Italian Wars of Independence After the
Second Italian War of Independence the
Kingdom of Sardinia annexed on 22 March 1860 the
Royal Provinces of Emilia and the
Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Consequently, on 25 March 1860, the artillery units of the annexed territories were integrated into the
Royal Sardinian Army: six field batteries, six fortress companies, and one workers company from the Tuscan Army, and nine field batteries, six fortress companies, and one workers company from the Emilian Army. The influx of artillery units and the growth of units in the runup to and during the war necessitated a new organization of the Piedmontese artillery, which at the time consisted of the Workers Regiment, the Fortress Artillery Regiment, the
1st Field Artillery Regiment, and the 2nd Field Artillery Regiment. On 17 June 1860, which today is celebrated as the founding date of the Italian Army's Artillery Arm, four new regiments were ordered to be formed on 1 July 1860: the
3rd Regiment — Fortress Regiment, the 4th Regiment — Fortress Regiment, the 7th Regiment — Field Regiment, and the
8th Regiment — Field Regiment; while on the same day the Workers Regiment was to be renamed 1st Regiment — Workers Regiment, with the Fortress Artillery Regiment destined to become the 2nd Regiment — Fortress Regiment, and the 1st Field Artillery Regiment and 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, slated to be renamed
5th Regiment — Field Regiment and 6th Regiment — Field Regiment. The division joined the
Italian Co-belligerent Army and on 25 September 1944 it was reorganized in
Altavilla Irpina as
Combat Group "Cremona", which was equipped with British weapons and
materiel. The regiment was now organized as follows: At the time the group fielded 485 men (37 officers, 58 non-commissioned officers, and 390 soldiers).
Recent times exercise War Horse Forge in
Latvia in January 2025 On 11 September 1992 the 7th Field Artillery Group "Adria" lost its autonomy and the next day entered the reformed 7th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment "Cremona". The regiment was assigned to the
Mechanized Brigade "Cremona". On 20 September 1995 the batteries of the 7th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment "Cremona" in
Turin were disbanded and the flag of the regiment was transferred to
Civitavecchia, where on the same day the flag of the
13th Self-propelled Field Artillery Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna" was prepared for the transfer to Shrine of the Flags in the
Vittoriano in Rome. The next day, on 21 September 1995, the personnel and materiel of the 13th Self-propelled Field Artillery Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna" were used to form the 7th Self-propelled Field Artillery Regiment "Cremona", which was assigned to the
Mechanized Brigade "Granatieri di Sardegna". On 15 May 1996 the
33rd Self-propelled Field Artillery Regiment "Acqui" joined the Mechanized Brigade "Granatieri di Sardegna", which now fielded two artillery regiments. Consequently on 25 July 1996 the 7th Self-propelled Field Artillery Regiment "Cremona" was transferred to the NBC-defense and Artillery Command of the Central Military Region and began its conversion to a
CBRN defense unit. On 1 December 1997 the regiment was transferred to the army's
Artillery Grouping and on 31 December 1998 the regiment's conversion was completed and the regiment was renamed 7th NBC Defense Regiment "Cremona". In 2019 the regiment was renamed 7th CBRN Defense Regiment "Cremona". For its conduct and work during the
COVID-19 pandemic the regiment was awarded a Silver Medal of Army Valor, which was affixed to the regiment's flag and is depicted on the regiment's coat of arms. == Organization ==