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=== Italo-Turkish War ===
=== Italo-Turkish War ===
In 1911 the regiment was deployed to [[Libya]] for the [[Italo-Turkish War]]. On 23 October 1911 the regiment fought in the [[Battle and massacre at Shar al-Shatt|Battle of Shar al-Shatt]]. Three days later the regiment withstood a ferocious [[Ottoman Empire|Turkish]] attack at [[Bu Meliana]] near [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]], for which it was awarded a [[Gold Medal of Military Valour]. On 4 December of the same year the regiment fought in the [[Battle of Ain Zara]]. In 1912 the regiment fought in the [[Battles of Zanzur (1912)|Battles of Zanzur]].<ref name="84° Fanteria"/>
In 1911 the regiment was deployed to [[Libya]] for the [[Italo-Turkish War]]. On 23 October 1911 the regiment fought in the [[Battle and massacre at Shar al-Shatt|Battle of Shar al-Shatt]]. Three days later the regiment withstood a ferocious [[Ottoman Empire|Turkish]] attack at [[Bu Meliana]] near [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]], for which it was awarded a [[Gold Medal of Military Valour]]. On 4 December of the same year the regiment fought in the [[Battle of Ain Zara]]. In 1912 the regiment fought in the [[Battles of Zanzur (1912)|Battles of Zanzur]].<ref name="84° Fanteria"/>


=== World War I ===
=== World War I ===

Revision as of 15:40, 25 December 2022

84th Infantry Regiment "Venezia"
84° Reggimento Fanteria "Venezia"
Regimental coat of arms
Active1 Nov. 1884 – Dec. 1919
15 Oct. 1941 – 30 June 1945
1 Oct. 1976 – 30 Nov. 1991[1][2]
Country Italy
BranchItalian Army
Garrison/HQFalconara Marittima
Motto(s)"Semper immota fides"
Anniversaries26 October 1911 - Battle of Bu Meliana
Decorations
2x Military Order of Italy
2x Gold Medals of Military Valour
2x Silver Medals of Military Valour
1x Bronze Medal of Military Valour
1x 1908 Messina earthquake Medal of Merit[1][2]
Insignia
Regimental gorget patches

The 84th Infantry Regiment "Venezia" (Template:Lang-it) is an inactive unit of the Italian Army last based in Falconara Marittima. Formed in 1884 the regiment is part of the Italian Army's infantry arm and named for the city of Venice.[2]

History

Formation

On 1 November 1884 the 84th Infantry Regiment (Brigade "Venezia") was formed in Alessandria with companies ceded by the 2nd Infantry Regiment (Brigade "Re"), 22nd Infantry Regiment (Brigade "Cremona"), 30th Infantry Regiment (Brigade "Pisa"), 62nd Infantry Regiment (Brigade "Sicilia"), and 78th Infantry Regiment (Brigade "Toscana"). On the same day the 83rd Infantry Regiment (Brigade "Venezia") was formed in Alessandria with companies ceded by the sister regiments of the above listed regiments. Both regiments consisted of a staff and three battalions, with four companies per battalion. Together the two regiments formed the Brigade "Venezia".[2][3]

In 1895-96 the regiment provided eleven officers and 239 enlisted for units deployed to Italian Eritrea for the First Italo-Ethiopian War.[2][3]

Italo-Turkish War

In 1911 the regiment was deployed to Libya for the Italo-Turkish War. On 23 October 1911 the regiment fought in the Battle of Shar al-Shatt. Three days later the regiment withstood a ferocious Turkish attack at Bu Meliana near Tripoli, for which it was awarded a Gold Medal of Military Valour. On 4 December of the same year the regiment fought in the Battle of Ain Zara. In 1912 the regiment fought in the Battles of Zanzur.[2]

World War I

Main article: Brigade "Venezia"

At the outbreak of World War I the regiment consisted of three battalions, each of which fielded four fusiliers companies and one machine gun section. After Italy's entry into the war on 23 May 1915 the Brigade "Venezia" was deployed to the Italian front: in 1915 the regiment operated against Austro-Hungarian forces in the Valsugana valley and on the slopes of Monte Salubio. On 12 December 1915 the regimental depot of the 84th Infantry Regiment in Florence formed the command of the Brigade "Arno" and the 213th Infantry Regiment (Brigade "Arno"). In 1916 the regiment operated on Monte Sant' Osvaldo near Roncegno and then on the slopes of Cimon Rava. On 18 May 1916 the depot of the 84th Infantry Regiment formed the command of the 226th Infantry Regiment (Brigade "Arezzo").[2][4]

On 20 May 1917 the depot of the 84th Infantry Regiment formed the 268th Infantry Regiment (Brigade "Caserta"). In September 1917 the brigade was transferred to the Banjšice plateau where the it fought in the Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo in the area of Madoni. For their conduct during the Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo the two regiments of the Brigade "Venezia" were both awarded a Silver Medal of Military Valour.[1] In October 1917 the regiment fought in the Battle of Caporetto near Plave and then, after the order to retreat to the Piave river had been given, the regiment fought a delaying action near Galleriano. In 1918 the brigade was deployed on Monte Zugna.[2][4]

Interwar years

References

  1. ^ a b c "Le Feste dei Reparti - Ottobre". Italian Army. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h F. dell'Uomo, R. Puletti (1998). L'Esercito Italiano verso il 2000 - Vol. Primo - Tomo I. Rome: SME - Ufficio Storico. p. 349.
  3. ^ a b Voghera, Enrico (1909). Annuario militare del regno d'Italia - Volume I. Rome. p. 454.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ a b "Brigata "Venezia"". Fronte del Piave. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
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