6th Mountain Artillery Regiment (Italy)
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The 6th Mountain Artillery Regiment (Italian: 6° Reggimento Artiglieria da Montagna) is an inactive mountain artillery regiment of the Italian Army, which was based in Bassano del Grappa in Veneto. The regiment was formed in 1941 by the Royal Italian Army with batteries that had served in World War I and been disbanded after the war. During World War II the regiment served in 1942 as occupation force in Montenegro and in 1943 in Liguria as coastal defence unit. After the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943 the regiment was disbanded two days later by invading German forces.[2][3]
6th Mountain Artillery Regiment | |
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6° Reggimento artiglieria da Montagna | |
Active | 15 Nov. 1941 — 10 Sept. 1943 1 July 1953 — 15 July 1995 |
Country | Italy |
Branch | Italian Army |
Part of | Alpine Brigade "Cadore" |
Garrison/HQ | Bassano del Grappa |
Motto(s) | "Ferro ignique ad excelsa" |
Anniversaries | 15 June 1918 - Second Battle of the Piave River |
Decorations | 1x Gold Medal of Civil Valor[1] |
Insignia | |
Regimental gorget patches |
The regiment was reformed in 1953 and assigned to the Alpine Brigade "Cadore". In 1975 the regiment was split into two mountain artillery groups and its flag and traditions were assigned to the Mountain Artillery Group "Lanzo". In 1992 the regiment was reformed, but it was disbanded once more in 1995. The Italian mountain artillery has served since its inception alongside the infantry's Alpini speciality, with whom the mountain artillery shares the distinctive Cappello Alpino. 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][3]