4th Engineer Regiment (Italy)
| 4th Engineer Regiment | |
|---|---|
| 4° Reggimento Genio Guastatori | |
Regimental coat of arms | |
| Active | 1 Nov. 1926 — 8 Sept. 1943 7 Nov. 1975 — today |
| 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 | 1× Military Order of Italy 1× Silver Medal of Military Valor 1× Gold Medal of Army Valor 2× Bronze Medals of Army Valor |
| Insignia | |
| Sappers gorget patches | |
The 4th Engineer Regiment (Italian: 4° Reggimento Genio Guastatori) is a military engineering regiment of the Italian Army based in Palermo in Sicily. The regiment is the engineer unit of the Mechanized Brigade "Aosta". In 1926, the Royal Italian Army formed the 4th Engineer Regiment in Verona. During the Second Italo-Ethiopian War and World War II the regiment's depot formed engineer battalions and smaller units, which deployed with divisions and corps to the fronts of the war. After the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943 the regiment was disbanded by invading German forces.
In 1975, the 2nd Engineer Regiment's XIV Army Corps Engineer Battalion became an autonomous unit and renamed 4th Engineer Battalion "Orta". After the regiment was disbanded, the flag and traditions of the 4th Engineer Regiment were transferred to the 4th Engineer Battalion "Orta". The battalion was based in Trento and assigned to the 4th Alpine Army Corps's Engineer Command. In 1992, the 51st Engineer Battalion "Simeto" in Palermo lost its autonomy and entered the reformed 4th Pioneer Regiment. The reformed regiment retained the flag of the "Simeto" battalion until the flag of the 4th Engineer Regiment was transferred from Trento to Palermo and assigned to the 4th Pioneer Regiment in 1995. The regiment's anniversary falls, as for all engineer units, on 24 June 1918, the last day of the Second Battle of the Piave River.