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7th CBRN Defense Regiment "Cremona"
7° Reggimento Difesa CBRN "Cremona"
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Regimental coat of arms
Active 17 June 1860 - today[1]
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Branch Italian Army
Part of Artillery Command
Garrison/HQ Civitavecchia
Motto(s) "Col ferro e col fuoco contro il nemico"
Anniversaries 15 June 1918 - Second Battle of the Piave River
1 July 1923 - Military Chemical Service founding
Decorations Valor militare bronze medal BAR Croce di guerra al valor militare BAR Croce al merito dell'esercito gold medal BAR
1x Bronze Medal of Military Valour
1x War Cross of Military Valour
1x Gold Cross of Army Merit[2]

The 7th CBRN Defense Regiment "Cremona" (Italian language: 7° Reggimento Difesa CBRN "Cremona" ) is a field artillery regiment of the Italian Army, specializing in CBRN defense. Originally a unit of the army's artillery arm the regiment reformed as 7th NBC Defense Regiment "Cremona" on 31 December 1998 and is since then designated as a multi-arms unit. Today the regiment is based in Civitavecchia in Lazio and administratively assigned to the Artillery Command.[3]

Current Structure[]

As of 2019 the 7th CBRN Defense Regiment "Cremona" consists of:

  • CoA mil ITA rgt NBC 007 Regimental Command, in Civitavecchia
    • Command and Logistic Support Company
    • CBRN Defense Battalion
      • 1st CBRN Defense Company
      • 2nd CBRN Defense Company
      • 3rd CBRN Defense Company
      • 4th CBRN Defense Company
      • 5th CBRN Defense Company

The Command and Logistic Support Company fields the following platoons: C3 Platoon, Transport and Materiel Platoon, Medical Platoon, and Commissariat Platoon. The regiment is equipped with VAB armoured personnel carriers in the CBRN configuration.

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