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'''Operational Land Forces Command''' ({{lang-langx|it|Comando delle Forze Operative Terrestri}}, COMFOTER) is the [[Italian Army]]'s major command tasked with the operational and administrative control of most of its combat forces. COMFOTER reports directly to the [[Chief of Staff of the Italian Army]]. The command is based in [[Rome]].

== History ==

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=== 1997 - 2016: Operational Land Forces Command ===

The Operational Land Forces Command ({{lang-langx|it|Comando delle Forze Operative Terrestri}}, COMFOTER) was established in [[Verona]] on 1 October 1997 following the reform of the military who attributed hierarchical supremacy of the [[Chief of the Defence Staff (Italy)|Chief of the Defence Staff]].<br>

It brought together in a single organization all the units engaged in combat, combat support, combat service support and in communication and information systems, which together amounted to about 80% of the [[Italian Army]]. Initially it was part of the [[Allied Land Forces Southern Europe]] (LANDSOUTH), with whom he shared the headquarters of the command, which then broke away, when the Allied Land Forces Command in Southern Europe in 2004 was transferred to [[Madrid]], and had four commands:

* Supports Command;

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*** Simulation and Training Technologies Office

** Commander COMFOTER Territorial Areas

*** [[File:Distintivo dell'Istituto Geografico Militare.pngsvg|25px]] Military Geographical Institute, in [[Florence]], ([[Tuscany]])

*** [[File:Distintivo comandi militari Esercito italiano.png|25px]] Army Military Command "Sardegna", in [[Cagliari]], covering the island of [[Sardinia]]

**** [[File:CoA mil ITA rgt carri 001.png|25px]] [[1st Armored Regiment (Italy)|1st Armored Regiment]], in [[Teulada, Sardinia|Capo Teulada]] (Sardinia) managing the Capo Teulada Training Area

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=== Organization 2023 ===

[[File:Italian Army - Operational Land Forces Command organization 2022.png|thumb|right|360px420px|Operational Land Forces Command organization 2022from (click1 July 2023 to enlarge)30 April 2024]]

As ofFrom 1 July 2023 to 30 April 2024 the Operational Land Forces Command controlsconsists of the following major subordinate commandsunits:<ref name="COMFOTERCOEEI" />

* [[File:Distintivo del Comando Forze Operative Terrestri e Centro Operativo Esercito.png|30px25px]] '''Operational Land Forces Command''', in [[Rome]]

** [[File:Divisione Acqui 2017.png|30px25px]] '''[[Division "Acqui"]]''', in [[Capua]] ([[Campania]])

** [[File:Divisione Vittorio Veneto 2019.png|30px25px]] '''[[Division "Vittorio Veneto"]]''', in [[Florence]] ([[Tuscany]])

** [[File:Scudetto del Comando Forze Speciali dell'Esercito.png|30px25px]] '''[[Army Special Forces Command (Italy)|Army Special Forces Command]]''', at [[Camp Darby]] (Tuscany)<ref name="Scarpitta">{{cite web |last1=Scarpitta |first1=Alberto |title=Il potenziamento del Comando Forze Speciali dell'Esercito |url=https://www.analisidifesa.it/2020/07/il-potenziamento-del-comando-forze-speciali-dellesercito/ |publisher=Analisi Difesa |access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref>

** [[File:Distintivo del Comando Aviazione dell'Esercito.png|30px25px]] '''Army Aviation Command''', in [[Viterbo]] ([[Lazio]])

*** [[File:Scudetto del Centro Addestrativo Aviazione dell'Esercito.png|30px25px]] '''Army Aviation Training Center''', at [[Rome Viterbo Airport|Viterbo Airport]] (Lazio)

*** [[File:Scudetto della Brigata Sostegno AVES.png|30px|]] '''Army Aviation Support Brigade''', at Viterbo Airport (Lazio)

*** [[File:CoA mil ITA airmobile bde Friuli.png|25px]] '''[[Airmobile Brigade "Friuli"]]''', in [[Bologna]] ([[Emilia-Romagna]])

** [[File:Distintivo del CentroComando SimulazioneValutazione e ValidazioneInnovazione dell'Esercito.png|30px25px]] Army Simulation and Validation Center, in [[Civitavecchia]] (Lazio)

=== Organization 2024 ===

[[File:Italian Army - Operational Land Forces Command organization since 1 May 2024.png|thumb|right|420px|Operational Land Forces Command organization since 1 May 2024 (click to enlarge)]]

From 1 May 2024 to 30 June 2025 the Operational Land Forces Command consists of the following units:<ref name="COMFOTERCOEEI" />

* [[File:Distintivo del Comando Forze Operative Terrestri e Centro Operativo Esercito.png|25px]] '''Operational Land Forces Command''', in [[Rome]]

** [[File:Distintivo del Comando Forze Operative Nord.png|25px]] [[Structure of the Italian Army#Northern Operational Forces Command|COMFOP Nord]]

** [[File:Distintivo del Comando Forze Operative Sud.png|25px]] [[Structure of the Italian Army#Southern Operational Forces Command|COMFOP Sud]]

** [[File:Distintivo del Comando delle Forze Operative Terrestri di Supporto.png|25px]] [[Operational Land Forces Support Command|COMFOTER Support]]

** [[File:Distintivo del Comando Truppe Alpine.png|25px]] [[Comando Truppe Alpine|COMTA]]

** [[File:Divisione Acqui 2017.png|25px]] '''[[Division "Acqui"]]''', in [[Capua]] ([[Campania]])

** [[File:Divisione Vittorio Veneto 2019.png|25px]] '''[[Division "Vittorio Veneto"]]''', in [[Florence]] ([[Tuscany]])

** [[File:Scudetto del Comando Forze Speciali dell'Esercito.png|25px]] '''[[Army Special Forces Command (Italy)|Army Special Forces Command]]''', at [[Camp Darby]] (Tuscany)<ref name="Scarpitta">{{cite web |last1=Scarpitta |first1=Alberto |title=Il potenziamento del Comando Forze Speciali dell'Esercito |url=https://www.analisidifesa.it/2020/07/il-potenziamento-del-comando-forze-speciali-dellesercito/ |publisher=Analisi Difesa |access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref>

** [[File:Distintivo del Comando Aviazione dell'Esercito.png|25px]] '''Army Aviation Command''', in [[Viterbo]] ([[Lazio]])

*** [[File:Scudetto del Centro Addestrativo Aviazione dell'Esercito.png|25px]] '''Army Aviation Training Center''', at [[Rome Viterbo Airport|Viterbo Airport]] (Lazio)

*** [[File:Scudetto della Brigata Sostegno AVES.png|30px|]] '''Army Aviation Support Brigade''', at Viterbo Airport (Lazio)

*** [[File:CoA mil ITA airmobile bde Friuli.png|25px]] '''[[Airmobile Brigade "Friuli"]]''', in [[Bologna]] ([[Emilia-Romagna]])

** [[File:Distintivo del Comando Valutazione e Innovazione dell'Esercito.png|25px]] Army Simulation and Validation Center, in [[Civitavecchia]] (Lazio)

On 1 July 2025, the [[Division "Vittorio Veneto"]] was renamed [[Multinational Division South]] and transferred to the [[NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Italy]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Multinational Division South (MND-S) |url=https://www.esercito.difesa.it/organizzazione/capo-di-sme/COMFOTER/Multinational-Division-South/ |publisher=Italian Army |access-date=11 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=La “Vittorio Veneto” diventa Multinational Division South |url=https://www.esercito.difesa.it/comunicazione/Pagine/multinational_110725.aspx |publisher=Italian Army |access-date=11 July 2025}}</ref>

==Notes==

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==External links==

{{cite web|title=Official website|url=http://www.esercito.difesa.it/organizzazione/aree-di-vertice/comando-delle-forze-operative-terrestri|access-date=2016-03-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025160555/http://www.esercito.difesa.it/organizzazione/aree-di-vertice/comando-delle-forze-operative-terrestri|archive-date=2015-10-25|url-status=dead}}

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