6th Pioneer Regiment (Italy)

The 6th Pioneer Regiment (6° Reggimento Genio Pionieri) is a military engineer regiment of the Italian Army based in the Cecchignola quarter of Rome. Today the regiment is a unit of the Engineer Command and the army's sole pioneer unit, whose focus, unlike the army's other engineer units, is on rear area construction tasks.

History
During November 1926 the Royal Italian Army raised a series of engineer regiments, among them the 6th Engineer Regiment in Bologna with the functions of a depot; i.e. the regiment only raised units for other formations. One of the units the depot raised was the 54th Craftsmen Company for the 21st Infantry Division "Granatieri di Sardegna". During World War II the 54th company was employed in Slovenia and Croatia, until Italy changed sides with the Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943 and the regiment and company were disbanded.

On 1 May 1952 the Engineer Battalion "Granatieri di Sardegna" was raised in Rome, which continued the traditions of the 54th Craftsmen Company.

6th Pioneer Battalion "Trasimeno"
During the 1975 army reform the Engineer Battalion "Granatieri di Sardegna" was reorganized as a support battalion for the Central Military Region, which received the war flag and traditions of the 6th Engineer Regiment. Engineer battalions, formed or reorganized during the 1975 army reform, were named for a lake if they supported a corps or military region, or named for a river if they supported a division or brigade: the 6th Pioneer Battalion was named "Trasimeno" after Lake Trasimeno.

On 4 September 1993 the battalions was elevated to regiment without changing its size or composition and on 1 December 1997 the regiment passed from the Central Military Region to the army's Engineers Grouping. On 24 January 2005 the regiment activated a second pioneer battalion, which was named "Nemi" after Lake Nemi.

Current structure


As of 2019 the 6th Pioneer Regiment consists of:


 * CoA mil ITA rgt genio 06.png Regimental Command, in Cecchignola
 * Command and Logistic Support Company
 * Pioneer Battalion "Trasimeno"
 * Pioneer Battalion "Nemi"

The Command and Logistic Support Company fields the following platoons: C3 Platoon, Transport and Materiel Platoon, Medical Platoon, Commissariat Platoon, and EOD Platoon. Each of the two pioneer battalions fields three construction companies with the necessary equipment to build camps, airfields, lodging, roads, etc.