5th Field Artillery Regiment "Superga"
Military unit / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about 5th Field Artillery Regiment "Superga"?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
The 5th Field Artillery Regiment "Superga" (Italian: 5° Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre "Superga") is a field artillery regiment of the Italian Army. The regiment is the army's only multiple rocket launcher unit and equipped with M270A1 MLRS-I launchers. The regiment is based in Portogruaro in Veneto and assigned to the Artillery Command.[4] The regiment is the Italian Army's senior artillery regiment and was formed in 1850 by the Royal Sardinian Army. In 1855-56 the regiment deployed six batteries to Crimea for the Crimean War and in 1859 it fought in the Second Italian War of Independence. In the 1860 it participated in the Piedmontese invasion of Central and Southern Italy. In 1861 the regiment joined the Royal Italian Army and in 1866 it fought in the Third Italian War of Independence. During World War I the regiment served on the Italian front. In 1935 the regiment was assigned to the 1st Infantry Division "Superga", which in 1940 participated in the invasion of France. In fall 1942 the division was transferred to Tunisia for the Tunisian campaign. The division and its regiments surrendered there to the British forces on 12 May 1943.[1][5]
5th Field Artillery Regiment "Superga" | |
---|---|
5° Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre "Superga" | |
Active | 1 Oct. 1850 — 12 May 1943 1 Jan. 1947 — today[1] |
Country | Italy |
Branch | Italian Army |
Part of | Artillery Command |
Garrison/HQ | Portogruaro |
Motto(s) | "Ab origine fama" |
Anniversaries | 15 June 1918 - Second Battle of the Piave River |
Decorations | 2x Bronze Medals of Military Valor[2] 1x Bronze Medal of Army Valor[2][3] |
Insignia | |
Regimental gorget patches |
The regiment was reformed in 1947 and assigned to the Infantry Division "Mantova". In 1975 the regiment was reduced to 5th Heavy Self-propelled Field Artillery Group "Superga" and assigned to the Mechanized Division "Mantova". In 1986 group was transferred to the Artillery Command of the 5th Army Corps. In 1992 the group was reorganized as a regiment. In 1997 the regiment was transferred to the army's Artillery Grouping and in 2001 the regiment took over the personnel, materiel, and base of the 3rd Heavy Artillery Regiment "Volturno" in Portogruaro.[1][5][6] 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.[4][5]
This article is about the Royal Italian Army's 5th Field Artillery Regiment, which was a support unit assigned to a division-level command. This regiment is unrelated to the 5th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment, which was a support unit assigned to a corps-level command, and unrelated to the 5th Heavy Artillery Regiment, which was a support unit assigned to an army-level command.[5]