Function of Italian Units

tjk · Post by **tjk** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 6:12 am

Could someone help me with what were the functions of a battaglione artieri and a battaglione collegamenti ? Thank you for your help.

Lupo Solitario · Post by **Lupo Solitario** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 6:18 am

artieri = engineers

collegamenti = signals

tjk · Post by **tjk** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 6:24 am

Thank you for the information. Is there a difference between artieri and genio ?

FB · Post by FB » Thu Mar 11, 2004 7:09 am

This matter (Genio) is a very confusing one, I understand (and for Italian people too).

Artieri is (or, better, was) one of the several "specialities" of Genio (engeneers).

After the war, in the 50s IIRC, all the Artieri units changed their names in Pionieri (Pioneers).

Generally (very much so!) speaking the Engeneers were (and are) divided into 2 different "families": those who built and/or operated special or particular machines (Artieri, Pionieri, Pontieri, Telefericisti, Fotoelettricisti, Ferrovieri... etc.; all these word to be preceeded by the word Genio. Practically all these specialities are "dead" nowdays) and those who destroied things, mainly the Guastatori - Combat Engeneers (?).

Best regards