4th Engineer Regiment (Italy)
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The 4th Engineer Regiment (Italian: 4° Reggimento Genio Guastatori) is a military engineer regiment of the Italian Army based in Palermo in Sicily. Today the regiment is the engineer unit of the Mechanized Brigade "Aosta".[4][5]
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 was formed in 1926. During the Second Italo-Ethiopian War and 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 1975 the XIV Army Corps Engineer Battalion of the 2nd Engineer Regiment was renamed 4th Engineer Battalion "Orta" and assigned the flag and traditions of the 4th Engineer Regiment. The battalion was based in Trento and joined the 4th Alpine Army Corps. In 1992 the 51st Engineer Battalion "Simeto" based in Palermo was disbanded and the next day the 4th Pioneer Regiment was formed in its stead. The regiment retained the flag of the Simeto battalion until 1995, when the flag of the 4th Engineer Regiment was transferred from Trento to Palermo and given to the 4th Pioneer Regiment.[1][5] The regimental anniversary falls, as for all engineer units, on June 24, the end of the Second Battle of the Piave River in 1918.[4]