27th Artillery Regiment "Marche"
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The 27th Artillery Regiment "Marche" (Italian: 27° Reggimento Artiglieria "Marche") is an inactive field artillery regiment of the Italian Army, which was based in Udine in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Originally an artillery regiment of the Royal Italian Army, the regiment was formed in 1912 and served in World War I on the Italian front. In 1935 the regiment was assigned to the 6th Infantry Division "Cuneo", with which the regiment fought in the Greco-Italian War of World War II. The division and regiment were located on the Greek island of Samos in the Eastern Aegean Sea, when the Armistice of Cassibile was announced on 8 September 1943. The division fought against German forces with British support. On 21 November 1943 the regiment dissolved and its personnel sailed for Turkey, where it was interred.[2]
27th Artillery Regiment "Marche" | |
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27° Reggimento Artiglieria "Marche" | |
Active | 1 March 1912 - 21 Nov. 1943 1 March 1948 — 7 Sept. 1995 |
Country | Italy |
Branch | Italian Army |
Part of | 5th Army Corps |
Garrison/HQ | Udine |
Motto(s) | "Semper Audere" |
Anniversaries | 15 June 1918 - Second Battle of the Piave River |
Decorations | 1x Bronze Medal of Army Valor[1] |
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Regimental gorget patches |
The regiment was reformed in 1948 and assigned to the Infantry Division "Legnano". In 1952 the regiment was transferred to the III Territorial Military Command. In 1964 the regiment was transferred to the V Army Corps and moved from Milan to Udine. In 1976 the regiment passed to the 3rd Missiles Brigade "Aquileia". In October 1985 the regiment was reduced 27th Heavy Self-propelled Artillery Group "Marche" and equipped with M110A2 howitzers. In 1986 the Italian Army's nuclear weapons mission was transferred from the 9th Heavy Artillery Group "Rovigo" to the 27th Heavy Self-propelled Artillery Group "Marche", and consequently the US Army's 11th Field Artillery Detachment stored W33 and later W79 nuclear artillery shells for the group at the San Bernardo ammunition depot in Reana del Rojale. In 1992 the group was reorganized as regiment and in 1995 the regiment was disbanded.[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]