Italian Nebeltruppen?

[wizardman]

Does anyone know what the Italian equivalent of the Nebeltruppen were called, and did the have the same colour piping?

[KMMorris]

The Italian Army actually never fielded rocket artillery, there German counterparts used rocket artillery during defense of Italy did but there are no records of a "Italian Rocket artillery unit" when looking at the artillery compost list (to my understanding), they primary used howitzers and field-guns. Understanding that, the colour would remain the normal artillery yellow with one star. If it was a specialized unit it would then have the accompanying colour for either; mountain, air assault, air defense ect. The Italian army used many outdated artillery pieces for most of the war with many being horse drawn.
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[wizardman]

Thanks mate..thats very helpful..i just got an italian colonels complete uniform that has that colour piping to the jacket..havent photographed it yet

[KMMorris]

Throw some photos up mate when you have some time. I always love the Italian gear.

[wizardman]

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[KMMorris]

They are actually not the traditional artillery tabs I was thinking about, honestly i have never seen tabs like that before so Oldsteel or Ziomanno might have to help me out when they have time.

[wizardman]

ive found them online, but they call them 'smoke troops'

[KMMorris]

Could you provide the link please mate.

[OldSteel]

Nice uniform M34 by Major "Outside Corps" (cross in the cap badge) of Engineers Flamethrower.

Congrats

[KMMorris]

Thanks for clearing that up oldsteel, I was think "other technical/outside corps" due to the purple.
Your man wears the medals of the Italian War Merit Cross and the two unification medals.
A very nice tunic.