5th Artillery Regiment (Portugal)
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The 5th Artillery Regiment (Portuguese: Regimento de Artilharia N.º 5, RA5) is a regiment of the Portuguese Army, which provides the Field Artillery Group for the Intervention Brigade. The RA5 is based at Vendas Novas.[1]
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5th Artillery Regiment | |
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Regimento de Artilharia N.º 5 | |
Active | 1763/1911–present |
Country | Portugal |
Branch | Army |
Type | Field artillery |
Part of | Intervention Brigade |
Garrison/HQ | Vendas Novas |
Motto(s) | Brave and always Loyal (Bravos e sempre Leais) |
Engagements | Peninsular War Liberal Wars World War I Portuguese Colonial War |
Decorations | Gold Medal of Military Valour |
Website | Official Website |
Commanders | |
Present Commander | António J. Pardal dos Santos |
First Commander (1834) | João Baptista Lopes Veloso |
Insignia | |
Abbreviation | RA5 |
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