11th Engineer Regiment (Italy)
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The 11th Engineer Regiment (Italian: 11° Reggimento Genio Guastatori) is a military engineer regiment of the Italian Army based in Foggia in Apulia.
11th Engineer Regiment | |
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11° Reggimento Genio Guastatori | |
Active | 1 March 1928 — 8 Sept. 1943 1 Nov. 1975 — today[1] |
Country | Italy |
Branch | Italian Army |
Role | Combat engineers |
Part of | Mechanized Brigade "Pinerolo" |
Garrison/HQ | Foggia |
Motto(s) | "Peritus et audax" |
Anniversaries | 24 June 1918 - Second Battle of the Piave River |
Decorations | 1x Bronze Medal of Military Valor 1x Silver Medal of Army Valor 1x Bronze Medal of Civil Valor[2] |
Insignia | |
Sappers gorget patches |
The 11th Engineer Regiment was formed in 1928. During World War II the regiment formed engineer battalions and smaller units for deploying divisions. The regiment was disbanded by invading German forces after the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943. In 1958 the Engineer Battalion "Ariete" was formed and assigned to the Armored Division "Ariete". In 1975 the battalion was named for the Livenza river and received the number 132nd, which had been used by the 132nd Engineer Company that served with the 132nd Armored Division "Ariete" during the Western Desert Campaign of World War II. With the name and number the battalion was also assigned the flag and traditions of the 11th Engineer Regiment. In 1986 the Armored Division "Ariete" was disbanded and the battalion was assigned to the 5th Army Corps. In 1993 the battalion lost its autonomy and entered the newly formed 11th Pioneer Regiment. Since 2001 the regiment is the engineer unit of the Mechanized Brigade "Pinerolo".[3][4] 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]