Jero") is an inactive armored battalion of the Italian Army, which was based in Catania in Sicily and last operationally assigned to the Motorized Brigade "Aosta".

The unit's lineage traces back to the World War II LXII Tank Battalion L, which in 1940 participated in the Italian invasion of Egypt.

The battalion'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.

On 9 December 1940, the British Western Desert Force commenced Operation Compass with an attack against the Italian positions at Sidi Barrani.

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][4] On 12 November 1976 the President of the Italian Republic Giovanni Leone granted with decree 846 a new flag to the 62nd Armored Battalion "M.O.

[1] After the end of the Cold War Italian Army began to draw down its forces: on 26 August 1992, the 62nd Armored Battalion "M.O.