On 1 October 2022, the flag and traditions of the 1st Alpini Regiment were assigned to the Command and Tactical Supports Unit "Taurinense" of the Alpine Brigade "Taurinense", which on the same day was renamed 1st Alpini Command and Tactical Supports Unit.

[3][4][5] During World War I the regiment expanded to nine battalions, which fought separately in the alpine areas of the Italian front.

[3][4][5] On 15 October 1872, the Royal Italian Army formed 15 locally recruited Alpini companies in the alpine regions of Northern Italy.

Upon entering the regiments, the battalions, which until then had been designated by a Roman numeral, were named for their recruiting zone, while the Alpini companies were renumbered sequentially from 1st to 72nd.

On 1 November 1886, the battalions changed their names from their recruiting zones to the cities and towns, where their base was located.

The battalion distinguished itself during the occupation of El-Mergèb and in the Battle of Misrata, and was awarded a Bronze Medal of Military Valor, which was affixed to the flag of the 1st Alpini Regiment and added to the regiment's coat of arms.

[4][5][6] At the outbreak of World War I the Alpini speciality consisted of eight regiments, which fielded 26 battalions with 79 companies.

After Italy's initial declaration of neutrality 38 additional Alpini companies were formed in fall of 1914 with men, who had completed their military service in the preceding four years.

[4][5][7] On 23 May 1915, Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary and at the time the 1st Alpini Regiment consisted of the following units:[5][7] By the end of 1915 the Alpini regiments began to form additional companies with recruits born in 1896.

The battle resulted in heavy Italian losses, with the battalions of the 1st Alpini Regiment suffering 574 killed, 3,265 wounded, and 873 missing.

On 1 January 1934, the newly formed 4th Mountain Artillery Regiment joined the brigade, which on 27 October 1934 was renamed IV Superior Alpine Command.

The VII Replacements Battalion was attached to 7th Alpini Regiment and shipped to East Africa, where in the meantime the "Pusteria" was engaged in combat against Ethiopian troops.

[2] In April 1937, the Alpini Battalion "Pieve di Teco" returned to Italy and on 10 April the Alpini Battalion "Pieve di Teco II" was disbanded.

On 10 June 1940, the day Italy entered World War II, the regiment fielded 160 officers and 5,046 other ranks for a total strength of 5,206 men.

[5][7] In November 1940, the 4th Alpine Division "Cuneense" was transferred to Albania to shore up the crumbling Italian front during the Greco-Italian War.

[2][5][7] In November 1941, the regiment formed two replacement battalions, with personnel meant to replace the casualties of the Alpini battalions: the I Replacements Battalion, which consisted of a command company, and the 601st, 604th, and 607th companies, was placed at the disposition of the General Staff of the Royal Italian Army, while the XII Replacements Battalion, which consisted of a command company, and the 602nd, 603rd, 673rd, and 674th companies, was assigned to the 7th Alpini Valley Group, which fought Yugoslav partisans in Croatia.

The corps was assigned to the Italian 8th Army, which was readied to be deployed in summer 1942 to the Eastern Front.

In preparation for the deployment to the Soviet Union the 1st Alpini Regiment's depot formed on 1 April 1942 the 84th Cannons Company, which was equipped with 47/32 mod.

The division provided replacement troops for the 8th Army's regiments fighting on the Eastern Front.

[5][7][21][22] In July 1942 the three alpine division arrived in Eastern Ukraine, from where they marched eastwards towards the Don river.

[5][7][20][21][23] On the evening of 17 January 1943, the Alpine Army Corps commander, General Gabriele Nasci, ordered a full retreat.

At this point only the 2nd Alpine Division "Tridentina" was still capable of conducting combat operations.

The 40,000-strong mass of stragglers — Alpini and Italians from other commands, plus German and Hungarians — followed the "Tridentina", which led the way westwards to the new Axis lines.

By morning of 28 January the "Cuneense" had walked 200 km, fought 20 battles, lost 80% of its men and spent 11 nights camped out in the middle of the Russian Steppe.

[5][7][20][21][23] On 11 February 1943, the survivors were counted and just 722 men of the regiment had reached Axis lines; none of the soldiers of the battalions "Ceva", "Pieve di Teco", and "Mondovì" had made it out of the Soviet encirclement.

Both battalions were assigned to the 175th Coastal Alpini Regiment, which was sent in April 1943 to the occupied French island of Corsica.

[5][7] The 1st Alpini Regiment was still in the process of being rebuilt, when the Armistice of Cassibile was announced on 8 September 1943.

After the announcement of the armistice the Alpini battalions "Monte Mercantour" and "Mongioje" fought against German forces retreating through Corsica.

On 15 April 1952, the 4th Alpini Regiment joined the newly formed Alpine Brigade "Taurinense".