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13th Artillery Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna"
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The 13th Artillery Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna" (Italian: 13° Reggimento Artiglieria "Granatieri di Sardegna") is an inactive field artillery regiment of the Italian Army, which was based in Civitavecchia in Lazio. Originally an artillery regiment of the Royal Italian Army, the regiment was formed in 1888 and served in World War I on the Italian front. In 1935 the regiment was assigned to the 21st Infantry Division "Granatieri di Sardegna", with which the regiment served in World War II. After the Armistice of Cassibile was announced on 8 September 1943, the division and its regiments defended Rome against invading German forces until 10 September. However the flight of the Italian King Victor Emmanuel III made further resistance senseless and after handing their weapons over to civilian resistance fighters the division surrendered to the Germans, which disbanded the division and its units on 12 September.[2]
13th Artillery Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna" | |
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13° Reggimento Artiglieria "Granatieri di Sardegna" | |
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Active | 1 Nov. 1888 — 12 Sept. 1943 1 April 1947 — 20 Sept. 1995[1] |
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Branch | Italian Army |
Part of | Mechanized Brigade "Granatieri di Sardegna" |
Garrison/HQ | Civitavecchia |
Motto(s) | "Dura la volontà ferma la fede" |
Anniversaries | 15 June 1918 - Second Battle of the Piave River |
Decorations | ![]() 1x Bronze Medal of Military Valor[1][2] |
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The regiment was reformed in 1947 and one year later assigned to the Infantry Division "Granatieri di Sardegna". In 1975 the regiment was reduced to 13th Field Artillery Group "Magliana". In 1992 group was equipped with M109G self-propelled howitzers and renamed 13th Self-propelled Field Artillery Group "Magliana". By the end of the same year the group was reorganized as 13th Self-propelled Field Artillery Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna". The regiment was disbanded in 1995.[2][3] 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.[2]