Formation On 1 November 1884 the 84th Infantry Regiment (Brigade "Venezia") was formed in
Alessandria with companies ceded by the 2nd Infantry Regiment (
Brigade "Re"),
22nd Infantry Regiment (
Brigade "Cremona"),
30th Infantry Regiment (
Brigade "Pisa"),
62nd Infantry Regiment (
Brigade "Sicilia"), and
78th Infantry Regiment (
Brigade "Toscana"). On the same day the 83rd Infantry Regiment (Brigade "Venezia") was formed in Alessandria with companies ceded by the
1st Infantry Regiment (
Brigade "Re"),
21st Infantry Regiment (
Brigade "Cremona"), 29th Infantry Regiment (
Brigade "Pisa"), 61st Infantry Regiment (
Brigade "Sicilia"), and 77th Infantry Regiment (
Brigade "Toscana"). Both regiments consisted of a staff and three battalions, with four companies per battalion. Together the two regiments formed the
Brigade "Venezia". In 1895–96 the regiment provided eleven officers and 239 enlisted for units deployed to
Italian Eritrea for the
First Italo-Ethiopian War. In December 1908, the regiment was deployed to the area of the
Strait of Messina for the recovery efforts after the
1908 Messina earthquake. For its service the regiment was awarded a Gold Medal of Merit, which was affixed to the regiment's flag. On 20 May 1917 the depot of the 84th Infantry Regiment formed the 268th Infantry Regiment (Brigade "Caserta"). In September 1917 the brigade was transferred to the
Banjšice plateau where the it fought in the
Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo in the area of
Madoni. For their conduct during the Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo the two regiments of the Brigade "Venezia" were both awarded a
Silver Medal of Military Valor. In 1934 the 19th Territorial Division of Florence was renamed
19th Infantry Division "Gavinana". A name change that also extended to the division's infantry brigade.
World War II At the outbreak of
World War II the regiment consisted of a command, a command company, three
fusilier battalions, a support weapons battery equipped with
65/17 infantry support guns, and a mortar company equipped with
81mm Mod. 35 mortars. On 1 December the regiments of the Venezia division were disbanded and the next day the remaining soldiers of the Venezia, the
1st Alpine Division "Taurinense", and the
155th Infantry Division "Emilia", approximately 16,000 men in total, were grouped together in
Pljevlja in the
Division "Garibaldi".
Cold War On 1 July 1958 the 84th Infantry Regiment "Venezia" was reformed by renaming the existing 7th Recruits Training Center in
Siena. The regiment consisted of the following units: The next day, on 16 November 1975, the detached company in Arezzo became an autonomous unit and was renamed
225th Infantry Battalion "Arezzo". The 84th Infantry Battalion "Venezia" was assigned to the Tuscan-Emilian Military Region and consisted of a command, a command platoon, and four recruits companies. In 1977 the battalion moved from Siena to
Falconara Marittima and assigned to the Central Military Region. In 1987 the command platoon was increased to command and services company.
Recent times In 1993 the battalion was renamed 84th Battalion "Venezia" and assigned to the
Cavalry Brigade "Pozzuolo del Friuli". In January 1997 battalion was assigned to the Anti-aircraft Artillery Command. On 9 November 2000 the battalion was disbanded and the flag of the 84th Infantry Regiment "Venezia" was transferred to the Shrine of the Flags in the
Vittoriano in Rome. == References ==