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On 30 April 1941 the Italian paratroopers were deployed for the first time when the II Paratroopers Battalion jumped onto Cephalonia. [3] In 1942 the division was further augmented: on 15 January the II Paratroopers Artillery Group was raised, followed by the III Paratroopers Artillery Group on 10 March.
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 9th Company of the regiment's III Paratroopers Battalion was the first Italian unit to directly support Allied forces in the war against German forces. [3] Already in September 1943, the company's officers met with officers of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division and offered to carry out reconnaissance and sabotage missions behind German lines.
On 1 April 1941 the I Carabinieri Paratroopers Battalion, the II, III, and IV paratrooper battalions, and the 1st Paratroopers Anti-tank Company entered the newly formed 1st Paratroopers Regiment. In July 1941 the I Carabinieri Paratroopers Battalion was transferred to Libya , where it participated in the Western Desert Campaign .
Paracadutisti (Paratroopers) are the Italian Army's airborne forces. In 1975 Paracadutisti battalions, with the exception of the 2nd Battalion, were named for battles in which the Paracadutisti had distinguished themselves. The 2nd Battalion was named after the location of the first Italian Paratroopers school.
The 1st Carabinieri Paratroopers Regiment "Tuscania" (Italian: 1° Reggimento Carabinieri Paracadutisti "Tuscania") is a special operations unit [1] of the Italian Carabinieri. Together with the 7th Carabinieri Regiment in Laives , the 13th Carabinieri Regiment in Gorizia , and the Special Intervention Group it forms the 2nd Carabinieri Mobile ...
Ascari del Cielo Paratroopers. The Ascari del Cielo were the first paratroopers of the Italian Armed Forces.They all were born in Libya and with Arab-Berber ethnicity. They constituted the majority of the troops of the Battalion (later regiment) "Fanti dell'Aria", created in 1938, that fought in the Desert War during World War II.
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 ...