Reformed again in May 1937 the regiment was assigned during World War II to the 54th Infantry Division "Napoli".

The survivors of the division were assigned to the regiment, which was in Calabria when the Armistice of Cassibile was announced on 8 September 1943.

[4][5] With the Unification of Italy nearly complete the Royal Italian Army began to form new regiments in the annexed territories.

In 1895-96 the regiment provided nine officers and 270 enlisted for units deployed to Italian Eritrea for the First Italo-Ethiopian War.

In 1911-12 the regiment provided 7 officers and 493 enlisted to augment units fighting in the Italo-Turkish War.

At the time the 76th Infantry Regiment consisted of three battalions, each of which fielded four fusilier companies and one machine gun section.

In October of the same year the brigade was on the Karst plateau, where it fought in the Third Battle of the Isonzo on the slopes of Monte Sei Busi and in Cave di Selz.

In July 1916 the brigade operated at San Grado di Merna and in August it fought in the Sixth Battle of the Isonzo on Nad Logem.

In October 1917, during the Italian defeat in the Battle of Caporetto, the brigade fought at Zagradan Pass and on Bukova Ježa.

[2][6] After Caporetto the brigade was rebuilt and in April 1918 assigned to the II Army Corps, which was deployed to the Western Front in France.

In fall of 1918 the brigade participated in the Hundred Days Offensive and fought at Chemin des Dames.

For their conduct in France the two regiments of the Brigade "Napoli" were both awarded a Silver Medal of Military Valor.

[2][3][9][11] 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.

On 12 July 1943 British forces captured Floridia and most of the 75th Infantry Regiment as it was attempting to withdraw from the town.

[13] By 13 July 1943 an Allied landing north of Augusta outflanked the division, and inflicted heavy casualties.

The division's remaining personnel was ordered to move to Messina, from where the it was evacuated to Southern Italy on 11–14 August 1943.

The division was disbanded on 14 August 1943 in Melia southeast of Scilla in Calabria with the few survivors grouped into the 76th Infantry Regiment "Napoli".

[2][3][9][11] For its conduct between 10 July and 1 August in Sicily the 76th Infantry Regiment was awarded a Silver Medal of Military Valor.

[2] After the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943 the regiment remained loyal to King Victor Emmanuel III and joined the Italian Co-belligerent Army.

In spring 1945 the combat group joined the British Eighth Army for the Italian campaign, but soon afterwards the German forces in Italy surrendered.