121st_Infantry_Regiment_"Macerata"
121st Infantry Regiment "Macerata"
Inactive unit of the Italian Army last based in Fano
The 121st Infantry Regiment "Macerata" (Italian: 121° Reggimento Fanteria "Macerata") is an inactive unit of the Italian Army last based in Fano. The regiment is named for the city of Macerata and part of the Italian Army's infantry arm.[2][3]
The regiment was formed in preparation for Italy's entry into World War I. During the war the regiment fought on the Italian front and was disbanded once the war concluded. The regiment was reformed during World War II and assigned to the 153rd Infantry Division "Macerata". The division was in Slovenia, when the Armistice of Cassibile was announced on 8 September 1943. Soon thereafter the division and regiment were disbanded by invading German forces. In 1992 the regiment was reformed as a battalion sized training unit in Fano, which remained active until 2000.[2]