| 3rd Engineer Regiment | |
|---|---|
| 3° Reggimento Genio Guastatori | |
 Regimental coat of arms | |
| Active |
1 November 1926 - 8 September 1943 1 April 1954 - 31 dicembre 1975 1 September 1992 - today[1] |
| Country |
 Italy |
| Branch | Italian Army |
| Role | Combat engineers |
| Part of | Cavalry Brigade "Pozzuolo del Friuli" |
| Garrison/HQ | Udine |
| Motto(s) | "Arresto e distruggo" |
| Anniversaries | 24 June 1918 - Second Battle of the Piave River |
| Decorations |
     1x Silver Medal of Military Valour 2x Bronze Medals of Military Valour 1x Silver Medal of Army Valour 1x Bronze Medal of Army Valour 1x Gold Cross of Army Merit[2] |
The 3rd Engineer Regiment (Italian language: 3° Reggimento Genio Guastatori ) is a military engineer regiment of the Italian Army based in Udine in Friuli Venezia Giulia. Today the regiment is the engineer unit of the Cavalry Brigade "Pozzuolo del Friuli".[3]
Current structure[]
3rd Engineer Regiment Dachs armored engineer vehicle
As of 2019 the 3rd Engineer Regiment consists of:[4]
Regimental Command, in Udine
- 5th Command and Logistic Support Company
- Sappers Battalion "Verbano"
- 8th Deployment Support Company
- 30th Mobility Support Company
- 31st Sappers Company
- 32nd Sappers Company
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 sapper companies fields a Command Platoon, an Advanced Combat Reconnaissance Teams Platoon, and two sapper platoons. The Deployment Support Company and Mobility Support Company field the battalion's heavy military engineering vehicles: Biber bridgelayers, Dachs armored engineer vehicles, cranes, excavators, Medium Girder Bridges etc. The sapper companies and Command and Logistic Support Company are equipped with VTLM "Lince" and VTMM "Orso" vehicles.
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References[]
- ↑ "3° Reggimento Genio Guastatori - La Storia". Italian Army. http://www.esercito.difesa.it/organizzazione/capo-di-sme/Comando-Forze-Operative-Nord/Divisione-Vittorio-Veneto/brigata-pozzuolo-del-friuli/3-Reggimento-Genio-Guastatori/Pagine/la-storia.aspx. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ↑ "3° Reggimento Genio Guastatori - Il Medagliere". Italian Army. http://www.esercito.difesa.it/organizzazione/capo-di-sme/Comando-Forze-Operative-Nord/Divisione-Vittorio-Veneto/brigata-pozzuolo-del-friuli/3-Reggimento-Genio-Guastatori/Pagine/il-medagliere.aspx. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ↑ "3° Reggimento Genio Guastatori". Italian Army. http://www.esercito.difesa.it/organizzazione/capo-di-sme/Comando-Forze-Operative-Nord/Divisione-Vittorio-Veneto/brigata-pozzuolo-del-friuli/3-Reggimento-Genio-Guastatori. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ↑ "3° Reggimento Genio Guastatori". Ministero della Difesa. https://www.difesa.it/Protocollo/AOO_Difesa/Esercito/Pagine/E21025.aspx. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
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