The 33rd Artillery Regiment "Acqui" is an inactive field artillery regiment of the Italian Army, which was based in L'Aquila in Abruzzo. Originally an artillery regiment of the Royal Italian Army, the
Italian Army M7 Priest self-propelled guns at the 2 June 1960 National Day parade in Rome
The 9th Artillery Regiment "Pistoia" is an inactive field artillery regiment of the Italian Army, which was based in Vercelli in Piedmont. The regiment was formed in 1861 by the Royal Italian Army and
33rd Artillery Regiment "Acqui"
…transferred to the 7th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment, which in 1926 became the 8th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment. On 4 September 1939 the depot of the 9th Artillery Regiment "Brennero" in Bolzano reformed the command of the 33rd Artillery Regiment "Acqui". The regiment was based in Meran and assigned to the 33rd Infantry Division…
The flanks of Monte Valbella are still today pockmarked by thousands and artillery craters