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1st Artillery Regiment "Cacciatori delle Alpi"
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The 1st Artillery Regiment "Cacciatori delle Alpi" (Italian: 1° Reggimento Artiglieria "Cacciatori delle Alpi") is an inactive field artillery regiment of the Italian Army, which was based in Bracciano in Lazio. The regiment was formed in 1871 by the Royal Italian Army. During World War I the regiment served on the Italian front. In 1935 the regiment was assigned to the 22nd Infantry Division "Cacciatori delle Alpi", with which the regiment served in the Greco-Italian War of World War II. In July 1941 the division was sent to occupied Yugoslavia on occupation duty. After the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943 the division and its regiments were disbanded on 11 September by invading German forces.[1]
1st Artillery Regiment "Cacciatori delle Alpi" | |
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1° Reggimento Artiglieria "Cacciatori delle Alpi" | |
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Active | 1 Jan. 1871 — 11 Sept. 1943 1 Dec. 1948 — April 1953 10 May 1953 — 31 Dec. 1958 2 May 1976 — 12 Nov. 1999[1][2] |
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Branch | Italian Army |
Part of | Artillery School |
Garrison/HQ | Bracciano |
Motto(s) | "Ultra primum" |
Anniversaries | 15 June 1913 - Second Battle of the Piave River |
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The regiment was reformed in 1948 and assigned to the Infantry Division "Granatieri di Sardegna". In April 1953 the regiment was disbanded so its flag could be transferred on 10 May 1953 to the 1st Armored Artillery Regiment "Pozzuolo del Friuli" in Civitavecchia. The regiment was assigned to the Armored Division "Pozzuolo del Friuli" until division and regiment were disbanded on 31 December 1958. In 1976 the unit was reformed in Bracciano as 1st Self-propelled Field Artillery Group "Cacciatori delle Alpi" and assigned to the Artillery School. In 1981 the group was renamed 1st Artillery Group "Cacciatori delle Alpi" and continued to serve as the Artillery's School's training and demonstration unit until 12 November 1999, when it was disbanded.[1][2] The regimental anniversary falls, as for all Italian Army artillery regiments, on June 15, the beginning of the Second Battle of the Piave River in 1918.[1]
This article is about the Royal Italian Army's 1st Field Artillery Regiment, which was a support unit assigned to a division-level command. This regiment is unrelated to the 1st Heavy Field Artillery Regiment, which was a support unit assigned to a corps-level command, and unrelated to the 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment, which was a support unit assigned to an army-level command.[1]