4th Engineer Regiment (Italy)
4th Engineer Regiment | |
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4° Reggimento Genio Guastatori | |
Active | 1 Nov. 1926 - 8 Sept. 1943 7 Nov. 1975 - today[1] |
Country | Italy |
Branch | Italian Army |
Role | Combat engineers |
Part of | Mechanized Brigade "Aosta" |
Garrison/HQ | Palermo |
Motto(s) | "Ad ogni costo" |
Anniversaries | 24 June 1918 - Second Battle of the Piave River |
Decorations | 1x Military Order of Italy[2] 1x Silver Medal of Military Valor 1x Gold Medal of Army Valor 2x Bronze Medals of Army Valor[3] |
Insignia | |
Sappers gorget patches |
The 4th Engineer Regiment (
The 4th Engineer Regiment was formed in 1926. During the
History
On 1 October 1922 the 3rd Army Corps Engineer Grouping was formed in
On 1 February 1931 the regiment formed a Miners-Cableway Battalion, which was transferred on 28 October 1932 to the newly formed
For the
World War II
With the outbreak of World War II the regiment's depot began to mobilize new units:[5]
- Command of the 9th Engineer Grouping
- II Mixed Engineer Battalion (for the 2nd Alpine Division "Tridentina")
- V Mixed Engineer Battalion (for the 5th Alpine Division "Pusteria")
- LI Mixed Engineer Battalion (for the 102nd Motorized Division "Trento")
- CXXXII Mixed Engineer Battalion (for the 132nd Armored Division "Ariete")
- I Engineer Battalion
- XIII Engineer Battalion
- XXI Engineer Battalion
- XXX Sappers Battalion
- I Mixed Connections Battalion (for the Army of the Po)
- and many smaller units, including the 107th Mixed Telegraphers and Radio-Telegraphers Company
The 9th Engineer Grouping was assigned on 10 June 1940 to the
The II Mixed Engineer Battalion was assigned to the 2nd Alpine Division "Tridentina", which was sent to the Eastern Front. The division and battalion were nearly wiped out there during Operation Little Saturn. For its conduct during the campaign the II Mixed Engineer Battalion was awarded a Silver Medal of Military Valor, which today is affixed to the flag of the 4th Engineer Regiment.[3] The regiment and the remaining battalions it had raised were disbanded by invading German forces after the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943.[5][1]
Cold War
During the
For its conduct and work after the 1976 Friuli earthquake the battalion was awarded a Bronze Medal of Army Valor, which was affixed to the battalion's flag.[3][5][9] The battalion was once again deployed after the 1980 Irpinia earthquake and was awarded a second Bronze Medal of Army Valor.[3] In 1986 the command and park company split into a command and services company, and a special equipment company.[5]
After the Cold War the army undertook a major reorganization of its forces: on 19 September 1992 the 51st Engineer Battalion "Simeto" in Palermo was disbanded and the next day the 4th Pioneer Regiment was reformed with the personnel and materiel of the disbanded battalion. The regiment retained the flag of the Simeto as the flag of the 4th Engineer Regiment was still assigned to the 4th Engineer Battalion "Orta", which on 3 October 1993 was disbanded and the next day the 1st Engineer Regiment was reformed with the personnel and materiel of the disbanded battalion.[5]
On 13 October 1995 the 1st Engineer Regiment was renamed
Organization
As of 2023 the 4th Engineer Regiment consists of:[10][11]
See also
External links
References
- ^ a b c d e "4° Reggimento Genio Guastatori - La Storia". Italian Army. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "L'Esercito e il 4 novembre". Italian Army. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d "4° Reggimento Genio Guastatori - Il Medagliere". Italian Army. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ a b "4° Reggimento Genio Guastatori". Italian Army. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m F. dell'Uomo, R. Puletti (1998). L'Esercito Italiano verso il 2000 - Vol. Primo - Tomo II. Rome: SME - Ufficio Storico. p. 271.
- ^ F. dell'Uomo, R. Puletti (1998). L'Esercito Italiano verso il 2000 - Vol. Primo - Tomo II. Rome: SME - Ufficio Storico. p. 313.
- ^ "Decreto del Presidente della Repubblica 12 novembre 1976, n. 846". Quirinale - Presidenza della Repubblica. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ Stefani, Filippo (1989). La storia della dottrina e degli ordinamenti dell'Esercito Italiano - Vol. III - Tomo 2°. Rome: Ufficio Storico - Stato Maggiore dell'Esercito. pp. 1184–1185.
- ^ "4° Battaglione Genio Pionieri "Orta"". Quirinale - Presidenza della Repubblica. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ a b "4° Reggimento Genio Guastatori". Ministero della Difesa. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ a b "4° Reggimento Genio Guastatori - Manuale di Gestione" (PDF). Italian Defense Ministry. Retrieved 23 December 2023.