The Artillery School, dissolved as an independent body on 30 September 2010, could trace its origins back to 1888, through numerous reorganization phases.

In 1821, it was merged with the existing Royal Military Academy and assumed the name of Application School of Artillery and Engineering.

[1] The traditions of the School of Artillery draw their origins from the "Central School of Artillery Shooting" (Scuola Centrale di Tiro di Artiglieria), established on 1 July 1888 (Royal Decree No.

In 1925 the Artillery Central School was transferred in Civitavecchia, directly under the Army General Staff.

[3][2] Month-long[5] courses were held mainly for Officers who were preparing to take up the posts of group or regimental commander.

For the exercises it had the regiments of the Division "Torino", also based in Civitavecchia, and permanently received in aggregation from other bodies the Groups or Batteries of the non-divisional artillery specialties.

[2] In 1927 the Artillery Shooting School, aimed to troops and enlisted personnel, was reestablished and reactivated in Nettuno.

[3][2] During the Second World War the activity of the Shooting School of Neptune had a notable increase, above all to retrain the ranks of reservists called to arms who had to constitute or complete the Artillery units.

[3][2] In 1949 the XI Field Artillery Group was moved to the then-V Territorial Military Command in Padua.

In 1954, the Reserve Officers and Sub-officers School was established in Foligno, with the exception of the self-propelled speciality and the Artillery specialists who kept their headquarters in Bracciano,[3][2] both under the VIII Territorial Military Command of Rome.

The Colonel, Course Director, on the other hand, presided over the didactic organization, making use of the activities of some "units".

[3] On 2 May 1976 the 1st Group inherited the War Flag, the Red Tie and the Garibaldi traditions of the 1st Artillery Regiment.

[3] The Commander also assumed the position of Deputy Inspector of the Arm of Artillery on the same date.