2nd Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment (Italy)

The 2nd Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment (Italian: 2° Reggimento Artiglieria Controaerei) is an inactive air defence regiment of the Italian Army, which was based in Ravenna in the Emilia-Romagna.

Originally an air defence regiment of the Royal Italian Army, the unit was last active from 1992 to 1996.

On 1 January 1927 the center consisted of a command, a mixed group with two training batteries equipped with 75/27 C.K.

On 1 June of the same year the center changed its name to 2nd Trucked Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment.

anti-aircraft guns: on 13 May the XX Group and on 1 October the XXI Group, both of which were transferred to Libya, where they were assigned to the XX Army Corps, respectively the XXI Army Corps.

[1] On 2 September 1939 the regiment was mobilized for service in World War II.

[1][2] The depot also mobilized the command of the 31st Positional Anti-aircraft Artillery Grouping for service in Tripoli and the command of the 40th Positional Anti-aircraft Artillery Grouping.

The regiment was declared lost after Axis forces in Tunisia surrendered on 12 May 1943.

[1][3] At the end of 1957 the regiment consisted of the following units:[1] On 30 March 1960 the V and VI light anti-aircraft groups were disbanded, followed by the III Heavy Anti-aircraft Group 1 October 1961.

British troops in Sicily inspect an abandoned Breda 52 truck with 90/53 anti-aircraft gun