▁Brigade ▁was ▁well ▁to ▁the ▁front ▁in ▁the ▁resulting ▁Battle ▁of ▁Gar f agn ana , ▁with ▁L AA ▁reg iments ▁acting ▁as ▁inf antry ▁and ▁anti - t ank ▁g unn ers , ▁while ▁the ▁H AA ▁reg iments ▁acted ▁as ▁divis ional ▁medium ▁art illery . ▁ 8 0 th ▁H AA ▁Regiment ▁answered ▁ 1 6 6 ▁calls ▁for ▁fire ▁with ▁ 5 0 1 1 ▁r ounds ▁fired . ▁Having ▁be aten ▁off ▁the ▁attack , ▁IV ▁US ▁Corps ▁advanced ▁into ▁the ▁mountains ▁accompanied ▁by ▁ 8 0 th ▁H AA ▁R gt , ▁with ▁ 1 9 4 ▁H AA ▁B ty ▁deploy ing ▁in ▁ice bound ▁conditions ▁at ▁. ▁There ▁was ▁little ▁activity ▁by ▁the ▁Luft wa ffe , ▁so ▁the ▁am ple ▁stock s ▁of ▁ 3 . 7 - inch ▁AA ▁am mun ition ▁were ▁used ▁to ▁help ▁IV ▁US ▁Corps ▁take ▁the ▁well - fort ified ▁mountain ▁strong points . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁Al lied ▁forces ▁in ▁Italy ▁were ▁suffering ▁an ▁ac ute ▁man power ▁short age , ▁and ▁sur plus ▁AA ▁units ▁were ▁being ▁dis band ed ▁in ▁increasing ▁numbers . ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁ 8 0 th ▁( B erk shire ) ▁H AA ▁Regiment , ▁which ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁ ▁susp ended ▁animation ▁and ▁its ▁personnel ▁dispers ed . ▁ ▁Post war ▁When ▁the ▁T A ▁was ▁reconst it uted ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4