1st mountain artillery regiment ( Italian: 1º Reggimento artiglieria terrestre (montagna) ) - a mountain artillery regiment in the Italian army , specializing in war in the mountains. He distinguished himself during two world wars. Like all soldiers of the Alpine mountain troops of Italy , the artillerymen of this regiment wear the traditional Capello Alpino hat .
| 1st Mountain Artillery Regiment | ||||
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 The teachings of the 1st mountain artillery regiment | ||||
| Years of existence | November 1, 1882 - p.t. | |||
| A country |  Italy | |||
| Subordination | Italian Ground Forces | |||
| Included in | 1st Alpine Division Taurinensee (1935-1943) Alpine brigade "Julia" (1962-1975) Alpine team Taurinense (since 1992) | |||
| Type of | mountain artillery , alpini | |||
| Includes | artillery group "Aosto" | |||
| Function | fighting in the mountains | |||
| Dislocation | Fossano | |||
| Motto | No impassable roads ( lat.Nulla via invia ) | |||
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Content
Coat of Arms
In the upper right corner of the coat of arms in a black field there is a reared silver lion with a scarlet tongue, the entire head of the shield is occupied by a golden field. Under the head in the scarlet field is a silver cross, in the center of the cross is an azure raging bull, above the bull is a part of the azure title. Above the shield is a golden crown with ribbons on both sides of the shield: the right ribbon consists of two gold and one lapel stripes; left - from green, silver and scarlet stripes. Under the shield is the motto on the gold ribbon NULLA VIA INVIA.
The silver cross in the scarlet field is the emblem of the city and province of Piedmont , located in northwestern Italy (the province borders on France and Switzerland). The bull symbolizes fertile land, the lion symbolizes courage and courage. Yellow and blue colors are on the border of the Piedmont flag , green, white and red are the colors of the national flag of Italy . The crown has a reference to the monarchical system of Italy, and the motto symbolizes the endurance of mountain shooters who can overcome any obstacles.
History
Beginning of existence
The 1st Mountain Artillery Regiment was formed on November 1, 1877 on the basis of two brigades taken from the 14th and 16th regiments. On October 1, 1909 , the 2nd Regiment was created from the five batteries of the regiment, and thus the existing regiment was named the 1st. The commander was Major Pietro Lanfranco. He participated in the Italo-Turkish war , fighting in Libya with the groups Susa, Aosta, Pinerolo and Mondovi. In 1935 he was included in the 1st Alpine Division Taurinense with the Suza group, and together with the 5th Alpine Division Pusteria he participated in the war in Ethiopia. With the artillery groups "Susa" and "Aosta" participated in the April war and later fought against the Yugoslav partisans in Montenegro.
In October 1943, after a truce with the Allies and the subsequent surrender of Italy, the regiment ceased to exist: the Aosta group was completely killed, the rest of the other groups went to the partisans. A significant part of the regiment's personnel served in the Garibaldi Yugoslav partisan division until November 1944, which was awarded several times by the Italian medal For Military Valor.
After the war
The 1st mountain artillery regiment was recreated in 1952 with headquarters in Rivoli : it included artillery groups Aosta, Susa and Pinerolo. On July 1, 1957, the regiment was sent to Cuneo to provide assistance to the flood victims, for the work it was awarded a silver medal for civil service. Since 1962 he has been a member of the Alpine brigade Julia, later transferred to Karnia and disbanded there; since 1975, his traditions were carried by the artillery groups Pinerolo and Aosta. Restored on September 19, 1992 on the basis of the Aosta regiment, since 2001 it has been classified as the 1st artillery regiment of the ground forces. In 2000-2002 and in 2005 he performed peacekeeping service in Kosovo, in 2003-2004 - in Afghanistan.
Current structure
The regiment is part of the Taurinense alpine brigade and is equipped with FH-70 self-propelled howitzers. Current structure:
- Regimental command
- Command and supply battery
- 7th battery of reconnaissance, target marking and tactical communications of Susa'd Fer
- Artillery group "Aosta"
- 4th La Pomonite howitzer battery
- 5th howitzer battery “La Fulmine”
- 40th howitzer battery
- 6th battery of fire and technical support "La Garibaldi"
Rewards
The regiment was awarded the Gold Medal "For Military Valor" by decree of December 31, 1947 for the courage shown in battles against the German invaders (September 9, 1943 ) on the side of the Yugoslav partisans, as well as the silver medal "For Civil Valor" and the bronze medal of merit of the Italian Red Cross . Four soldiers of the regiment were awarded the gold medal “For Military Valor”: Lieutenant Rodolfo Bozelli , Captain Michele D'Angelo , Captain Riccardo De Caroli and Sergeant Novenio Bucca.
The silver medal “For Military Valor” was awarded to the General of the Italian Army Carlo Ravnich serving in the regiment.
See also
- 2nd Alpine Regiment (Italy)
- 3rd Alpine Regiment (Italy)
- 9th Alpine Regiment (Italy)
- 1st Cavalry Regiment (Italy)
Links
- Official Page (Italian)
- Page on the site Vecio.it (Italian)