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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:Istituto Geografico Militare.svg|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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*** [[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|25px]] 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)]]

As ofFrom 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]]

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*** [[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|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==