​​It descends from the 1^st Alpine Group, constituted in Turin by the law 7^th January 1923.

In 1926 the 1^st Alpine Brigade was formed including the 1^st, the 2^nd, the 3^rd and the 4^th Alpine Regiments and the 1^st Mountain Artillery Regiment. In October 1934 the Command of the Brigade was named Alpine High Command that became the 1^st "Taurinense" in December 1934. On 10^th September 1935 the 1^st "Taurinense" Alpine Division was formed with the 3^rd and the 4^th Alpine Regiments and the 1^st Alpine Artillery Regiment.

The Division operated firstly on the western alpine front; it remained in Italy until 1942 when it was deployed in Montenegro (Yugoslavia) for one year. Because of war events, in December 1943 it was dissolved and its components became part of the "Garibaldi" Partisans Italian Division.

Reconstituted in Turin on 15^th April 1952, the "Taurinense" Alpine Brigade had as components the 4^th Alpine and the 1^st mountain Artillery Regiments, an Engineer Company and a Command Platoon. Through personnel and vehicles, some operational Units of the Brigade gave birth to a contingent available to the Mobile Forces of the Allied Forces in Europe that participated in training activities along with the other OTAN units.

With the reorganization of the Army, on 1^st October 1975 the components of the great unit was changed and it included: Command and Signal Unit, "Susa" and "Saluzzo" Alpine Battalions, "Aosta" and "Pinerolo" mountain Artillery Groups, an Anti-tanks Company, a Pioneers Engineer Company, a Service Group that on 1^st December 1975 was dissolved and substituted by the "Taurinense" Logistic Battalion. It had also the "Mondovì" Alpines Battalion as a training unit and a Light Air Unit that, constituted in 1958, became 4^th Patrol Helicopters Squadron and it was moved to the 4^th "Altair" Army Light Aviation Group in Bolzano.

Since the 1^st June 1978 the Brigade assumed at its dependencies an Air-Transportable Health Unit, descending from the dissolved 101^st field hospital of the Logistic Battalion. That Unit could be promptly employed in case of natural disasters. The contingent was available to the Mobile Force of the Allied Forces in Central Europe and since 1^st January 1986 it was named "Cuneense", including different Armies and Services. In the same year, since 30^th September the Pioneers Engineer Company became Engineer Company.

Since 1991 there have been changes in the components: on 23^rd March the "Pinerolo" mountain Artillery Group was dissolved and on 14^th September the "Taurinense" Group had a new organization and the new name of 1^st mountain Artillery Regiment.

On 1^st August 1992 the 2^nd Alpines Regiment was reconstituted while the Anti-tanks Company was dissolved; on 23^rd October 1993 the 3^rd Alpines Regiment was reconstituted and the Brigade included: Command and Tactical Supports Unit; 2^nd and 3^rd Alpines Regiments; 1^st mountain Artillery Regiment; "Mondovì" Battalion; "Taurinense" logistic Battalion.

Nowadays the Great Unit includes the 2^nd, the 3^rd and the 9^th Alpine Regiments, the 1^st "Nizza Cavalleria" Regiment, the 1^st land Artillery Regiment, the 32^nd Engineer Battalion and the Command and Tactical Supports Unit.