Associazione Nazionale Alpini - Brescia

Associazione Nazionale Alpini - Brescia (A.N.A. Sezione di Brescia) is the Brescia provincial section of the Associazione Nazionale Alpini, the Italian national association of Alpini — the mountain infantry corps of the Italian Army — and of its veterans and supporters. The section is based in Brescia, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy, and operates through a network of local Gruppi Alpini across the province. It is a membership body rather than a commercial company: its activities revolve around associative life, commemorations, the preservation of Alpini memory, and the management of its own traditions and symbols. The section's identity is carried by its Vessillo (banner), on which are pinned seven Gold Medals of Military Valour, three Red Cross medals and one medal for civil valour, honouring decorated soldiers linked to the Brescia area. Among those commemorated on the official site are Captain Alessandro Pietro Frugoni, born in Brescia in 1910, and Second Lieutenant Fausto Gamba, born in Brescia in 1917, both awarded the Gold Medal of Military Valour posthumously for actions on the Russian front in 1943. The section publishes its own periodical, "Ocio a la Pèna", a four-monthly magazine founded in 1961 and distributed free to members, with paid subscriptions available to non-members. It also maintains a section uniform (Divisa Sezionale), adopted by the Section Council on the occasion of the centenary of the founding of the Brescia Section, and manages heritage and visitor sites such as the Trincee del Maniva (Maniva trenches), which reopen for the summer season. Membership administration, including the 2026 tesseramento (registration and renewal) for Alpini and Aggregati, is handled through the section headquarters, and members may now choose between the printed and online editions of the national magazine "L'Alpino". The section's public profile is built around a calendar of events, ceremonies and school visits, supported by its website and Facebook page. Its official site is anabrescia.it. As a section of the national association, it is not a listed or profit-making enterprise; it functions as a cultural, commemorative and mutual-aid organization for the Alpini community of the Brescia area.

The Associazione Nazionale Alpini - Brescia is the Brescia section of the Associazione Nazionale Alpini, the national association of the Alpini, Italy's mountain infantry. The section is based in Brescia, Lombardy, and organizes the Alpini of the province through local Gruppi. Its official website presents the section's identity through its Vessillo, the banner that represents the section and carries its decorations: seven Gold Medals of Military Valour, three Red Cross medals and one medal for civil valour. These honours commemorate soldiers connected to the Brescia area, including Captain Alessandro Pietro Frugoni (born in Brescia in 1910), of the 6th Alpini Regiment, "Val Chiese" Battalion, and Second Lieutenant Fausto Gamba (born in Brescia in 1917), of the 9th Alpini Regiment, "Val Cismon" Battalion, both decorated posthumously for actions on the Russian front on 26 January 1943. The section's own periodical, "Ocio a la Pèna", was founded in 1961 and is described on the official site as a four-monthly magazine of the A.N.A. Brescia section, provided free to members and available by subscription to non-members. The section also maintains a section uniform, the Divisa Sezionale, adopted by the Section Council on the occasion of the centenary of the founding of the Brescia Section. The section manages the Trincee del Maniva, a heritage site that reopens for the summer season, and runs a calendar of events, ceremonies and school visits. Its membership administration covers the annual tesseramento of Alpini and Aggregati; for 2026, members were offered the choice between the printed and online editions of the national magazine "L'Alpino". The section communicates through its website and Facebook page.

• 2026

  Membership registration and renewal for 2026 opens; members may choose between the printed and online editions of "L'Alpino".

• 1961

  The section magazine "Ocio a la Pèna" is founded.

• 1943

  Captain Alessandro Pietro Frugoni and Second Lieutenant Fausto Gamba, both born in Brescia, are decorated posthumously for actions on the Russian front on 26 January.

A local section of Italy's national Alpini association, focused on veterans' community, commemoration and heritage rather than commercial activity.

• Ocio a la Pèna

  Four-monthly magazine of the A.N.A. Brescia section, founded in 1961, free to members and available by subscription to non-members at 10.00 euros per year.

• Divisa Sezionale

  Section uniform adopted by the Section Council on the occasion of the centenary of the founding of the Brescia Section.

• Trincee del Maniva

  Heritage site managed by the section, reopened for the summer season.

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