7th CBRN Defense Regiment "Cremona"

7th CBRN Defense Regiment "Cremona"
7° Reggimento Difesa CBRN "Cremona"
Regimental coat of arms
Active	17 June 1860 - today[1]
Country	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	1x Bronze Medal of Military Valour 1x Silver Medal of Army Valour 1x War Cross of Military Valour 1x Gold Cross of Army Merit[2]
Insignia
Regimental gorget patches

The 7th CBRN Defense Regiment "Cremona" (Italian: 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:

• 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.

External links[]

• Italian Army Website: 7° Reggimento Difesa CBRN "Cremona"

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