Formation On 1 March 1915 the command of the Brigade "Chieti" and the 123rd Infantry Regiment (Brigade "Chieti") were formed in
Chieti by the
regimental depot of the 18th Infantry Regiment (
Brigade "Acqui"). On the same date the 124th Infantry Regiment (Brigade "Chieti") was formed in
L'Aquila by the regimental depot of the
13th Infantry Regiment (
Brigade "Pinerolo"). Both regiments consisted of three battalions, which each fielded four
fusilier companies and one machine gun section. The Brigade "Chieti" formed, together with the Brigade "Barletta", the 31st Division.
World War I During
World War I the Brigade "Chieti" fought on the
Italian front: in August and September 1915 the brigade fought in the
Second Battle of the Isonzo on the
Karst plateau near
Castelnuovo del Carso. In October of the same year the brigade fought in the
Third Battle of the Isonzo near
Polazzo and in November it fought in the
Fourth Battle of the Isonzo. From March to July 1916 the brigade was again on the Karst plateau fighting on the slopes of
Monte Sei Busi. In August 1916 the brigade fought in the
Sixth Battle of the Isonzo at
Doberdò and on the slopes of
Črni hrib. In 1917 the brigade was transferred to the
Val Giudicarie valley, where it remained until fall 1918, when the brigade was transferred to the
Val d'Astico valley for the
Battle of Vittorio Veneto. After the war the brigade and its two regiments were disbanded on 1 January 1920.
Cold War On 1 February 1985 the detachment of the
235th Infantry Battalion "Piceno" in Chieti became an autonomous unit and was renamed 123rd Infantry Battalion "Chieti" and assigned the flag and traditions of the 123rd Infantry Regiment "Chieti". The battalion consisted of a command, a command and services company, and two recruits companies providing basic training to recruits. On 17 April 1985 the regiment's flag arrived in Chieti, after having been stored at the
Vittoriano in Rome since 1920.
Recent times In 1992 the battalion was renamed 123rd Battalion "Chieti". On 4 September 1994 the 123rd Battalion "Chieti" lost its autonomy and the next day the battalion entered the reformed 123rd Regiment "Chieti". On 1 July 2005 the regiment was assigned to the Training Units Grouping and was renamed 123rd Volunteer Training Regiment "Chieti". On 1 April 2006 the
57th Battalion "Abruzzi" in
Sulmona was assigned to the regiment. On 27 September 2012 the regiment was disbanded and the flag of the regiment was returned to the Shrine of the Flags in the
Vittoriano in Rome. == References ==