World War II On 15 September 1942 the 184th Artillery Regiment "Nembo" was formed in
Pisa. The regiment consisted of a command, a command unit, and two groups with
47/32 mod. 35 anti-tank guns. The regiment was assigned to the
184th Infantry Division "Nembo", which also included the
183rd Infantry Regiment "Nembo",
184th Infantry Regiment "Nembo",
185th Infantry Regiment "Nembo", and
CLXXXIV Paratroopers Sappers Battalion. As the Nembo division was the Royal Italian Army's second paratroopers division, the personnel of the 184th Artillery Regiment "Nembo" had been trained at the
Italian Royal Air Force's Paratroopers School in
Tarquinia. On 1 February 1943 the
183rd Infantry Regiment "Nembo" joined the division and consequently the artillery regiment added a third group. On 30 May 1943 regiment of the division received their
flags in a ceremony in Florence. In early June 1943 the division was transferred to
Sardinia, while the 185th Infantry Regiment "Nembo" and the III Paratroopers Artillery Group were detached. In Sardinia the division was assigned to
XIII Army Corps, which was responsible for the defense of the southern half of the island. The division was intended to act as rapid reinforcement for the coastal units garrisoning the beaches, where allied forces were expected to land. The announcement of the
Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943 saw the division, with the exception of one battalion, which sided with the German, remain inactive. In January 1944 the 184th Artillery Regiment "Nembo" returned to Italy, where its two groups were equipped with more powerful
75/27 field guns, respectively
100/22 mod. 14/19 howitzers. One month later the regiment also added an anti-aircraft battery with
20/65 mod. 35 anti-aircraft guns. In July 1944 the Nembo fought in the
Battle of Ancona and distinguished itself in the liberation of
Filottrano. In August 1944 the regiment received a third group equipped with British
QF 6-pounder anti-tank guns. On 24 September 1944 the Nembo division was disbanded and its personnel used to form the
Paratroopers Regiment "Nembo" and various support units for the
Combat Group "Folgore". The 184th Artillery Regiment "Nembo" was assigned to the Combat Group "Folgore", renamed Artillery Regiment "Folgore", and re-equipped with British guns. The regiment now consisted of the following units: At the beginning of 1948 the regiment was renamed 184th Field Artillery Regiment and moved from
Lucca to
Pordenone. The regiment consisted now of a command, a command unit, the I, II, and III groups with QF 25-pounder field guns, and the
Mountain Artillery Group "Belluno", which had been formed on 22 August 1947. On 1 March 1948 the Mountain Artillery Group "Belluno" was transferred to the Artillery Command of the
V Territorial Military Command. In 1949 the regiment moved from Pordenone to
Treviso. Although the group was designated as a self-propelled unit, the planned transition from towed M114 155mm howitzers to
M109G 155 mm self-propelled howitzers did not occur. At the time the group with its towed howitzers fielded 433 men (31 officers, 53 non-commissioned officers, and 349 soldiers). On 27 September 1980 the group was equipped with modern towed
FH70 155 mm howitzers. On 1 July 1986 the group was assigned to the Artillery Command of the
4th Alpine Army Corps and the next year the group moved from Padua to
Trento, where it took over the base of the 4th Group of the disbanded
4th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment.
Recent times On 2 April 1991 the batteries of the
Mountain Artillery Group "Vicenza" in
Elvas were disbanded and the flag of the 2nd Mountain Artillery Regiment was transferred to
Trento, where it supplanted the flag of the 184th Heavy Self-propelled Field Artillery Group "Filottrano", which one week later, on 9 April 1991, supplanted the flag of the
46th Self-propelled Field Artillery Group "Trento" in
Gradisca d'Isonzo. Afterwards the flag of the 46th Artillery Regiment "Trento" was transferred to the Shrine of the Flags in the
Vittoriano in Rome. The 184th Self-propelled Field Artillery Group "Filottrano" was assigned, together with the
183rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion "Nembo" in Gradisca d'Isonzo, to the
Mechanized Brigade "Gorizia". Now finally the group was equipped with self-propelled howitzer, specifically
M109L 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. On 25 August 1993 the 184th Self-propelled Field Artillery Group "Filottrano" lost its autonomy and the next day the group entered the 184th Self-propelled Field Artillery Regiment "Nembo". On 24 October 1996 the flag of the 184th Artillery Regiment "Nembo" was returned to the Shrine of the Flags in the
Vittoriano in Rome and on 30 October the 184th Self-propelled Field Artillery Regiment "Nembo" and the
Mechanized Brigade "Gorizia" were disbanded. == References ==