132nd Field Artillery Regiment "Ariete"
| 132nd Field Artillery Regiment "Ariete" | |
|---|---|
| 132° Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre "Ariete" | |
Regimental coat of arms | |
| Active | 1 Feb. 1939 - 8 Dec. 1942 15 May 1949 - 31 March 1993 9 Oct. 1993 - today |
| Country | Italy |
| Branch | Italian Army |
| Type | Artillery |
| Role | Field artillery |
| Part of | 132nd Armored Brigade "Ariete" |
| Garrison/HQ | Maniago |
| Motto(s) | "Fulmineo e possente" |
| Anniversaries | 15 June 1918 - Second Battle of the Piave River |
| Decorations | 1x Military Order of Italy 1x Gold Medal of Military Valor |
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| Regimental gorget patches | |
The 132nd Field Artillery Regiment "Ariete" (Italian: 132° Reggimento Artiglieria Terrestre "Ariete") is a field artillery regiment of the Italian Army, specializing in armored combat. Originally an armored artillery regiment of the Royal Italian Army, the regiment was assigned during World War II to the 132nd Armored Division "Ariete", with which it fought in the Western Desert campaign until the division and regiment were destroyed in the Second Battle of El Alamein.
The regiment was reformed in 1949 and assigned to the Armored Division "Ariete". After the division was disbanded in 1986 the regiment was assigned to the 132nd Armored Brigade "Ariete". Disbanded for a short time at the end of the Cold War the regiment is today based in Maniago in Friuli-Venezia Giulia and assigned to the 132nd Armored Brigade "Ariete". The regimental anniversary falls, as for all Italian Army artillery regiments, on June 15, the beginning of the Second Battle of the Piave River in 1918.