IrishGunner Posted January 7, 2014 Posted January 7, 2014 I bought these at a flea market in Lucca, Italy during a family vacation 10 years ago. These continue an Italian Army tradition of regimental medals dating, to my knowledge, at least back to WWI. First up... 33. Regimento Artiglieria "Folgore" ... I believe this medal dates from the regiment's assignment to the Folgore Mechanized Division 1947-1975
IrishGunner Posted January 7, 2014 Author Posted January 7, 2014 (edited) 121. Reggimento Artiglieria Controaerei Pesante 121st Anti Aircraft Artillery Regiment... Dates from 1953-1970 when the regiment was garrisoned in Bologna; during that time armed with Ansaldo 90/53 90mm AA cannon Edited January 7, 2014 by IrishGunner
IrishGunner Posted January 7, 2014 Author Posted January 7, 2014 And the Anti-Aircraft Artillery School Prior to 1997; In 1997, la "Scuola di Artiglieria Controaerei" changed it's name to Centro Addestramento e Sperimentazione Artiglieria Controaerei
IrishGunner Posted January 7, 2014 Author Posted January 7, 2014 (edited) And now for something more interesting perhaps... A WWI regimental commemorative for the 25. Artillery Regiment. The reverse of the medal lists the regiment's battles... Edited January 7, 2014 by IrishGunner
IrishGunner Posted January 11, 2014 Author Posted January 11, 2014 nice medals Irish! Thanks! We'd be happy to see anything Italian you'd like to share....
rocketscientist Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 I have these three inherited from my Grandfather, who was in the Mountain Artillery (how would you say that in English?). A sort of "Alpini" carrying cannons over the mountains with mules (above a certain altitude, without). He fought in AOI (1935-36) and then in Greece during WW2. I can post individual pictures is you are interested.
IrishGunner Posted January 15, 2014 Author Posted January 15, 2014 I have these three inherited from my Grandfather, who was in the Mountain Artillery (how would you say that in English?). A sort of "Alpini" carrying cannons over the mountains with mules (above a certain altitude, without). He fought in AOI (1935-36) and then in Greece during WW2. I can post individual pictures is you are interested. Mountain Artillery is the correct English. Beautiful photos to this "Mountain Artilleryman!" I recently lost the bidding war on a WWI vintage medal to the Alpini artillery...
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