Cappello Alpino - Description - The Nappina - Artillery

Artillery

The Mountain Artillery units of the Alpine troops carry a green nappina with a black or yellow roundel on which the number of the battery or the type of superior unit is inscribed. The units in service, which carry an Artillery nappina, are the:

  • 1st Mountain Artillery Regiment
  • 2nd Mountain Artillery Regiment
  • 3rd Mountain Artillery Regiment
Nappina
Description
Units
Italian unit name
Green, black roundel, yellow number Mountain Artillery Batteries (1934-today)

(the number corresponds with the batteries number)
Green, black roundel, yellow "D" Regimental Deposits (1934-1945)
Green, black roundel, yellow "RC" Headquarter units (Italian: Reparto Comando)
  • Artillery Regiments Headquarters (1934-1975)
  • Artillery Groups Headquarters (1934-1973)
Green, black roundel, yellow "CG"
  • Artillery Groups Command and Service Batteries (1973-1992)
  • Artillery Regiments Command and Service Batteries (1992-2001)
  • Artillery Regiments Command and Logistic Support Batteries (2001-today)
Green, yellow roundel, "CA" nero Artillery units of the 4th Alpine Army Corps
  • 4th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment (1975-1986)
  • 4th Heavy Field Artillery Group Pusteria (1986-1991)
  • 184th Heavy Field Artillery Group Filottrano (1986-1991)
  • 3rd Artillery Specialists Group Bondone (1975-1991)
  • 4º Reggimento artiglieria pesante campale
  • 4º Gruppo Artiglieria pesante campale "Pusteria"
  • 184º Gruppo Artiglieria pesante campale "Filottrano"
  • 3º Gruppo Specialisti Artiglieria "Bondone"
Green Artillery Schools and Courses
  • ASC, ACS and AUC / SAUSA courses in Foligno (1960-1981)
  • AUC courses and Army Artillery School in Bracciano (1981-2001)

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