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12th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment (Italy)
The 12th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment () is an inactive artillery regiment of the Italian Army, which was based in Vercelli in Piedmont and assigned to the 3rd Army Corps. Originally an artillery regiment of the Royal Italian Army, the regiment was formed in 1920 with pre-existing groups, which had fought during World War I on the Italian front. During World War II the regiment formed an army corps artillery grouping, which in 1943 fought against the allies during the invasion of Sicily. The regiment and its depot were lost when allied forces entered Palermo on 22 July 1943, while the grouping was disbanded in August 1943 after it had retreated from Sicily to Calabria in Southern Italy. In 1976 the Artillery Specialists Group "Centauro" was formed and assigned to the Armored Division "Centauro". In 1986 the division was disbanded, the group was transferred to the Artillery Command of the 3rd Army Corps. At the same time the group was renamed 12th Artillery Specialists Group "B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Army
The Italian Army ( []) is the Army, land force branch of the Italian Armed Forces. The army's history dates back to the Italian unification in the 1850s and 1860s. The army fought in colonial engagements in China and Italo-Turkish War, Libya. It fought in Northern Italy against the Austro-Hungarian Empire during World War I, Abyssinia before World War II and in World War II in Albania, Balkans, North Africa, the Soviet Union, and Italy itself. During the Cold War, the army prepared itself to defend against a Warsaw Pact invasion from the east. Since the end of the Cold War, the army has seen extensive peacekeeping service and combat in Afghanistan and Iraq. Its best-known combat vehicles are the Dardo IFV, Dardo infantry fighting vehicle, the Centauro (Tank destroyer), Centauro tank destroyer and the Ariete tank and among its aircraft the Agusta A129 Mangusta, Mangusta attack helicopter, recently deployed in UN missions. The headquarters of the Army General Staff are located in Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12th Artillery Regiment "Savona"
The 12th Artillery Regiment "Savona" () is an inactive field artillery regiment of the Italian Army, which was based in Vacile in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The regiment was formed in 1884 by the Royal Italian Army. During World War I the regiment served on the Italian front. In 1935 the regiment was assigned to the 27th Infantry Division "Sila", with which the regiment participated in the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. In 1939 the regiment was transferred to the 55th Infantry Division "Savona", which was deployed to Libya at the outbreak of World War II. The division participated in the Western Desert campaign, during which the division and its regiments were overwhelmed by British forces during Operation Crusader and declared lost due to wartime events on 17 January 1942. The unit was reformed in Vacile as 12th Self-propelled Field Artillery Group "Capua" and assigned to the 32nd Armored Brigade "Mameli". With the end of the Cold War the group was disbanded in 1991. The regimenta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannone Da 149/35 A
The Cannone da 149/35 A was a heavy gun which served with Italy during World War I and World War II. It was already an old-fashioned weapon when introduced around 1900. It lacked a recoil system of any kind and could not traverse. The gun recoiled up two ramps placed behind the wheels and had to be re-laid after every shot. Wheel plates were added to absorb more recoil energy and to help the gun cross soft ground. Despite these serious drawbacks, being cheap and easy to manufacture, the gun was produced in large numbers and saw extensive use during World War I. Some 895 were still in Italian service in June 1940 and saw use in World War II in Italy and North Africa, as well for coastal defense in France and the Balkans The Balkans ( , ), corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throug .... Weapons captur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
206th Coastal Division (Italy)
The 206th Coastal Division () was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. Royal Italian Army coastal divisions were second line divisions formed with reservists and equipped with second rate materiel. Recruited locally, they were often commanded by officers called out of retirement.Jowett p 6 History The division was activated on 15 November 1941 in Catania by reorganizing the VI Coastal Sector Command. The division was assigned to XVI Army Corps, which was responsible for the defense of the eastern half of the island of Sicily. The division had its headquarter in Modica and was responsible for the coastal defense of the coast between Punta Braccetto in Santa Croce Camerina and Arenella to the South of Syracuse. The division defended the beaches where the British Eighth Army landed during the Allied invasion of Sicily on 10 July 1943. On D-day the 206th Coastal Division and British forces fought for control of the beaches at Avola, Castelluzz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
230th Coastal Division (Italy)
The 230th Coastal Division () was an infantry Division (military), division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. History On 20 May 1943 the 8th Marching Division (Italy), 8th Marching Division was disbanded and on 1 June 1943 the command of the 230th Coastal Division was formed with the 8th Marching Division's personnel. The command arrived in Castelvetrano in Sicily on 3 July 1943 and was assigned to the XII Army Corps (Italy), XII Army Corps in the island's western part. On 10 July 1943, the day the Allied invasion of Sicily began, the 230th received two coastal regiments and one artillery regiment from the 202nd Coastal Division (Italy), 202nd Coastal Division. The 230th Coastal Division took over responsibility from the 202nd Coastal Division for the Coastal defence and fortification, coastal defense of the coast between Mazara del Vallo and Marsala, and added the coast between Marsala and Trapani. Between 21 and 24 July 1943 the 230th Division was overrun by vastl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
