Mountain Artillery Group "Belluno"
Inactive mountain artillery group of the Italian Army / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mountain Artillery Group "Belluno" (Italian: Gruppo Artiglieria da Montagna "Belluno") is an inactive mountain artillery group of the Italian Army, which was based in Pontebba in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The group was formed on 1 October 1909 by the Royal Italian Army's 2nd Mountain Artillery Regiment and served with the regiment during World War I on the Italian front. In World War II the group was assigned to the 5th Alpine Artillery Regiment "Pusteria", with which it participated in the invasion of France and the Greco-Italian War.[2][3]
Mountain Artillery Group "Belluno" | |
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Gruppo Artiglieria da Montagna "Belluno" | |
Active | 1 Oct. 1975 – 31 Oct. 1989 |
Country | Italy |
Branch | Italian Army |
Part of | Alpine Brigade "Julia" |
Garrison/HQ | Pontebba |
Motto(s) | "Bello e uno" |
Anniversaries | 15 June 1918 - Second Battle of the Piave River |
Decorations | 1x Bronze Medal of Military Valor 1x Bronze Medal of Army Valor[1] |
Insignia | |
Regimental gorget patches |
The group was reformed in 1947 and assigned in 1951 to the 3rd Mountain Artillery Regiment of the Alpine Brigade "Julia". In 1975 the group became an autonomous unit and was granted a flag and coat of arms. After the end of the Cold War the group was disbanded in 1989. The Italian mountain artillery has served since its inception alongside the infantry's Alpini speciality, with whom the mountain artillery shares the distinctive Cappello Alpino. The regimental anniversary falls, as for all Italian Army artillery units, on June 15, the beginning of the Second Battle of the Piave River in 1918.[2][3]