5th Artillery Regiment (Portugal)
The 5th Artillery Regiment (RA5), (Regimento de Artilharia nº5) is a regiment of the Portuguese Army, which provides the Field Artillery Group for the Intervention Brigade. The RA5 is based Vendas Novas.[1]
| 5th Artillery Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Regimento de Artilharia nº5 | |
.gif) | |
| Active | 1763/1911-present |
| Country | Portugal |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Field artillery |
| Part of | Intervention Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | Vendas Novas |
| Motto(s) | Brave and always Loyal (Bravos e sempre Leais) |
| Engagements | Peninsular War Liberal Wars World War I Portuguese Colonial War |
| Decorations |  Gold Medal of Military Valour |
| Website | Official Website |
| Commanders | |
| Present Commander | António J. Pardal dos Santos |
| First Commander (1834) | João Baptista Lopes Veloso |
| Insignia | |
| Abbreviation | RA5 |
History
- 1763 - The establishment of the Artillery Regiment of Porto, which is extinct in 1829 as 4th Artillery Regiment of Porto.
- 1835 - By decree of Queen Maria II, the date from which came to be used as a military unit. In 1878 Mountain Artillery Brigade is created, with the same installed at Serra do Pilar in 1889, remaining there until disbanded in 1897. Installed in the Serra do Pilar Detach Batteries of the RA6, and in 1897 RA4 in 1899, both from Penafiel, and 5th Artillery Regiment of Viana do Castelo in 1902.
- 1911 - Based in the Serra do Pilar RA6 (Mounted), which is considered the unit of origin of the current RA5.
- 1921 - The designation becomes 6th Artillery Regiment.
- 1926 - It gets the name 6th Artillery Regiment for the following year, 1927, be called 5th Light Artillery Regiment(RAL5).
- 1939 - Due to the reorganization of the army is created 2nd Heavy Artillery Regiment (RAP2).
- 1975 - It took the name of Artillery Regiment of Serra do Pilar (RASP).
- 1993 - It takes the current designation RA5. Inherits the heritage of the 4th Artillery Regiment of Porto extinct in 1829, the 2nd Mountain Artillery Group and 5th Light Artillery Regiment.
Equipment
Infantry equipment
Pistol
Assault rifle
Mortar
Anti-tank weapon
Artillery
- M114 155mm howitzer[2]
Tactical vehicles
- Land Rover Defender'90 TDI 4x4
Transport vehicles
- Iveco Truck
Awards and decorations
- 1st Mountain Artillery Brigade -
Portuguese Mozambique 1895
References
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.