32nd Engineer Regiment (Italy)
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The 32nd Engineer Regiment (
Italian campaign on the Eastern Front. Since its formation on 1 September 2002 as 32nd Engineer Battalion the unit has been part of the Alpine Brigade "Taurinense". Together with the other units of the Taurinense brigade the regiment shares the distinctive Cappello Alpino.[3] The regimental anniversary falls, as for all engineer units, on June 24, the end of the Second Battle of the Piave River in 1918.[3]
History
World War II
XXXII Sappers Battalion
On 1 December 1940 the
Tunisian Campaign on 13 May 1943.[4][1] For its service in North Africa the XXXII Sappers Battalion was awarded a Bronze Medal of Military Valor.[2]
XXX Sappers Battalion
The XXX Sappers Battalion command was activated on 15 March 1941 by the depot of the
80th Airlanding Division "La Spezia" and the 5th Sappers Company changed its number to 6th.[5]
On 17 March 1942 the battalion was assigned to support the
Voroshilovgrad in early September 1942 and entered soon after the front on the Don river. The battalion retreated with the Alpine Corps after Soviet forces had broken through the front on both flanks of the Italian 8th Army in Operation Little Saturn. The retreat through the frozen steppe and constant skirmishes with Soviet forces decimated the XXX Sappers Battalion, which barely escaped annihilation during the Battle of Nikolayevka. Of the 23 officers, 30 non-commissioned officers and 427 enlisted present on 1 January 1943 only 121 survived the retreat from the Don and the Battle of Nikolayevka. The battalion was disbanded in late January for the losses it had suffered and in 1988 the XXX Sappers Battalion was awarded a Silver Medal of Military Valor for its conduct in Ukraine and Russia.[2][5]
Cold War
During the
3rd Sappers Battalion "Verbano", which consisted of the 30th, 31st, and 32nd companies, each of which carried on the traditions of one of the three World War II-era battalions.[1][4][6]
Recent times
On 1 September 2002 the 32nd Engineer Battalion was reformed in
President of the Italian Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi granted a new flag to the battalion.[7]
On 29 September 2004 lost its autonomy and the next day the battalion entered the newly formed 32nd Engineer Regiment as XXX Sappers Battalion, thus unifying and continuing the traditions of two of the World War II battalions. On 15 December 2016 the regiment moved from Turin to Fossano.[1][4]
Organization
As of 2023 the 32nd Engineer Regiment consists of:[8]
See also
External links
References
- ^ a b c d e "2° Reggimento Genio Guastatori - La Storia". Italian Army. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ a b c "32° Reggimento Genio Guastatori - Il Medagliere". Italian Army. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ a b "32° Reggimento Genio Guastatori". Italian Army. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d "La Storia del 32° Reggimento Genio Guastatori". Associazione Nazionale Genieri e Trasmettitori d'Italia. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ a b "XXX btg.gua". Gruppo Nazionale Guastatori del Genio. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ F. dell'Uomo, R. Puletti (1998). L'Esercito Italiano verso il 2000 - Vol. Primo - Tomo II. Rome: SME - Ufficio Storico. p. 267.
- ^ "Decreto del Presidente della Repubblica 28 maggio 2004". Quirinale - Presidenza della Repubblica. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ a b "32° Reggimento Genio Guastatori". Ministero della Difesa. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
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