20th Artillery Regiment "Piave"
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The 20th Artillery Regiment "Piave" (Italian: 20° Reggimento Artiglieria "Piave") is an inactive field artillery regiment of the Italian Army, which was based in Maniago in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. 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 10th Infantry Division "Piave", 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 were disbanded on 10 September by invading German forces.[2]
20th Artillery Regiment "Piave" | |
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20° Reggimento Artiglieria "Piave" | |
Active | 1 Nov. 1888 – 10 Sept. 1943 1 Nov. 1975 – 31 March 1991 |
Country | Italy |
Branch | Italian Army |
Part of | Armored Brigade "Ariete" |
Garrison/HQ | Maniago |
Motto(s) | "Celere avvampa" |
Anniversaries | 15 June 1918 - Second Battle of the Piave River |
Decorations | 1x Bronze Medal of Military Valor 1× Bronze Medal of Army Valor[1] |
Insignia | |
Regimental gorget patches |
The unit was reformed in 1975 as 20th Self-propelled Field Artillery Group "Piave" and assigned to the 132nd Armored Brigade "Manin". With the end of the Cold War the group was disbanded in 1991.[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]