1st Pontieri Regiment
military unit
The 1st Pontieri Regiment (Italian: 1° Reggimento Pontieri) is an inactive military engineering unit of the Italian Army last based in Legnano in Lombardy. The term "Pontieri" comes from the Italian word for bridge (Italian: Ponte) and is used to denote units of the Italian Army's engineer arm tasked with the construction and repair of bridges. Enlisted personnel in such units is addressed by the singular form: "Pontiere". The unit was formed in 1933 as 1st Pontieri Regiment (Light Bridges). During World War II the regiment formed battalions and smaller units, which were deployed on all fronts. The regiment was disbanded by invading German forces after the announcement of the Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943. In 1992, the unit was reformed as 1st Pontieri Engineer Battalion. The battalion received the flag and traditions of the 1st Pontieri Regiment. In 1995, the battalion was disbanded. 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.
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