185th Paratroopers Artillery Regiment "Folgore"
| 185th Paratroopers Artillery Regiment "Folgore" | |
|---|---|
| 185° Reggimento Artiglieria Paracadutisti "Folgore" | |
Regimental coat of arms | |
| Active | 10 March 1942 - 8 Dec. 1942 1 Oct. 1975 - 31 Aug. 2000 21 June 2013 - today |
| Country | Italy |
| Branch | Italian Army |
| Role | Airborne artillery |
| Part of | Paratroopers Brigade "Folgore" |
| Garrison/HQ | Bracciano |
| Motto(s) | "Come folgore sempre e dovunque" |
| Anniversaries | 15 June 1918 - Second Battle of the Piave River |
| Decorations | 1x Gold Medal of Military Valor 1x Silver Medal of Army Valor |
| Insignia | |
| 185th Paratroopers Artillery Regiment "Folgore" gorget patches | |
The 185th Paratroopers Artillery Regiment "Folgore (Italian: 185° Reggimento Artiglieria Paracadutisti "Folgore") is an artillery regiment of the Italian Army, specializing in airborne operations. Originally an artillery regiment of the Royal Italian Army, the regiment was assigned in World War II to the 185th Infantry Division "Folgore", with which the regiment was deployed to North Africa for the Western Desert campaign, during which division and regiment were destroyed in the Second Battle of El Alamein. Reformed in 1975 the regiment is today based in Bracciano near Rome and assigned to the Paratroopers Brigade "Folgore". 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.