1st Mountain Artillery Regiment (Italy)

Coat of Arms of the 1st Mountain Artillery Regiment

The 1st Mountain Artillery Regiment Italian: 1° Reggimento Artiglieria da Montagna) is a field artillery regiment of the Italian Army, specializing in mountain combat. Since their formation the Mountain Artillery Regiments had served alongside the Alpini, a mountain infantry corps of the Italian Army, that distinguished itself in combat prior to World War I to World War II. The Alpini and Mountain Artillery regiments share, besides their close history, the distinctive Cappello Alpino.

Current Structure

The regiment is part of the Taurinense Alpine Brigade and is equipped with FH-70 towed howitzers.

Regimental Command
- Command and Logistic Support Battery
- 40th Target Acquisition and Surveillance Battery "Susa’d fer"
- Artillery Group Aosta
  - 4th Howitzer Battery "La pomonite"
  - 5th Howitzer Battery "La fulmine"
  - 6th Technical Support Battery "La Garibaldi"

External links

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