Alpini and Mountain Artillery formations in World War I
The Alpini (Italian for "alpines") are a specialised mountain warfare infantry corps of the Italian Army, which distinguished itself in World War I fighting in the Alps against Austro-Hungarian Kaiserjäger and the German Alpenkorps. The Alpini were supported by the Mountain Artillery, which both share the Cappello Alpino as identifying symbol. Below follow tables listing the regiments, battalions and groups, companies and batteries of the Alpini and Mountain Artillery active in World War I.
Alpini[]
History[]
The Alpini were founded in 1872 and their mission was to protect Italy's northern mountain border with France and Austria-Hungary. Recruited locally in the valleys of the Alps they were the trained in mountain warfare and based in locations along the Alpine arch. The regiments were numbered 1 to 8 from West to East and the regular battalions named for the locations of their depots, which served as training centers and for materiel storage. These were organized in standard TO&E of:
- Regimental HQ
- Three mountain infantry battalions
- Support elements assigned to HQ
- Depot elements
After the raising of the Belluno battalion on 1 October 1910 the Alpini numbered 79 companies organized in 26 battalions. Each battalion, with the exception of the Verona, consisted of three Alpini companies of one captain, four lieutenants and 250 other ranks. The Verona was the only battalion to field four companies.[1]
After the outbreak of World War I in 1914 an additional 38 Alpini companies, numbered from 80 to 117, were raised from men, who had completed their military service in the preceding four years (i.e. completed it between 1910 and 1914). These companies were used to augment the regular battalions. Starting in early January 1915 each Alpini battalion activated a reserve battalion. Named after a valley (in Italian: Val or Valle) located near the regular battalion's depot, these Valle battalions were filled with men, who had completed their military service at least four years, but not more than 11 years earlier (i.e. completed it between 1911 and 1904). The companies of the Valle battalions were numbered from 201 to 281, with the numbers 227, 233, 237, 271, and 273 never assigned to a company (227th originally meant for the Val Pellice, but received the 224th Company instead; 233rd originally meant for the Val Dora, but received the 3rd Company instead; 271st originally meant for the Val Fella, but received the 8th Company instead).
After the Italian declaration of war against Austria-Hungary on 23 May 1915 the Alpini were heavily employed in the mountainous areas of the Italian front. At the end of 1915 the depots began to raise new battalions with drafted men born in 1896. These battalions were named after mountains (in Italian: Monte) located near the regular battalion's depots and they received the 38 companies already raised in 1914. The new companies of these battalions were numbered from 118 to 157. One additional Monte company (158th for the Fenestrelle battalion), and the Monte Mandrone battalion (159th, 160th, 161st company) were raised later (see 5th Alpini Regiment for details about the Monte Mandrone).
All in all the regiments of Alpini mountain infantry had during the First World War organized into between 9 to 14 battalions (3 regular and 6 to 12 reserve), operationally assigned to regiment-sized Groups (Gruppo), each Group attached to brigade-sized Groupings (Raggruppamento) with operational HQ and support elements.
Machine Gunner Companies[]
At the outbreak of war each infantry and Bersaglieri battalion of the Italian Army fielded one machine gun section with two Maxim 1911 machine guns carried by horses. Alpini battalions fielded two machine gun sections with two Maxim 1911 machine guns carried by mules. After the outbreak of the war this proved quickly to be inadequate and in spring 1916 the army began to raise dedicated machine gunner companies (Compagnia Mitraglieri). These companies were attached to brigades, divisions and army corps, which deployed them with tactical units (regiments, battalions, companies) as needed. 2,277 Machine Gunner companies were raised and numbered continuously. The Alpini depots raised 50 companies equipped with six Hotchkiss M1909 Benét–Mercié machine gunmachine guns each, and 119 companies equipped with six Fiat–Revelli Modello 1914 machine guns each.[2]
The St. Étienne Mle 1907 equipped machine gunner companies were the: 78th, 79th, 87th, 89th, 91st, 92nd, 116th, 117th, 121st, 133rd, 141st, 143rd, 166th, 167th, 176th, 190th, 191st, 192nd, 350th, 416th, 417th, 441st, 442nd, 456th, 467th, 491st, 492nd, 2021st, 2057th, 2101st, 2191st, 2207th, 2227th, 2230th, 2231st, 2232nd, 2233rd, 234th, 2235th, 2236th, 2237th, 2238th, 2260th, 2262nd, 2265th, 2266th, 2268th, 2284th, 2275th, and 2276th.
The Hotchkiss M1909 Benét–Mercié machine gun equipped machine gunner companies were the: 201st, 202nd, 215th, 218th, 219th, 257th, 296th, 316th, 337th,347th, 348th, 503rd, 504th, 505th, 506th, 507th, 508th, 509th, 526th, 527th, 557th, 558th, 559th, 560th, 617th, 625th, 636th, 637th, 638th, 639th, 652nd, 661st, 662nd, 663rd, 664th, 665th, 670th, 671st, 691st, 692nd, 693rd, 694th, 695th, 741st, 742nd, 745th, 799th, 817th, 819th, 820th, 821st, 880th, 890th, 891st, 932nd, 933rd, 934th, 935th, 936th, 938th, 979th, 980th, 981st, 982nd, 983rd, 1259th, 1260th, 1261st, 1284th, 1337th, 1351st, 1355th, 1356th, 1357th, 1358th, 1359th, 1374th, 1380th, 1388th, 1397th, 1411th, 1451st, 1452nd, 1457th, 1559th, 1560th, 1602nd, 1603rd, 1604th, 1620th, 1621st, 1622nd, 1634th, 1635th, 1636th, 1637th, 1638th, 1734th, 1740th, 1741st, 1742nd, 1743rd, 1744th, 1747th, 1771st, 1772nd, 1773rd, 1774th, 1775th, 1776th, 1777th, 1778th, 1779th, 1801st, 1802nd, 1830th, 1831st, 1832nd, 1833rd, and 1834th.
Skiers Battalions[]
During the war each Alpini battalion raised a skiers platoon from its ranks. Starting on 9 January 1917 the army began to combine these platoons in twelve skiers battalions (Battaglione Sciatori) of two companies and one train unit each. Each company had 18 dog sleds: six configured to carry wounded and twelve to carry the company's six Villar Perosa submachine guns with their ammunition. Each company also fielded a machine gun section with two Fiat–Revelli Modello 1914 machine guns.[3] Until the end of March 1917 twelve battalions and two autonomous companies had been formed and numbered from West to East. However already on 15 May of the same year ten of the battalions were disbanded or their men used to form seven regular Alpini battalions. Only the I and II Skiers battalion continued to serve on the glaciers of the Adamello-Presanella Alps and Ortler Alps. Ultimately both battalions were reformed as Alpini battalions in spring 1918. Until the end of the war a total of nine battalions were raised with men and companies of the former skiers battalions and their companies were numbered:[3]
- from 282 to 286 for newly raised companies
- from 290 to 311 for former skiers companies
The numbers 287, 288, 289 were not assigned. As an example: on 15 May 1917 the two newly raised 282nd and 283rd companies were combined with the 302nd company, which contained the remaining men of the V Skiers Battalion to form the Pallanza Alpini Battalion. The battalions were assigned to higher commands as follows:[3]
| Army | Battalion | Company | Fate[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Army | I Skiers Battalion | 1st Skiers Company | Became the Alpini Battalion Monte Ortler on 24 February 1918 |
| 9th Skiers Company | |||
| II Skiers Battalion | 2nd Skiers Company | Became the Alpini Battalion Monte Cavento on 4 March 1918 | |
| 10th Skiers Company | |||
| III Skiers Battalion | 11th Skiers Company | Alpini Battalion Monte Pasubio | |
| 25th Skiers Company | |||
| IV Skiers Battalion | 12th Skiers Company | ||
| 13th Skiers Company | |||
| 24th Autonomous Skiers Company | Alpini Battalion Monte Tonale | ||
| 6th Army | V Skiers Battalion | 3rd Skiers Company | Alpini Battalion Pallanza |
| 4th Skiers Company | |||
| VI Skiers Battalion | 14th Skiers Company | Alpini Battalion Cuneo | |
| 15th Skiers Company | |||
| VII Skiers Battalion | 5th Skiers Company | Alpini Battalion Courmayeur | |
| 6th Skiers Company | |||
| VIII Skiers Battalion | 19th Skiers Company | Alpini Battalion Monte Marmolada | |
| 20th Skiers Company | |||
| 4th Army | IX Skiers Battalion | 8th Skiers Company | disbanded |
| 23rd Skiers Company | |||
| X Skiers Battalion | 7th Skiers Company | ||
| 21st Skiers Company | |||
| 22nd Autonomous Skiers Company | |||
| XII Army Corps | XI Skiers Battalion | 16th Skiers Company | Alpini Battalion Monte Nero |
| 17th Skiers Company | |||
| 2nd Army | XII Skiers Battalion | 18th Skiers Company | |
| 26th Skiers Company |
Initial operational deployment[]
The regimental commands of the eight Alpini regiments were disbanded in the first years of the war. Their officers were used to create regiment-sized Groups (Gruppo), which numbered twenty by the war's end (1° to 20°) and brigade-sized Groupings (Raggruppamento), which numbered nine by war's end (I to IX). These had HQ and support elements under them and were responsible for the battalions. For larger operations divisional commands were assigned groupings and the necessary support units, however these divisions were not part of the Alpini corps. By war's end the 52nd and 80th divisional commands had at one point or the other commanded two Alpini groupings, while the 5th and 75th divisional commands, which were tasked with static defense in the Giudicarie and Bergamasque Alps fielded almost exclusively Alpini Groupings.[4]
As an example for the operational deployment of the Alpini below follows the order of battle of the 52nd Division for the assault on Monte Ortigara on 10 June 1917.
| 52nd Division | ||
|---|---|---|
| Command of 1st and 2nd GroupNote 1 | Command of 8th and 9th GroupNote 1 | Divisional Reserve |
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The two commands were renamed I Alpini Grouping respectively IV Alpini Grouping on 20 July 1920
Military Awards[]
Medals of Military Valor awarded to a battalion for its conduct during the war are also listed in the table below. If more than one battalion distinguished itself in a battle they were collectively awarded a shared medal of military valor, but no matter the number of battalions awarded a shared medal, only one medal was pinned to the regiment's war flag.
1st Alpini Regiment[]
The 1st Alpini Regiment was based in Mondovì and recruited in the Ligurian Alps and Maritime Alps. During the war the regiment's battalions fought:[5]
- in 1915 in the battles of , and
- in 1916 in the battles of Monte Rosso, Altopiano di Asiago, and Cimone d'Arsiero
- in 1917 in the battles of Monte Ortigara, Caporetto, Monte Fior, Monte Grappa, and
- in 1918 in the battle of Sella del Tonale
The regiment's battalions were awarded three Silver Medals of Military Valor during the war, one of which was shared between the Ceva and Monte Saccarello battalions.
| 1st Alpini Regiment, in Mondovì[5][6] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ceva Depot | Pieve di Teco Depot | Mondovì Depot |
 Alpini Battalion Ceva[7][8]
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 Alpini Battalion Pieve di Teco(disbanded on 14 March 1916 because of heavy losses)[9][10]
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 Alpini Battalion Mondovì[11]
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Alpini Battalion [12]
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Alpini Battalion [13]
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Alpini Battalion [14]
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Alpini Battalion [15]
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Alpini Battalion Monte Saccarello[16]
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Alpini Battalion Monte Clapier[17]
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Note 1: The 2nd Alpini Company, originally part of the disbanded Pieve di Teco battalion, was re-raised by the Mondovì depot and joined the Mondovì on 5 December 1916.
2nd Alpini Regiment[]
The 2nd Alpini Regiment was based in Cuneo and recruited in the Maritime Alps and Cottian Alps. During the war the regiment's battalions fought:[18]
- in 1915 in the battles of , , and
- in 1916 in the battles of Monte Fior, Castelgomberto, , , and Monte Pasubio
- in 1917 in the battles of Monte Nero, Monte Rosso, Monte Rombon, , Monte Ortigara, Monte Grappa, and
- in 1918 in the battles of Sella del Tonale, Val Camonica, and Giudicarie
The regiment's battalions were awarded three Silver Medals of Military Valor during the war, one of which was shared between the Val Maira, Val Varaita, Monte Argentera, and Monviso battalions.
| 2nd Alpini Regiment, in Cuneo[18][19] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Borgo San Dalmazzo Depot | Dronero Depot | Saluzzo Depot |
Alpini Battalion Borgo San Dalmazzo[20]
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Alpini Battalion Dronero[21][22]
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Alpini Battalion Saluzzo[23][24]
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Alpini Battalion Val Stura[25][26]
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Alpini Battalion Val Maira[27]
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Alpini Battalion Val Varaita[28][29]
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Alpini Battalion Monte Argentera[30][31]
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Alpini Battalion [32][33]
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Alpini Battalion Monviso[34][35]
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| Alpini Battalion Cuneo[36] (formed with men of the VI Skiers Battalion)[3]
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3rd Alpini Regiment[]
The 3rd Alpini Regiment was based in Turin and recruited in the Cottian Alps and Graian Alps. During the war the regiment's battalions fought:[37]
- in 1915 in the battles of , Monte Nero, Tofane, and Tolmino
- in 1916 in the battle of
- in 1917 in the battles of , Bainsizza, Monte Nero, Val Resia, and Monte Grappa
- in 1918 in the battles of Monte Altissimo, and Monte Grappa
The regiment's battalions were awarded three Silver Medals of Military Valor during the war, one of which was shared between the Susa and Exilles battalions for the conquest of Monte Nero.
| 3rd Alpini Regiment, in Turin[37][38] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinerolo Depot | Fenestrelle Depot | Exilles Depot | Susa Depot |
Alpini Battalion Pinerolo[39]
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Alpini Battalion Fenestrelle[40][41]
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Alpini Battalion Exilles[42]
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 Alpini Battalion Susa[43]
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Alpini Battalion Val Pellice[44]
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Alpini Battalion Val Chisone[45]
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Alpini Battalion Val Dora[46]
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Alpini Battalion Val Cenischia[47]
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Alpini Battalion Monte Granero[48]
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Alpini Battalion Monte Albergian[49]
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Alpini Battalion [50]
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Alpini Battalion Moncenisio[51]
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| Alpini Battalion Courmayeur[52][53] (formed with men of the VII Skiers Battalion)[3]
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Note 1: The 3rd Alpini Company, originally part of the disbanded Pieve di Teco battalion, was re-raised by the Exilles depot and joined the Val Dora on 24 December 1916.
4th Alpini Regiment[]
The 4th Alpini Regiment was based in Ivrea and recruited in the Graian Alps and Pennine Alps. During the war the regiment's battalions fought:[54]
- in 1915 in the battles of Monte Rosso, Dolje, and (Fourth Battle of the Isonzo)
- in 1916 in the battles of Monte Adamello, , , , , , and Dente del Pasubio
- in 1917 in the battles of , Meletta di Gallio, Monte Fior, and Monte Grappa
- in 1918 in the battle of Monte Solarolo
The regiment's battalions were awarded one Gold Medal of Military Valor and five Silver Medals of Military Valor during the war, four of which were shared between the Intra and Val D'Orco, Aosta and Val Toce, Monte Levanna and Aosta, Monte Levanna and Val Toce battalions.
| 4th Alpini Regiment, in Ivrea[54][55] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ivrea Depot | Aosta Depot | Intra Depot |
Alpini Battalion Ivrea[56][57]
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Alpini Battalion Aosta[58][59]
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Alpini Battalion Intra[60]
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Alpini Battalion Val d'Orco[61][62]
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Alpini Battalion Val Baltea[63][64]
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Alpini Battalion Val Toce[65]
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Alpini Battalion Monte Levanna[66][67]
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Alpini Battalion Monte Cervino[68][69]
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Alpini Battalion Monte Rosa[70]
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| Alpini Battalion Pallanza[71] (formed with men of the V Skiers Battalion)[3]
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5th Alpini Regiment[]
The 5th Alpini Regiment was based in Milan and recruited in the valleys of Northern Lombardy, which lie mostly within the Lepontine Alps, Bergamasque Alps and Livigno Alps. The recruiting area of the 5th Alpini extended to the Westerns shore of Lake Garda, with the recruiting area of the 6th Alpini Regiment commencing on the Eastern shore. During the war the regiment's battalions fought:[72]
- in 1915 in the battles of Monte Pasubio, , upper Valtellina, Tonale and
- in 1916 in the battles of Monte Adamello, upper Valtellina, Monte Fior, , , Castelgomberto, and Monte Pasubio
- in 1917 in the battles of , Monte Ortigara, , and Bainsizza
- in 1918 in the battles of , , , Monticelli, Punta San Matteo, , Monte Cesen, and Vittorio Veneto
The regiment's Val Chiese battalion served from 1915 to August 1918 in the and then in the battles of the Piave river.[73] The Edolo battalion served for the entire war in the Adamello range and adjacent Tonale pass area.[74]
In spring 1915 the regiment's Morbegno Depot formed the 1st Alpini Volunteers Company, while in Milan volunteers formed the 2nd Alpini Volunteers Company. The two companies were merged in October 1915 as 1st Volunteer Unit (Reparto Volontari) and fought in the Ortler area until March 1918 when the company was renamed 3rd Alpini Company and assigned to the Mondovì Battalion. The 3rd Company was originally part of the Pieve di Teco battalion, until battalion and company were disbanded after suffering heavy losses. The company was then reformed and assigned to the Val Dora battalion, until battalion company were disbanded after suffering heavy losses in the Battle of Caporetto. Also in spring 1915 the Edolo Depor formed the 3rd Alpini Volunteers Company Val Camonica, which served in the Tonale-Adamello area until June 1918 when it was assigned as 311th Alpini Company to the Alpini Battalion Monte Cavento. In Brescia a large number of volunteers formed another Volunteer Unit, which after training at the Vestone Depot was known as the Volunteer Unit Vestone. The unit was attached to the Vestone battalion and served in the Lake Garda area until August 1916 when it was merged into the 1st Volunteer Unit.
In August 1915 the 5th Alpini Regiment organized the Autonomous Company Garibaldi, which was tasked to garrison the area around the mountain hut of the same name in the Adamello range. On 20 April 1916 the company was elevated to Autonomous Battalion Garibaldi and staffed with Alpini soldiers of the 5th Alpini Regiment. On 6 September 1916 the battalion lost its autonomy and was integrated into the 5th Alpini as Alpini Battalion Monte Mandrone.[75]
The regiment's Morbegno battalion was awarded a Silver Medals of Military Valor during the war.
| 5th Alpini Regiment, in Milan[72][76] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Morbegno Depot | Tirano Depot | Edolo Depot | Vestone Depot |
Alpini Battalion Morbegno[77][78]
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Alpini Battalion Tirano[79][80]
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Alpini Battalion Edolo[74][81]
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Alpini Battalion Vestone[82][83]
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Alpini Battalion [84][85]
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Alpini Battalion Valtellina[86][87]
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Alpini Battalion Val Camonica[88][89]
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Alpini Battalion Val Chiese[73]
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Alpini Battalion Monte Spluga[90]
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Alpini Battalion Monte Stelvio[91]
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Alpini Battalion Monte Adamello[92]
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Alpini Battalion [93]
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Alpini Battalion [75]
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Alpini Battalion Monte Tonale[94]
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Alpini Battalion Monte Ortler[95][96] (former I Skiers Battalion)[3]
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Alpini Battalion [97][98] (former II Skiers Battalion)[3]
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Note 3: Former 3rd Alpini Volunteers Company Val Camonica
6th Alpini Regiment[]
The 6th Alpini Regiment was based in Verona and recruited primarily in the Vicentine Alps. During the war the regiment's battalions fought:[99]
- in 1915 in the battles of Monte Pasubio, , , Altopiano di Tonezza, Altopiano di Asiago, , , , and
- in 1916 in the battles of Altopiano di Tonezza, Cimone d'Arsiero, , Vallarsa, Sette Comuni, Monte Pasubio, Asiago, , , Val Lagarina, Roncegno, Cima d'Asta, , , and
- in 1917 in the battles of Bainsizza, Meletta di Gallio, Tonderecar, Melette, , , , Ronzina, , Codroipo, Tagliamento, Altopiano di Asiago, Monte Grappa, , Monte Ortigara, and
- in 1918 in the battles of , , , , Monte Cesen, Vidor, Valdobbiadene, , Lentiai, Ponte di Busche and Vittorio Veneto
The regiment's battalions were awarded six Silver Medals of Military Valor during the war, one of which was shared between the Verona, Bassano, Monte Baldo, and Sette Comuni battalions for their conduct during the battle of Monte Ortigara.
| 6th Alpini Regiment, in Verona[99][1] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Verona Depot | Vicenza Depot | Bassano Depot |
Alpini Battalion Verona[100]
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Alpini Battalion Vicenza[101][102]
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Alpini Battalion Bassano[103][104]
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Alpini Battalion Val d'Adige[105]
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Alpini Battalion [106][107]
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Alpini Battalion Val Brenta[108][109]
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Alpini Battalion Monte Baldo[110]
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Alpini Battalion Monte Berico[111][112]
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Alpini Battalion Sette Comuni[113][114]
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| Alpini Battalion Monte Pasubio[115][116] (formed with men of the III and IV Skiers Battalions)[3]
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7th Alpini Regiment[]
The 7th Alpini Regiment was based in Belluno and its recruiting area covered most of the Bellunes Alps. During the war the regiment's battalions fought:[117]
- in 1915 in the battles of , , , , , Monte Piana, Tofane, Col di Lana, , , , and
- in 1916 in the battles of , , , , , , Asiago, Lavaredo, Tofane, Cristallo, and
- in 1917 in the battles of , Bainsizza, Tonderecar, Monte Castelgomberto, , , , Monte Grappa, Monte Rosso, , Val Costeana, Monte Solarolo, Eleventh Isonzo, and Monte Altissimo
- in 1918 in the battles of Monte Altissimo, Monte Solarolo, Monte Grappa, and Vittorio Veneto
In spring 1915 the regiment's Feltre Depot formed the Alpini Volunteers Company Feltre, while the Pieve di Cadore Depot formed the Alpini Volunteers Company Cadore. In 1918 the two companies were merged into the Volunteer Unit Feltre-Cadore and assigned to the 4th Army.
The regiment's battalions were awarded two Silver Medals of Military Valor and two Bronze Medals of Military Valor during the war.
| 7th Alpini Regiment, in Belluno[117][118] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Feltre Depot | Pieve di Cadore Depot | Belluno Depot |
Alpini Battalion Feltre[119][120]
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Alpini Battalion Pieve di Cadore[121][122]
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Alpini Battalion Belluno[123][124]
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Alpini Battalion Val Cismon[125][126]
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Alpini Battalion Val Piave[127]
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Alpini Battalion [128]
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Alpini Battalion [129]
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Alpini Battalion Monte Antelao[130]
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Alpini Battalion Monte Pelmo[131]
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| Alpini Battalion Monte Marmolada[132][133] (formed with men of the VIII Skiers Battalion)[3]
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8th Alpini Regiment[]
The 8th Alpini Regiment was based in Venzone and recruited in the Carnic Alps and Carnic Prealps, and the Western side of the Julian Alps. During the war the regiment's battalions fought:[134]
- in 1915 in the battles of , , , , , , , , Monte Nero, , , , , , Monte Rosso, Dolje,
- in 1916 in the battles of , , , Cimone d'Arsiero, , , , , Asiago, , , , ,
- in 1917 in the battles of Busa Alta, Alto But, Costone Cauriol, , Fonzaso, , , , Monte Solarolo, , , ,
- in 1918 in the battles of Monte Solarolo, Monte Valderoa, , Monte Tonale, Monte Grappa, and Vittorio Veneto ()
In spring 1915 the regiment's Gemona Depot also formed the Alpini Volunteers Company Gemona-Cividale, which was disbanded in March 1917 after suffering heavy losses.
The regiment's battalions were awarded two Silver Medals of Military Valor, which were shared between the Gemona, Val Fella, and Monte Canin, respectively between the Tolmezzo and Val Tagliamento battalions. The Cividale and Val Natisone battalions were awarded a shared Bronze Medal of Military Valor.
| 8th Alpini Regiment, in Venzone[134][135] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tolmezzo Depot | Gemona Depot | Cividale DepotNote 2 |
Alpini Battalion Tolmezzo[136][137]
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Alpini Battalion Gemona[138][139]
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Alpini Battalion Cividale[140][141]
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Alpini Battalion Val Tagliamento[142][143]
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Alpini Battalion [144][145]
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Alpini Battalion Val Natisone[146][147]
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Alpini Battalion [148]
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Alpini Battalion Monte Canin[149]
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Alpini Battalion Monte Matajur[150]
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| Alpini Battalion [151] (formed with men of the XI and XII Skiers Battalions)[3]
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Note 1: The 8th Alpini Company, originally part of the disbanded Pieve di Teco battalion, was re-raised by the Gemona depot and joined the Val Fella on 15 May 1916.
Note 2: As the depot was too close to the front it was moved to Casarsa in 1915.
Battle of Caporetto[]
The Battle of Caporetto and following retreat was devastating for the Italian Army, which lost 305,000 men. The Alpini units along the Isonzo front and in the Carnic Alps and Dolomites were badly mauled and 20 Alpini battalions had to be disbanded at the end of the battle. A further seven were disbanded two months later to bring the remaining battalions back up to strength. Worst hit was the 8th Alpini Regiment, whose units were all deployed in the Julian and Carnic Alps and had to retrat the farthest. Seven of its ten battalions had to be disbanded, and as the regiment's depots were all overrun by German and Austro-Hungarian troops it could not replenish its ranks. The other regiments, which were badly hit were the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Alpini, which lost between half and two-thirds of their battalions. The following battalions were disbanded:
| 18 November 1917 | 22 November 1917 | 25 November 1917 | 30 November 1917 | 9 December 1917 | 15 February 1918 | |
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| 1st Alpini Regiment[5] |  Monte Mercantur Val Arroscia Val Ellero
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Ceva
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Monte Saccarello (re-raised 1 August 1918)
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| 2nd Alpini Regiment[18] | Val Stura Bicocca
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Monte Argentera Monviso
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Val Varaita
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| 3rd Alpini Regiment[37] | Monte Assietta
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Val Chisone
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Monte Albergian
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Val Dora
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Val Pellice Courmayeur
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| 6th Alpini Regiment[99] | Val Leogra
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| 7th Alpini Regiment[117] | Belluno Monte Marmolada
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Val Piave
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| 8th Alpini Regiment[134] | Gemona Monte Canin Monte Nero
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Val Fella
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Val Tagliamento Val Natisone Monte Matajur
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Reorganization 1918[]
After the disastrous Battle of Caporetto the Chief of Staff of the Italian Army Luigi Cadorna was finally dismissed and replaced by Armando Diaz. Diaz reorganized the army and ordered the Alpini groups to be formed into permanent formations of three Alpini battalions, each battalion with its own machine gunner company, one mountain artillery group, two autonomous machine gunner companies, and a "reparto cannoncini d'accompagnamento" (loosely translated: small accompaniment cannons unit), with Italian copies of the Austrian 3.7cm Infantry Gun M.15.[152]
Likewise the Alpini groupings became permanent formations of two Alpini groups and one mountain artillery grouping, with two mountain artillery groups each. The Alpini groupings were combined in four divisions: the 5th and 75th static and tasked with the defense of front sectors in Western part of the theater, and the 52nd mobile and able to be deployed along the front as needed.[152][153]
III Army Corps[]
The III Army Corps was one of two army corps of the 7th Army, which held the front from Stelvio Pass to the Western shore of Lake Garda. The III Army Corps held the northern part of the front from the Stelvio to , while the XIV Army Corps held the front from Monte Listino to Lake Garda. The XIV Army Corps consisted in 1918 of the 6th, 20th, 21st, and 22nd divisions.[154][155]
5th Alpine Division[]
Formed on 24 May 1915 at the outbreak of war the 5th Alpine Division was formed initially by the infantry brigades Palermo and Cuneo, and the 27th Field Artillery Regiment. From its inception until the formation of the 75th Alpine Division the 5th Alpine Division garrisoned the front from the Swiss border through the Ortler Group to Tonale Pass and then through the Adamello Group to the Val Camonica. With the reorganization of the Alpini corps in 1918 the division ceded the III and V Alpini groups to the newly formed 75th Alpine Division and received the VII Alpini Group. For the rest of the war it focused on garrison the front from Gavia Pass to the Tonale pass and then through the Adamello Group and the Northern end of the Val Camonica.[153][156]
After the Battle of Vittorio Veneto and the following Austro-Hungarian retreat the units of the division advance from Tonale Pass into the Val di Sole on 3 November 1918. They reach Malè and Cles, while a detachment occupies the Mendel Pass overlooking Bolzano, before the Armistice of Villa Giusti comes into effect at 3pm on 4 November.
| Division | Grouping | Group | Battalion | Regiment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Alpine Division[156] | IV Grouping[157] | 7th Group[158][159] | Val Baltea
|
4th Alpini |
| Monte Mandrone
|
5th Alpini | |||
 Monte Cavento
| ||||
 XI Mtn. Artillery Grp.[154]
|
3rd Mtn. Artillery | |||
| 19th Group[160][159] | Val d'Intelvi
|
5th Alpini | ||
| Monte Tonale
| ||||
| Edolo
| ||||
 XLVII Mtn. Artillery Grp.[154]
|
3rd Mtn. Artillery | |||
| VI Grouping[161] | 12th Group[162][159] | Monte Granero
|
3rd Alpini | |
| Pallanza
|
4th Alpini | |||
| Val Cordevole
|
7th Alpini | |||
| XLV Mtn. Artillery Grp.[154]
|
3rd Mtn. Artillery | |||
| 14th Group[163][159] | Borgo San Dalmazzo
|
2nd Alpini | ||
| Fenestrelle
|
3rd Alpini | |||
| Moncenisio
| ||||
| XXIX Mtn. Artillery Grp.[154]
|
1st Mtn. Artillery | |||
| VII Grouping[164] | 8th Group[165][159] | Monte Clapier
|
1st Alpini | |
| Pinerolo
|
3rd Alpini | |||
| Susa
| ||||
 IV Mtn. Artillery Grp.[154]
|
1st Mtn. Artillery | |||
| 16th Group[166][159] | Monte Rosa
|
4th Alpini | ||
| Val Brenta
|
6th Alpini | |||
| Tomezzo
|
8th Alpini | |||
| XXXI Mtn. Artillery Grp.[154]
|
3rd Mtn. Artillery |
75th Alpine Division[]
The 75th Alpine Division was formed on 1 June 1918 with the III and V Alpini Groupings, 42nd Territorial Militia Battalion and the 9th Mountain Artillery Grouping. From June to November the division patrolled the front in the upper Valtellina valley: from the Swiss border to Gavia Pass.[167][153] For the last Italian offensive at Vittorio Veneto the division ceded on 15 October 1918 the command of the V Grouping and the 15th Group to the XXVII Army Corps. The grouping received the 18th Alpini Group and together the units crossed the Piave river near Vidor on 31 October 1918. While the 18th Group fought its way up the Piave valley towards Mel, the 15th covered the right flank and positioned itself around Valdobbiadene.[168]
Meanwhile back in Valtellina on 3 November 1918 the III Grouping attacked Monte Scorluzzo and Monte Cristallo, the two mountains flanking the Stelvio Pass, and after three years of futile attempts finally managed to dislodge the few remaining Austrian defenders from the pass. By morning of 4 November the battalions of the III Grouping had descended from the pass and reached Prad am Stilfser Joch, Schluderns and the train station at Spondinig, thus cutting railway and road through the Vinschgau valley and with it the route of escape of Austria-Hungary's fleeing troops.[169]
| Division | Grouping | Group | Battalion | Regiment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75th Alpine Division[167] | III Grouping[169] | 3rd Group[170][159] | Cuneo
|
2nd Alpini |
| Val Cenischia
|
3rd Alpini | |||
| Monte Pasubio
|
6th Alpini | |||
 VII Mtn. Artillery Grp.[154]
|
3rd Mtn. Artillery | |||
| 11th Group[171][159] | Val Tanaro
|
1st Alpini | ||
| Val Maira
|
2nd Alpini | |||
| Val Camonica
|
5th Alpini | |||
| XXIV Mtn. Artillery Grp.[154]
|
3rd Mtn. Artillery | |||
| V Grouping[168] | 2nd Group[172][159] | Dronero
|
2nd Alpini | |
| Saluzzo
| ||||
| Intra
|
4th Alpini | |||
 XLI Mtn. Artillery Grp.[154]
|
18th Field Artillery | |||
| 15th Group[173][159] | Mondovì
|
1st Alpini | ||
| Val d'Orco
|
4th Alpini | |||
| Monte Ortler
|
5th Alpini | |||
| XLIII Mtn. Artillery Grp.[154]
|
1st Mtn. Artillery |
52nd Alpine Division[]
The 52nd Alpine Division was formed on 10 January 1917 with the infantry brigades Grosseto and Pesaro, and the 11th Field Artillery Regiment. On 17 March of the same year the two infantry brigades were replaced by the 1st, 2nd, 8th, and 9th Alpini Group. Over the course of the year the division received infantry and Bersaglieri units for month long stints in the front line trenches, but its core units remained Alpini groups. After the Battle of Mount Ortigara the 2nd Alpini Group was replaced by the 3rd Group on 9 July and on 20 July 1917 the I Alpini Grouping (1st, 3rd Group) and IV Alpini Grouping (8th, 9th Group) were formally activated.[174][153]
After various changes due to the Italian retreat after the Battle of Caporetto and the reorganization of the Alpini corps, the division assumed its final organization on 6 March 1918:
| Division | Grouping | Group | Battalion | Regiment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52nd Alpine Division[174] | I Grouping[175] | 1st Group[176][159] | Morbegno
|
5th Alpini |
| Tirano
| ||||
| Monte Stelvio
| ||||
| XXX Mtn. Artillery Grp.[154]
|
2nd Mtn. Artillery | |||
| 9th Group[177][159] | Verona
|
6th Alpini | ||
| Monte Baldo
| ||||
| Bassano
| ||||
| Sette Comuni
| ||||
 LIII Mtn. Artillery Grp.[154]
|
2nd Mtn. Artillery | |||
| II Grouping[178] | 5th Group[179][159] | Monte Spluga
|
5th Alpini | |
| Valtellina
| ||||
| Vestone
| ||||
| LVII Mtn. Artillery Grp.[154]
|
3rd Mtn. Artillery | |||
| 10th Group[180][159] | Val d'Adige
|
6th Alpini | ||
| Vicenza
| ||||
| Monte Berico
| ||||
| XXXII Mtn. Artillery Grp.[154]
|
3rd Mtn. Artillery |
80th Alpine Division[]
The 80th Alpine Division was formed on 20 September 1918 with the VIII and IX Alpini Groupings and the 1st Mountain Artillery Grouping. Assigned to the XXX Army Corps for the last Italian offensive at Vittorio Veneto the division was deployed on the Monte Grappa massiv and tasked to conquer Col dell'Orso, Monte Casonet, Monte Fontanasecca and Monte Solarolo. Attacking on 24 October 1918 the division sustained heavy casualties and failed to meet its objectives until 31 October when the Austro-Hungarian forces began to retreat along the entire front. Until then the VIII Grouping alone had lost 88 officers and 3042 troops – nearly half its starting strength. The enemy's retreat allowed the battalions to advance and take the division's objectives and continue onward to the city of Feltre.[153][181][182][183]
| Division | Grouping | Group | Battalion | Regiment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80th Alpine Division[181] | VIII Grouping[182] | 6th Group[184][159] | Monte Levanna
|
4th Alpini |
| Aosta
| ||||
| Val Toce
| ||||
 III Mtn. Artillery Grp.[153]
|
1st Mtn. Artillery | |||
| 13th Group[185][159] | Val Cismon
|
7th Alpini | ||
| Pieve di Cadore
| ||||
| Monte Antelao
| ||||
| XXV Mtn. Artillery Grp.[153]
|
1st Mtn. Artillery | |||
| IX Grouping[183] | 17th Group[186][159] | Exilles
|
3rd Alpini | |
| Monte Suello
|
5th Alpini | |||
| Monte Pelmo
|
7th Alpini | |||
 XV Mtn. Artillery Grp.[153]
|
1st Mtn. Artillery | |||
| 20th Group[187] | Monte Saccarello
|
1st Alpini | ||
| Monte Cervino
|
4th Alpini | |||
| Cividale
|
8th Alpini | |||
| XLVIII Mtn. Artillery Grp.[153]
|
3rd Mtn. Artillery |
Independent Groups[]
| Assigned to | Group | Battalion | Regiment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9th Division | 4th Group[188][159] | Feltre
|
7th Alpini |
| Monte Pavione
| |||
| Monte Arvenis
|
8th Alpini | ||
 X Mtn. Artillery Grp.[154]
|
3rd Mtn. Artillery |
| Assigned to | Group | Battalion | Regiment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21st Division | 18th Group[189][159] | Ivrea
|
4th Alpini |
| Val Chiese
|
5th Alpini | ||
| Monte Adamello
| |||
| XXII Mtn. Art. Grp.[154]
|
1st Mtn. Artillery |
Geographical Distribution[]
Mountain Artillery[]
In 1914 the mountain artillery consisted of two regiments with five mountain artillery groups of three batteries each. Additionally each group stored the material for a fourth battery. The 1st Mountain Artillery Regiment was based in the West of Northern Italy and tasked to support the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Alpini regiments, while the 2nd Mountain Artillery Regiment was based in the East of Northern Italy and tasked to support the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Alpini regiments. With the rising of tensions the army began to expand the mountain artillery and on 1 February 1915 the 3rd Mountain Artillery Regiment was raised in Bergamo. It received the mountain artillery groups Oneglia and Bergamo from the other two regiments and was tasked to support the 1st and 4th Alpini Regiment. At the same time the 36th Field Artillery Regiment began to raise two additional mountain artillery groups.[190][191]
After the outbreak of World War I in July 1914 an additional 11 mountain artillery batteries, numbered from 51 to 65, were raised from men, who had completed their military service in the preceding four years (i.e. completed it between 1910 and 1914). Each group of the mountain artillery regiments was supposed receive one of these batteries, however for lack of cannons the 53rd, 56th, 60th, and 62nd batteries were not raised until November 1916. Three of these batteries were raised by the 36th Field Artillery Regiment to create the XIV Mountain Artillery Group, the first of 53 mountain artillery groups raised for the war.[190]
Additionally seven batteries equipped with 70/15 cannons were part of the mountain artillery, with six of these deployed in the Italian colonies (41st, 42nd, 43rd in Libya) and one attached to 1st Army. The latter of these batteries was designated 4th Special Battery, while the other six were numbered 41st to 46th.[191]
At the end of 1916 the mountain artillery had grown to 25 groups (I to XXIV, and XXVIII) with 82 batteries, which were numbered from 1 to 81, as the 4th Special Battery was not included in the sequential numbering of mountain artillery batteries. The mountain artillery continued to suffer from a lack of materiel as the army preferred to raise "batterie someggiatti" (loosely translated: pack animal carrying batteries) with the available 65/17 mod. 13 cannons. A mountain artillery battery required 195 horses and mules compared to 137 for a "batteria someggiatta" and therefore the army directed the available cannons to field artillery regiments tasked with raising of the latter type of batteries. In first year of the war 66 "batterie someggiatti" were raised compared to 25 mountain artillery batteries.[191]
In 1917 the mountain artillery added a further six groups (XXV to XXVII, XXIX to XXXI) and 18 batteries for a new total of 31 groups and 100 batteries with 379 65/17 mod. 13 cannons.[192] The size of the mountain artillery doubled in size in early 1918 when all the remaining 84 "batterie someggiatti" and associated groups were reformed as mountain artillery batteries.[192]
Operational Deployment[]
Mountain artillery batteries were initially often deployed alone or in twos. As the war progressed the mountain artillery groups were deployed in regiment-sized Groupings (Raggruppamento Artiglieria da Montagna), which numbered twelve by the war's end (1° to 12°). From early 1918 onward each Alpini group received a mountain artillery group, while each Alpini grouping received a mountain artillery grouping with two mountains artillery groups. Thus 38 mountain artillery groups were permanently assigned to Alpini groups and groupings, with the remaining groups assigned to divisions and army corps.
1st Mountain Artillery Regiment[]
The 1st Mountain Artillery Regiment was based in Turin and recruited in Piedmont and the Aosta Valley. Three of the regiment's four groups were based in Turin – a fact reflected in the names of the groups, which combined the Italian name of the city "Torino" with the names of the Alpini battalions they were assigned to support. Only the Mondovì Group was based outside Turin. Until 1 February 1915 the regiment also included the depot in Oneglia with the Mountain Artillery Group Oneglia, which both were transferred on that date to the newly formed 3rd Mountain Artillery Regiment.[193]
During the war the regiment's depots raised and trained the commands of nine mountain artillery groupings (Raggruppamento Artiglieria Montagna), the commands of 17 mountain artillery groups (Gruppo Artiglieria Montagna), and 37 mountain artillery batteries, which were each equipped with four 65/17 mod. 13 cannons. Furthermore, two commands of siege groups (Gruppo d'Assedio), and 14 siege batteries were raised and trained by the regiment.[193]
- The regiment raised the following mountain artillery groupings: 1°, 2°, 3°, 4°, 5°, 9°, 10°, 11°, and 12°.[193]
- The regiment raised the following mountain artillery groups: XV (66th, 67th, 68th bty.), XIX (14th, 51st, 55th bty.), XXII (47th, 48th, 49th bty.), XXV (82nd, 83rd, 84th bty.), XXIX (91st, 92nd, 93rd bty.), XXXIII, XXXIV, XXXV, XXXVII, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLIII, XLIV, LII, LVIII, LXII, and LXV.[194][191]
During the war the regiment's groups fought:[193]
- in 1915 in the battles of Col di Lana, , Valsugana, Monte Nero, Monte , and
- in 1916 in the battles of Col di Lana, Monte Sief, , , Busa Alta, Monte Pasubio, Monte Corno, , and
- in 1917 in the battles of Liga, , Monte Zebio, Bainsizza, , , , Monte Solarolo, Monte Pasubio, , and
- in 1918 in the battles of Spinoncia, Monte Solarolo, , , Monte Grappa, , Conca di Feltre, , and Passo Tonale
At the outbreak of war the mountain artillery groups lost their names and were numbered with Roman numerals instead. In the table below these Roman numerals are preceding the groups' names in brackets.
| 1st Mountain Artillery Regiment, in Turin[193][195] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Turin Depot | Mondovì Depot | |
 (I) Mountain Artillery Group Torino-Susa
|
 (IV) Mountain Artillery Group Mondovì[196]
| |
 (II) Mountain Artillery Group Torino-Aosta[197]
|
||
 (III) Mountain Artillery Group Torino-Pinerolo[197]
|
||
Note 1: The group's 53rd Mountain Artillery Battery was not raised until November 1916 for lack of available 65/17 mod. 13 cannons.[190]
2nd Mountain Artillery Regiment[]
The 2nd Mountain Artillery Regiment was based in Vicenza and recruited in the Veneto. Until 1 February 1915 the regiment also included the depot in Bergamo with the Mountain Artillery Group Bergamo, which both were transferred on that date to the newly formed 3rd Mountain Artillery Regiment.[198]
During the war the regiment's depots raised and trained the commands of two mountain artillery groupings (Raggruppamento Artiglieria Montagna), the commands of 13 mountain artillery groups (Gruppo Artiglieria Montagna), and 35 mountain artillery batteries, which were each equipped with four 65/17 mod. 13 cannons. Furthermore, five commands of siege groups (Gruppo d'Assedio), and 21 siege batteries were raised and trained by the regiment.[198]
- The regiment raised the following mountain artillery groupings: 6° and 8°.[198]
- The regiment raised the following mountain artillery groups: XVI (69th, 70th, 71st bty.), XXI (78th, 79th, 80th, 81st bty), XXIII (50th, 53rd bty.), XXVI (85th, 86th, 87th bty.), XXVIII, XXX (94th, 95th, 96th bty.), XLIX, LIII, LIV, LXI, LXIII, LXIV, and LXVII.[194][191]
During the war the regiment's groups fought:[198]
- in 1915 in the battles of , , , Tolmino, , Santa Lucia, , , , Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Monte Piana, Sexten Valley, and Monte Croce Comelico
- in 1916 in the battles of Pal Piccolo, Pal Grande, , Sabotino, , Monte Novegno, , , , San Gabriele, , and
- in 1917 in the battles of , , Bainsizza, Castagnevizza, , Pecinka, Veliki Hribach, , Monte Piana, Stretta di Quero, and Monte Solarolo
- in 1918 in the battles of Montello, Piana della Sernaglia, , , Valle del Sarca, , and Monte Grappa
At the outbreak of war the mountain artillery groups lost their names and were numbered with Roman numerals instead. In the table below these Roman numerals are preceding the groups' names in brackets.
| 2nd Mountain Artillery Regiment, in Vicenza[198][199] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Conegliano Depot | Udine Depot | Vicenza Depot | Belluno Depot |
 (V) Mountain Artillery Group Conegliano
|
 (VI) Mountain Artillery Group Udine[200]
|
 (VII) Mountain Artillery Group Vicenza[201]
|
 (VIII) Mountain Artillery Group Belluno
|
Note 2: The group's 56th Mountain Artillery Battery was not raised until November 1916 for lack of available 65/17 mod. 13 cannons.[190][191]
3rd Mountain Artillery Regiment[]
The 3rd Mountain Artillery Regiment was raised on 1 February 1915 in Bergamo. The regiment received the depot in Bergamo with the Mountain Artillery Group Bergamo from the 2nd Mountain Artillery Regiment and the depot in Oneglia with the Mountain Artillery Group Oneglia from the 1st Mountain Artillery Regiment. The new regiment recruited in Lombardy and Liguria.[202]
During the war the regiment's depots raised and trained the commands of one mountain artillery grouping (Raggruppamento Artiglieria Montagna), the commands of 17 mountain artillery groups (Gruppo Artiglieria Montagna), and 44 mountain artillery batteries, which were each equipped with four 65/17 mod. 13 cannons. Furthermore, two commands of siege groups (Gruppo d'Assedio), and 19 siege batteries were raised and trained by the regiment.[202]
- The regiment raised the following mountain artillery grouping: 7°.[202]
- The regiment raised the following mountain artillery groups: XVII (72nd, 73rd, 74th bty.), XVIII (75th, 76th, 77th bty.), XXIV (56th, 60th, 62nd bty.), XXVII (88th, 89th, 90th bty.), XXXI (97th, 98th, 99th bty.), XXXII, XL, XLV, XLVI, XLVII, XLVIII, LV, LVI, LVII, LIX, LX, and LXVI.
During the war the regiment's groups fought:[202]
- in 1915 in the battles of , , Monte Altissimo, Brentonico, Monte Nero, , Sass de Stria, and Monte Piana
- in 1916 in the battles of , Melette, Monte Fior, , , Monte Nero, and Tofane
- in 1917 in the battles of Monte Nero, Monte Zebio, zeCastagnevizza, , , Cimone d'Arsiero, , Piccolo Lagazuoi, and Monte Grappa
- in 1918 in the battles of , , Vallagarina, , , , Roncade, Monte Coston, Monte Grappa, Montello, and Vittorio Veneto
At the outbreak of war the mountain artillery groups lost their names and were numbered with Roman numerals instead. In the table below these Roman numerals are preceding the groups' names in brackets.
| 3rd Mountain Artillery Regiment, in Bergamo[202][203] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Oneglia Depot | Genova Depot | Bergamo Depot | Como Depot |
 (IX) Mountain Artillery Group Oneglia
|
 (X) Mountain Artillery Group Genova
|
 (XI) Mountain Artillery Group Bergamo
|
 (XII) Mountain Artillery Group Como
|
Note 3: The Genova group's 60th Mountain Artillery Battery and the Como group's 62nd Mountain Artillery Battery were not raised until November 1916 for lack of available 65/17 mod. 13 cannons.[190]
36th Field Artillery Regiment[]
The 36th Field Artillery Regiment in Southern Italy raised two mountain artillery groups. One the Mountain Artillery Group Messina fielded three mountain artillery batteries of the permanent army, while the XIV Group fielded three of the batteries activated in spring 1915 with reservists. During the war the regiment's depots raised and trained the commands of two mountain artillery groups (Gruppo Artiglieria Montagna), and an unknown number of mountain artillery batteries.
- The regiment raised the following mountain artillery groups: XX (22nd, 33rd, 59th bty.) and LI.[191]
| 36th Artillery Regiment, in Messina | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Messina Depot | |||
 (XIII) Mountain Artillery Group Messina
| |||
 XIV Mountain Artillery Group
| |||
Other regiments[]
A further four mountain artillery groups were raised by two field artillery regiments: the 18th Field Artillery Regiment raised the XXXVI and XLI Mountain Artillery Groups together with their batteries, while the 30th Field Artillery Regiment raised the XLII and L Mountain Artillery Groups with their respective batteries.[194]
Geographical Distribution[]
Torino-Aosta
Torino-Pinerolo
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