Independent Engineer Battalion "Codru"
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| Independent Engineer Battalion "Codru" | |
|---|---|
| Batalionul de geniu „Codru” | |
 The shoulder patch of the battalion. | |
| Active | 16 October 1992-Present |
| Country |  Moldova |
| Branch |  Moldovan Ground Forces |
| Type | Engineering |
| Garrison/HQ | Negrești |
| Battle honours |  State Order "Faith of the Homeland" 1st class |
The Independent Engineer Battalion "Codru" (Romanian: Batalionul de geniu „Codru”) is the engineering formation of the Moldovan National Army, based in the village of Negrești, Strășeni District. Soldiers of the battalion soldiers have been on international missions, including the Kosovo Force mission in Kosovo.
The battalion was formed on 16 October 1992.[1] It was created to assist the regular army during the Transnistrian War in the early 90's. It was the first unit of the National Army to be decorated by presidential decree with the state order "Faith of the Fatherland", class I.[2] Members of the unit deployed to Iraq both in 2003 and 2008. The Moldovan Ministry of Defense reported that in 2013, the battalion were called 133 times to safely dispose over 1,800 pieces of ordnance. Since January 2014, it has safely removed 192 pieces of unexploded ordnance.[3]