World War I The 235th Infantry Regiment (
Brigade "Piceno") was mustered, together with its sister regiment the 236th Infantry Regiment (Brigade "Piceno"), on 6 February 1917 between
Grisignano and
Torri di Quartesolo near
Vicenza. The two regiments formed the Brigade "Piceno" and had been raised with reservists from the
Abruzzo and
Marche regions by the
regimental depots of the following pre-war regiments: On 20 February 1942 the two regiments were assigned to the
152nd Infantry Division "Piceno". In June 1942 the division was transferred to
Apulia and tasked with the coastal defence of the
Salento peninsula. The division remained in the Salento area until the announcement of the
Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943. Together with the
58th Infantry Division "Legnano", the
210th Coastal Division, and the XXXI Coastal Brigade the Piceno redeployed immediately to form a defensive line from
Taranto through
Grottaglie,
Francavilla Fontana, and
Latiano to
Brindisi, to screen the landing of the British
1st Airborne Division at Taranto on 9 September from attacks of the German
1st Fallschirmjäger Division. The battalion consisted of a command, a command platoon, three recruits companies, and a detachment with two recruits companies in
Chieti. On 1 February 1985 the detachment in Chieti became an autonomous unit and was renamed
123rd Infantry Battalion "Chieti". In 1987 the command platoon was increased to command and services company.
Recent times On 9 February 1994 the 235th Infantry Battalion "Piceno" lost its autonomy and the next day the battalion entered the reformed 235th Regiment "Piceno". On 8 October 2004 the regiment joined the newly formed Training Units Grouping and was renamed 235th Volunteer Training Regiment "Piceno". == Organization ==