Artillery Command (Italy)

Artillery Command
Comando Artiglieria
Coat of arms of the Artillery Command
Active1 October 2010 – present
Country Italy
Branch Italian Army
TypeArtillery
Part ofOperational Land Forces Support Command
Garrison/HQBracciano
PatronSaint Barbara
Motto(s)“Sempre e Dovunque”
(“Always and Everywhere”)
ColoursRed and Black
Anniversaries15 June 1918 (Battle of Solstizio)[1]
Decorations




Commanders
Current
commander
Gen. B. Fabio Giambartolomei
Deputy Commander of Field ArtilleryCol. Vincenzo Stella[2]

The Artillery Command (Italian: Comando Artiglieria, COM.ART.) is an Italian Army command, which trains the personnel destined for the army's artillery units, develops the army's artillery doctrine, and supervises the Italian army's artillery units.

The Command keeps the War Flag of the Artillery Arm, which has been decorated with a Military Order of Italy, three Gold Medals of Military Valor, a Silver Medal of Military Valor, and a Bronze Medal of Military Valor.

  1. ^ "Festa di Corpo per gli artiglieri". Difesa Online (in Italian). 15 June 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Consiglio Nazionale 2019". Associazione Nazionale Artiglieri d'Italia (in Italian). 13 April 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2020.