184th Artillery Regiment "Nembo"

In 1944 the regiment joined the Combat Group "Folgore" of the Italian Co-belligerent Army and was assigned to the British XIII Corps.

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.

[3] 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.

[4] 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.

In August 1944 the regiment received a third group equipped with British QF 6-pounder anti-tank guns.

On 30 June 1951 the Italian Army's artillery was reorganized and the next day the regiment consisted of the following units:[1][7] In 1952 the two anti-tank groups were equipped with M18 Hellcat tank destroyers.

On 12 November 1976 the group was assigned the flag and traditions of the 184th Artillery Regiment "Nembo" by decree 846 of the President of the Italian Republic Giovanni Leone.

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.