121st Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment "Ravenna"
The 121st Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment "Ravenna" (Italian: 121° Reggimento Artiglieria Controaerei "Ravenna") is an anti-aircraft artillery regiment of the Italian Army. Originally founded as a field artillery regiment the unit transferred to the anti-aircraft specialty on 15 June 1953. Today the regiment is based in Bologna and Rimini in the Emilia-Romagna and administratively assigned to the Anti-aircraft Artillery Command.[3]
| 121st Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment "Ravenna" | |
|---|---|
| 121° Reggimento Artiglieria Controaerei "Ravenna" | |
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| Active | 1 May 1941 - today[1] |
| Country | |
| Branch | Italian Army |
| Part of | Anti-aircraft Artillery Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Bologna / Rimini |
| Motto(s) | "Fide itur ad astra" |
| Anniversaries | 15 June 1918 - Second Battle of the Piave River |
| Decorations | 1x Silver Medal of Military Valour[2] |
| Insignia | |
| Regimental gorget patches | |
Structure
As of 2022 the 121st Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment "Ravenna" consists of:[4]
Regimental Command, in Bologna
- Command and Logistic Support Battery
- 1st Anti-aircraft Group
- 1st Battery (Stinger)
- 2nd Battery (Stinger)
- 3rd Battery (Skyguard "Aspide")
- Fire Control and Support Battery
The Command and Logistic Support Battery fields the following sections: C3 Section, Transport and Materiel Section, Medical Section, and Commissariat Section. The Anti-aircraft Group's Skyguard "Aspide" surface-to-air missile systems will be replaced with CAMM-ER systems in the near future.
References
- "121° Reggimento Artiglieria Controaerei "Ravenna" - La Storia". Italian Army. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- "121° Reggimento Artiglieria Controaerei "Ravenna" - Il Medagliere". Italian Army. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- "121° Reggimento Artiglieria Controaerei "Ravenna"". Italian Army. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- "121° Reggimento Artiglieria Controaerei "Ravenna"". Ministero della Difesa. Retrieved 23 December 2019.