africa.

However on 13 December 1941, the ships Carlo del Greco and Fabio Filzi, which transported the tanks of the battalion, were torpedoed and sunk by the Royal Navy submarine HMS Upright off Capo San Vito.

On 8 December 1942, the 133rd Tank Infantry Regiment and its battalions were declared as lost due to wartime events.

The regiment was assigned to the 131st Armored Division "Centauro", with which it fought in the Tunisian campaign.

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

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.

[1] After the end of the Cold War Italian Army began to draw down its forces and on 31 January 1991, the 10th Tank Battalion "M.O.

Locatelli" in Altamura lost its autonomy and the next day, on 29 September 1991, the battalion entered the newly formed 60th Tank Regiment "M.O.

The regiment was equipped with Leopard 1A2 main battle tanks and assigned to the Mechanized Brigade "Pinerolo".