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The first paratroopers were two battalions of Libyan Ascari del Cielo. [1] These were joined the first paratroopers of the Royal Italian Army and the 1st Carabinieri Paratroopers Battalion. The latter battalion was formed on 1 July 1940 and fought in the Western Desert Campaign of World War II. The Royal Italian Air Force also had paratrooper ...
The first Italian paratrooper units were trained and formed shortly before World War II in Castel Benito, near Tripoli in Libya, where the first Military Parachuting School was located. Later the school was moved to Tarquinia in Italy. On 1 September 1941 the Royal Italian Army raised the 1st Paratroopers Division in Tarquinia. [1]
In July 1941 the I Carabinieri Paratroopers Battalion was transferred to Libya, where it participated in the Western Desert Campaign. [5] On 30 April 1941 the Italian paratroopers were deployed for the first time when a company of the II Paratroopers Battalion jumped onto Cephalonia during the Battle of Greece. [4]
The first Italian paratroopers artillery unit, the I Paratroopers Artillery Group, was formed on 16 August 1941 by the Italian Royal Air Force Paratroopers School in Tarquinia. The group was equipped with 47/32 mod. 35 anti-tank guns. On 15 January 1942 the II Paratroopers Artillery Group was formed, followed by the III Paratroopers Artillery ...
On 1 July 1940, the Royal Italian Air Force's Paratroopers School in Tarquinia formed the I Paratroopers Battalion for the Royal Italian Army.In the following days, the Paratroopers School formed the II Paratroopers Battalion, and then the III Paratroopers Battalion, which consisted of personnel drawn from the Carabinieri troops.
Italian paratrooper brevet Italian female paratrooper. Army. Folgore Parachute Brigade (Brigata Paracadutisti "Folgore") [350] 183rd Paratroopers Regiment "Nembo" (183º Reggimento Paracadutisti "Nembo") [351] 1st Paratroopers Battalion "Grizzano " (1º Battaglione Paracadutisti "Grizzano") [352]
The 4th Alpini Paratroopers Regiment (Italian: 4° Reggimento Alpini Paracadutisti) is a special operations forces regiment of the Italian Army based in Montorio Veronese in Veneto. Originally the regiment belonged to the Italian Army's Alpini infantry specialty, but since 14 July 1996 its personnel also belongs to the Paratroopers infantry ...
185th Paratroopers Reconnaissance Target Acquisition Regiment "Folgore" (abbreviated as 185th RRAO) is a unit of the Italian Army, included in the special forces since 2018, made up of specifically selected and trained personnel, particularly trained and equipped to lead the entire spectrum of the typical tasks of the "Special Operations ...