The 3rd Field Artillery Regiment (Mountain) (Italian: 3° Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre (montagna)) is a field artillery regiment of the Italian Army, specializing in mountain combat. The regiment was raised in 1902 as 3rd Mountain Artillery Regiment to support the Italian Army's mountain infantry troops, the Alpini, with whom the regiment shares the distinctive Cappello Alpino. Both, the Alpini and the Mountain Artillery, distinguished themselves in World War I and World War II. The regiment is the highest decorated artillery regiment of the army, having earned two Gold Medals of Military Valour in World War II: the first for the unit's conduct during the Greco-Italian War, the second for its service with the Italian Army in Russia. Today the regiment is based in Remanzacco in Friuli Venezia Giulia and operationally assigned to the Alpine Brigade "Julia".[3] It is notable that Enzo Ferrari served in this regiment during World War 1.
The unit was raised in the city of Conegliano on 21 August 1902 as "Mountain Artillery Brigade of the Veneto" with three batteries. On 5 July 1909 the brigade was disbanded and its batteries, along with six newly formed ones, entered the newly raised 2nd Mountain Artillery Regiment based in Vicenza. The regiment consisted of three brigades named "Conegliano", "Bergamo", and "Vicenza", which were joined on 1 October 1909 by the newly raised "Belluno" Brigade. On 17 July 1910 the brigades were renamed as groups.[4]
The regiment was tasked to provide artillery support to the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Alpini regiments and recruited in Veneto and Lombardy.
With tensions rising the army expanded the mountain artillery and on 1 February 1915 the regiment transferred the depot in Bergamo with the Mountain Artillery Group "Bergamo" to the newly formed 3rd Mountain Artillery Regiment. Along with the depot and group, recruitment in Lombardy and the task to support the 5th Alpini Regiment passed to the new regiment.[4][5][6][7] To compensate for the loss of the "Bergamo" Group on the same date the Mountain Artillery Group "Udine" was raised.[8]
During the war the regiment's depots raised and trained the commands of two mountain artillery groupings (Italian: Raggruppamento Artiglieria Montagna), the commands of 13 mountain artillery groups (Italian: Gruppo Artiglieria Montagna), and 35 mountain artillery batteries, which were equipped with four 65/17 mod. 13 cannons each. Furthermore, five commands of siege groups (Italian: Gruppo d'Assedio), and 21 siege batteries were raised and trained by the regiment.[4]
The regiment raised the following mountain artillery groupings: 6° and 8°.[4]
The regiment raised the following mountain artillery groups: XVI (69th, 70th, 71st bty.), XXI (78th, 79th, 80th, 81st bty), XXIII (50th, 53rd bty.), XXVI (85th, 86th, 87th bty.), XXVIII, XXX (94th, 95th, 96th bty.), XLIX, LIII, LIV, LXI, LXIII, LXIV, and LXVII.[5][6]
Note 2: The group's 56th Mountain Artillery Battery was not raised until November 1916 for lack of available 65/17 mod. 13 cannons.[7][6]
Interwar Years - New Numberingedit
Traditionally Alpini units had been numbered from West to East with the 1st Alpini Regiment being the most westward and the 8th Alpini Regiment being the most eastward. However as the 3rd Mountain Artillery Regiment had been raised last it found itself now in the middle between the 1st Mountain Artillery Regiment in the West and the 2nd Mountain Artillery Regiment in the East. To rectify this on 11 March 1926 the 2nd and 3rd mountain artillery regiments swapped numbers.[4]
Cold Waredit
For its conduct and work after the 1976 Friuli earthquake the Mountain Artillery Group "Conegliano" was awarded a Silver Medal of Army Valour, which was affixed to the group's war flag and added to the group's coat of arms.[12]
Structureedit
3rd Field Artillery Regiment (Mountain) on patrol in Afghanistan with VTLM Lince3rd Field Artillery Regiment (Mountain) at the Hohenfels Training Area
As of 2019 the 3rd Field Artillery Regiment (Mountain) consists of:
Italian Army Website: 3° Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre (montagna)
Referencesedit
^"3° Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre (mon.) - La Storia". Italian Army. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
^"3° Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre (mon.) - Il Medagliere". Italian Army. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
^"3° Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre (mon.)". Italian Army. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
^ abcdefF. dell'Uomo, R. Puletti (1998). L'Esercito Italiano verso il 2000 - Vol. Primo - Tomo II. Rome: SME - Ufficio Storico. p. 190.
^ ab. Vecio.it. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ abcL'Esercito Italiano nella Grande Guerra 1915-18 - Volume III Tomo 1 - Le Operazioni del 1916. Rome: Ufficio Storico - Stato Maggiore dell'Esercito. 1940. pp. 26–27. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ abL'Esercito Italiano nella Grande Guerra 1915-18 - Volume I Tomo 1 - Le Forze Belligeranti. Rome: Ufficio Storico - Stato Maggiore dell'Esercito. 1940. pp. 95–97. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^F. dell'Uomo, R. Puletti (1998). L'Esercito Italiano verso il 2000 - Vol. Primo - Tomo II. Rome: SME - Ufficio Storico. p. 229.
^. Vecio.it. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
^F. dell'Uomo, R. Puletti (1998). L'Esercito Italiano verso il 2000 - Vol. Primo - Tomo II. Rome: SME - Ufficio Storico. p. 229.
^. Vecio.it. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^"Gruppo Artiglieria da Montagna "Conegliano"". Quirinale - Presidenza della Repubblica. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
^"Obice da 155/39 FH-70". Esercito Italiano. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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The 3rd Field Artillery Regiment Mountain Italian 3 Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre montagna is a field artillery regiment of the Italian Army specializing in mountain combat The regiment was raised in 1902 as 3rd Mountain Artillery Regiment to support the Italian Army s mountain infantry troops the Alpini with whom the regiment shares the distinctive Cappello Alpino Both the Alpini and the Mountain Artillery distinguished themselves in World War I and World War II The regiment is the highest decorated artillery regiment of the army having earned two Gold Medals of Military Valour in World War II the first for the unit s conduct during the Greco Italian War the second for its service with the Italian Army in Russia Today the regiment is based in Remanzacco in Friuli Venezia Giulia and operationally assigned to the Alpine Brigade Julia 3 It is notable that Enzo Ferrari served in this regiment during World War 1 3rd Field Artillery Regiment Mountain 3 Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre montagna Regimental coat of armsActive21 August 1902 today 1 Country ItalyBranchItalian ArmyPart ofAlpine Brigade Julia Garrison HQRemanzaccoMotto s Nobis incedentibus rupes ruunt Anniversaries15 June 1918 Second Battle of the Piave RiverDecorations2x Gold Medals of Military Valour1x Silver Medal of Army Valour1x Silver Cross of Army Merit 2 InsigniaRegimental gorget patches Contents 1 History 1 1 World War 1 1 2 Interwar Years New Numbering 1 3 Cold War 2 Structure 3 See also 4 External links 5 ReferencesHistory editThe unit was raised in the city of Conegliano on 21 August 1902 as Mountain Artillery Brigade of the Veneto with three batteries On 5 July 1909 the brigade was disbanded and its batteries along with six newly formed ones entered the newly raised 2nd Mountain Artillery Regiment based in Vicenza The regiment consisted of three brigades named Conegliano Bergamo and Vicenza which were joined on 1 October 1909 by the newly raised Belluno Brigade On 17 July 1910 the brigades were renamed as groups 4 The regiment was tasked to provide artillery support to the 5th 6th 7th and 8th Alpini regiments and recruited in Veneto and Lombardy World War 1 edit See also Alpini and Mountain Artillery formations in World War I With tensions rising the army expanded the mountain artillery and on 1 February 1915 the regiment transferred the depot in Bergamo with the Mountain Artillery Group Bergamo to the newly formed 3rd Mountain Artillery Regiment Along with the depot and group recruitment in Lombardy and the task to support the 5th Alpini Regiment passed to the new regiment 4 5 6 7 To compensate for the loss of the Bergamo Group on the same date the Mountain Artillery Group Udine was raised 8 During the war the regiment s depots raised and trained the commands of two mountain artillery groupings Italian Raggruppamento Artiglieria Montagna the commands of 13 mountain artillery groups Italian Gruppo Artiglieria Montagna and 35 mountain artillery batteries which were equipped with four 65 17 mod 13 cannons each Furthermore five commands of siege groups Italian Gruppo d Assedio and 21 siege batteries were raised and trained by the regiment 4 The regiment raised the following mountain artillery groupings 6 and 8 4 The regiment raised the following mountain artillery groups XVI 69th 70th 71st bty XXI 78th 79th 80th 81st bty XXIII 50th 53rd bty XXVI 85th 86th 87th bty XXVIII XXX 94th 95th 96th bty XLIX LIII LIV LXI LXIII LXIV and LXVII 5 6 2nd Mountain Artillery Regiment in Vicenza 4 9 Conegliano Depot Udine Depot Vicenza Depot Belluno Depot nbsp V Mountain Artillery Group Conegliano nbsp 13th Mountain Artillery Battery nbsp 14th Mountain Artillery Battery nbsp 15th Mountain Artillery Battery nbsp 55th Mountain Artillery Battery nbsp VI Mountain Artillery Group Udine 10 nbsp 16th Mountain Artillery Battery nbsp 17th Mountain Artillery Battery nbsp 18th Mountain Artillery Battery Note 2 nbsp VII Mountain Artillery Group Vicenza 11 nbsp 19th Mountain Artillery Battery nbsp 20th Mountain Artillery Battery nbsp 21st Mountain Artillery Battery nbsp 57th Mountain Artillery Battery nbsp VIII Mountain Artillery Group Belluno nbsp 22nd Mountain Artillery Battery nbsp 23rd Mountain Artillery Battery nbsp 24th Mountain Artillery Battery nbsp 58th Mountain Artillery BatteryNote 2 The group s 56th Mountain Artillery Battery was not raised until November 1916 for lack of available 65 17 mod 13 cannons 7 6 Interwar Years New Numbering edit Traditionally Alpini units had been numbered from West to East with the 1st Alpini Regiment being the most westward and the 8th Alpini Regiment being the most eastward However as the 3rd Mountain Artillery Regiment had been raised last it found itself now in the middle between the 1st Mountain Artillery Regiment in the West and the 2nd Mountain Artillery Regiment in the East To rectify this on 11 March 1926 the 2nd and 3rd mountain artillery regiments swapped numbers 4 Cold War edit For its conduct and work after the 1976 Friuli earthquake the Mountain Artillery Group Conegliano was awarded a Silver Medal of Army Valour which was affixed to the group s war flag and added to the group s coat of arms 12 Structure edit nbsp 3rd Field Artillery Regiment Mountain on patrol in Afghanistan with VTLM Lince nbsp 3rd Field Artillery Regiment Mountain at the Hohenfels Training AreaAs of 2019 the 3rd Field Artillery Regiment Mountain consists of nbsp Regimental Command in Remanzacco nbsp Command and Logistic Support Battery Maria Plozner Mentil nbsp 24th Surveillance Target Acquisition and Tactical Liaison Battery La Bella nbsp Artillery Group Conegliano nbsp 13th Howitzer Battery La Lavine nbsp 14th Howitzer Battery La Montane nbsp 15th Howitzer Battery L Ercolat nbsp 17th Fire and Technical Support Battery La Dura The Command and Logistic Support Battery fields the following sections C3 Section Transport and Materiel Section Medical Section and Commissariat Section The regiment is equipped with FH 70 towed howitzers and an unknown number of M56 105mm pack howitzers in the direct fire role 13 The 24th Surveillance Target Acquisition and Tactical Liaison Battery is equipped with RQ 11B Raven unmanned aerial vehicles and ARTHUR counter battery radars See also editAlpine Brigade Julia External links editItalian Army Website 3 Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre montagna References edit 3 Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre mon La Storia Italian Army Retrieved 17 November 2019 3 Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre mon Il Medagliere Italian Army Retrieved 17 November 2019 3 Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre mon Italian Army Retrieved 19 December 2019 a b c d e f F dell Uomo R Puletti 1998 L Esercito Italiano verso il 2000 Vol Primo Tomo II Rome SME Ufficio Storico p 190 a b Storia dell Artiglieria da Montagna Vecio it Archived from the original on 19 August 2016 Retrieved 12 January 2019 a b c L Esercito Italiano nella Grande Guerra 1915 18 Volume III Tomo 1 Le Operazioni del 1916 Rome Ufficio Storico Stato Maggiore dell Esercito 1940 pp 26 27 Retrieved 12 January 2019 a b L Esercito Italiano nella Grande Guerra 1915 18 Volume I Tomo 1 Le Forze Belligeranti Rome Ufficio Storico Stato Maggiore dell Esercito 1940 pp 95 97 Retrieved 12 January 2019 F dell Uomo R Puletti 1998 L Esercito Italiano verso il 2000 Vol Primo Tomo II Rome SME Ufficio Storico p 229 2 Reggimento Artiglieria da Montagna Vecio it Archived from the original on 12 August 2016 Retrieved 11 January 2019 F dell Uomo R Puletti 1998 L Esercito Italiano verso il 2000 Vol Primo Tomo II Rome SME Ufficio Storico p 229 Gruppo Artiglieria da Montagna Vicenza Vecio it Archived from the original on 16 August 2016 Retrieved 13 January 2019 Gruppo Artiglieria da Montagna Conegliano Quirinale Presidenza della Repubblica Retrieved 23 December 2019 Obice da 155 39 FH 70 Esercito Italiano Retrieved 23 June 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 3rd Field Artillery Regiment Mountain amp oldid 1183834794, 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