4th Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment "Peschiera"

The 4th Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment "Peschiera" (Italian: 4° Reggimento Artiglieria Controaerei "Peschiera") is an anti-aircraft artillery regiment of the Italian Army. Today the regiment is based in Mantua in Lombardy and administratively assigned to the Anti-aircraft Artillery Command.[3]

4th Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment "Peschiera"
4° Reggimento Artiglieria Controaerei "Peschiera"
Regimental coat of arms
Active1 January 1927 - today[1]
Country Italy
BranchItalian Army
Part ofAnti-aircraft Artillery Command
Garrison/HQMantua
Motto(s)"Contro l'ala avversa"
Anniversaries15 June 1918 - Second Battle of the Piave River
Decorations
1x Bronze Medal of Military Valour[2]
Insignia
Regimental gorget patches

Current Structure

As of 2019 the 4th Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment "Peschiera" consists of:[3]

  • Regimental Command, in Mantua
    • Command and Logistic Support Battery
    • Signal Company
    • 1st Anti-aircraft Group
      • 1st SAMP/T Battery
      • 2nd SAMP/T Battery
      • 3rd SAMP/T Battery
      • 4th SAMP/T Battery
      • Fire and Technical Support Battery

The Command and Logistic Support Battery fields the following sections: C3 Section, Transport and Materiel Section, Medical Section, and Commissariat Section. The regiment is equipped with SAMP/T surface-to-air missile systems.

References
  1. "4° Reggimento Artiglieria Controaerei "Peschiera" - La Storia". Italian Army. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  2. "4° Reggimento Artiglieria Controaerei "Peschiera" - Il Medagliere". Italian Army. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  3. "4° Reggimento Artiglieria Controaerei "Peschiera"". Italian Army. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
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