Interwar years On 1 November 1926, the 4th Anti-aircraft Artillery Center was formed in
Peschiera, with the existing III Anti-aircraft Group and one group from the disbanded 14th Heavy Artillery Regiment. After being formed, the center moved from Peschiera to
Mantua. On 1 January 1927, the center consisted of a command, a trucked group with
75/27 C.K. anti-aircraft guns, a positional group with
76/45 anti-aircraft guns, a photo-electricians unit, and a depot. The photo-electricians unit operated
searchlights. •
4th Anti-aircraft Artillery Grouping On 1 January 1951, the Infantry Division "Mantova" included the following artillery regiments: The regiment's new organization was as follows: • Command and Services Battery, in Mantua • 1st Missile Group, in
Ravenna • Command and Services Battery, in Ravenna • 1st Missile Battery, in
Valli Basse Comacchio (Site 14) • 2nd Missile Battery, in
Castiglione di Cervia (Site 15) • 3rd Missile Battery, in
Passano di Coriano (Site 16) • 4th Missile Battery (Reserve), in
Ravenna • 2nd Missile Group, in Mantua • Command and Services Battery, in Mantua • 5th Missile Battery, in
Povegliano Veronese (Site 9) • 6th Missile Battery, in
Zibello (Site 13) • 7th Missile Battery, in
San Fiorano (Site 11) • 8th Missile Battery, in
Manerbio (Site 12) • 9th Missile Battery, in
Camatte di Suzzara (Site 10) • 24th Signal Company, in Mantua While the
5th Anti-aircraft Missile Artillery Regiment was the Italian Army's forward deployed air defense unit, which covered the area of operation of the
5th Army Corps, the 4th Anti-aircraft Missile Artillery Regiment covered the 5th Army Corps rear, through which supplies and reinforcements would be moved towards the eastern Italian border. On 18 June 1986, the 2nd Missile Group moved from Mantua to
Cremona.
Recent times On 30 September 1992, the 4th Anti-aircraft Missile Artillery Regiment was disbanded and the next day the regiment was reformed as 4th Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment by reorganizing the regiment's 2nd Missile Group in Mantua. The same day, the
2nd Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment was reformed in Ravenna by reorganizing the disbanded regiment's 1st Missile Group. On 1 October 1997, the regiment was given the name "Peschiera" to commemorate the city of its founding. On 1 January 2002, the regiment was assigned to the Anti-aircraft Artillery Brigade, which, on 11 September 2009, merged with the Anti-aircraft Artillery School to form the
Anti-aircraft Artillery Command. On 20 April 2011, the regiment was equipped with modern
SAMP/T air defense systems. == Organization ==