121st Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment "Ravenna"

World War II On 1 May 1941, the depot of the 21st Artillery Regiment "Trieste" in Piacenza formed the 121st Artillery Regiment. The regiment consisted of a command, a command unit, and three groups with 75/18 mod. 35 howitzers. The 3rd Infantry Division "Ravenna" was assigned to the Italian 8th Army, which was sent in July 1942 to the Eastern Front. After the arriving in the Soviet Union the regiment added the 71st Anti-tank Battery with 75/39 anti-tank guns. On 16 December 1942, the Red Army commenced Operation Little Saturn, which destroyed most of the Italian 8th Army. The remnants of the Ravenna division were repatriated in April 1943. On 1 January 1953, the regiment transferred its two groups with M18 Hellcat tank destroyers to the 21st Field Artillery Regiment in Modena. On 15 June 1953, the groups of the 21st Field Artillery Regiment were transferred to the 121st Field Artillery Regiment, which was renamed 21st Field Artillery Regiment. On the same day the command and command unit of the now former 21st Field Artillery Regiment moved from Modena to Bologna, where they were used to from the command of the newly formed 121st Heavy Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment. The new regiment was assigned to the VI Territorial Military Command and consisted of four newly formed anti-aircraft groups: the I, II, and III heavy anti-aircraft groups with American 90/50 M1 anti-aircraft guns, and the V Light Anti-aircraft Group with 40/56 autocannons. The formation of the new groups concluded in 1954. The regiment consisted now of the following units: == Organization ==

As of 2025 the 121st Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment "Ravenna" is organized as follows: • 121st Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment "Ravenna", in Bologna == External links ==