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"Con forza ed ardimento"

The Regiment was constituted on 1^st November 1888 in Novara. It participated in the colonial wars and in the 1^st World War. During the 2^nd World War (1940) the Regiment was deployed on the French front, included in the "Sforzesca" Division. In 1941 the Regiment participated in the campaign of Albania and the its Flag was awarded with the first Silver Medal to the Military Valour for its heroic conduct. In 1942 the Regiment was motorized and employed with the "Sforzesca" Division on the Russian front (river Don) where it shared efforts and sacrifices with the infantrymen, earning the second Silver Medal to the Military Valour. For its heroic conduct during the retreat in 1943, its War Flag was awarded with the third Silver Medal to the Military Valour.

The Regiment was reconstituted on 1^st January 1947 in Novara and included in the "Cremona" Division. On 1^st July 1953 it was renamed 17^th Artillery Group and moved to Lodi, except for a Group that was located in Ghedi. On 1^st May 1961 the Unit Command was moved to Savona with the detachments of Lodi and Ghedi. On 1^st April 1964 it was dissolved and reconstituted in Bologna by transformation of the 3^rd anti-aircrafts artillery Group and it was named of 17^th Anti-Aircrafts Light Artillery Regiment, with the detached groups: the 1^st in Villafranca di Verona, the 2^nd in Istrana, the 3^rd in Lodi and the 4^th in Ghedi.

On 9^th September 1972 the Regiment Command was moved from Bologna to Brescia. On 31^st October 1975, after the reorganization of the campaign Army, the whole unit was dissolved to be reconstituted the following day in Villafranca di Verona with the name of 17^th "Sforzesca" Anti-aircrafts Artillery Group. Its 1^st Battery was located in Villafranca, the 2^nd in Ghedi and the 3^rd in Istrana.

On 15^th December 1993 it was dissolved and the 2^nd Group of the 121^st Anti-aircrafts Light Artillery Regiment, located in Mestre, took its name and its War Flag. On 8^th September 1996 the 17^th "Sforzesca" Anti-aicrafts Light Artillery Group was organized as an anti-aircrafts artillery regiment (equipped with mixed armament SKYGUARD ASPIDE – 40/70). On 30^th June 1997 the Regiment was moved to RIMINI and was organized as anti-aircrafts artillery regiment (with homogeneous armament SKYGUARD ASPIDE).

Since 2001 it is located in Sabaudia (LT).