Victoria Nobis Vita"

Constituted in Verona on 16^th September 1883 with preexistent battalions, the 12^th Bersaglieri Regiment had its baptism of fire in Eritrea (1885-1896). It provided 1,000 soldiers for the expedition to Libya for the war in 1911-1912. It was also employed in the war of 1915-1918, along the isontino front, and in the victorious final battle of Vittorio Veneto. In participated in the campaign of 1935-1936 against Ethiopia and in 1939 in Albania with a battalion.

Later it operated at the western Alpine Front and in 1941 it participated in the operations for the occupation of Yugoslavia. Assigned to the 133^rd "Littorio" Armoured Division, it was sent to Northern Africa where, after the battle of El-Alamein, it was dissolved on 8^th December 1942. On 1^st October 1975 in Tauriano (PN) the 23^rd "Castel di Borgo" Bersaglieri Battalion was constituted and it received flag and traditions of the 12^th Regiment. Included in the "Mameli" Armoured Brigade, that unit participated in the peacekeeping mission in Lebanon from October 1983 to January 1984. Passed to the "Ariete" Armoured Brigade on 1^st April 1991, the Battalion was redeployed on 31^st March 1992 from Tauriano (PN) to Sicily, in Trapani, depending on the "Aosta" Brigade. On 2^nd September 1992 the 12^th Regiment was reconstituted in the Sicilian headquarters, including the 23^rd "Castel di Borgo" Bersaglieri Battalion.

In the years 1992-1994 it was the operational responsible for the units deployed in the province of Trapani, for the "Sicilian Vespers" Operation of Public Order.

On 15^th April 2005 it was dissolved and substituted in the headquarters by the reconstituted 6^th Bersaglieri Regiment.

The Flag of the Regiment is decorated with a Military Order of Italy, a Golden Medal to the Military Valour, three Silver Medal to the Military Valour and a Silver Medal to the Army Valour.

Like for all the Bersaglieri regiments, its celebration is on 18^th June that is the anniversary of the specialty establishment (1836).