| Pioniertruppen | |
|---|---|
 Flag for Combat Engineer Units | |
| Active | 2007 - present |
| Country | Neue Deutsche Reich |
| Type | Combat Support |
| Role | Combat Engineering |
| Size | 9,840 (Active) |
| Part of | Reichsheer |
| Headquarters | Reichswehrministerium |
| Waffenfarbe | Black |
| Engagements | Continuum-NoV War Karma War TOP-C&G War PB-NpO War |
| Commanders | |
| General der Pioniere | Generalmajor Josef Körner |
| Insignia | |
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The Pionieretruppe (Engineer Troops) support the Prussian Army by providing specially trained and equipped personnel for the primary duties of construction (building fortifications, bridges and installations) and demolition (breaching obstacles, reducing fortifications and clearing minefields. Secondary duties that support the combat effort are surveying (strategic and tactical analysis of terrain features and structures) and protected forces employment (firefighting and underwater operations)
The Pioniere have many important duties, both combat and non-combat related. Because missions and duties are so variable, the Pioniere has many different specialities withing the branch. These specialities are organised into four basic fields (related specialities within a branch). These fields are known as Construction, Mapping, Combat Engineering, and Protected Forces. Protected Forces work in extremely hazardous conditions that require special equipment for breathing and protection. All Pionere are trained first as Combat or Constuction Engineers, before being trained in Mapping or Protected Forces.
Organisation[]
The Pioniere are headed by the General der Pioniere and consists of the Branch Section in the Defence Ministry, the School of Military Engineering (Pionierschule), and several units, either integrated or single field of service.
Battalions of the Pioniertruppen:
- Pionier-Bataillon Fürst Radziwill Nr.1
- Pionier-Bataillon Nr.2
- Pionier-Bataillon von Rauch Nr.3
- Pionier-Bataillon Nr.4
- Pionier-Bataillon Nr.5
- Pionier-Bataillon Nr.6
- Pionier-Bataillon Nr.8
- Pionier-Bataillon Nr.12
- Pionier-Bataillon Nr.13
- Pionier-Bataillon Nr.15
- Pionier-Bataillon Nr.16
- Pionier-Bataillon Nr.18
- Pionier-Bataillon Nr.19
- Pionier-Bataillon Nr.22
- Pionier-Bataillon Nr.30
Equipment[]
- Brückenlegepanzer 72
- Pionierpanzer 72
Training[]
Officer
Engineer Officers begin their military careers with all other potential officers by attending the Initial Officers Course at the Preußische Hauptkadettenanstalt for 48 weeks, followed by attendance at the Prussian Military Technical Academy for 3 years to obtain their degrees.
Engineer Officers attend the Pionierschule in Ingolstadt for professional training. An Engineer Officer will attend one of two courses (course length in parenthesis):
- Combat Engineer Officer (13 months)
- Construction Engineer Officer
Engineer Officers may be offered the opportunity to develop specialized skills through formal courses and on-the-job training.
Enlisted
Basic training for enlisted personnel assigned to the Engineer Troops consists of the 12 week Basic Military Skills Course at the School of Infantry (Infanterieschule). For recruits from outside the Germanosphere ther is an additional 11 weeks of German language and cultural training.
Sappers attend the Logistikschule der Reichswehr for two weeks of driver training. They are then required to attend the Pionierschule to undertake the course relevent to their assignment (course length in parenthesis):
- Combat Engineer (20 weeks)
- Construction Technician (29 weeks)
- Electrical Distribution Technician (20 weeks)
- Electrical Generating Systems Technician (22 weeks)
- Fire Fighter (7 months)
- Geomatics Technician
- Plumbing and Heating Technician (22 weeks)
- Refrigeration and Mechanical Systems Technician (24 weeks)
- Water, Fuel and Environmental Technician (21 weeks)
Sappers may be offered the opportunity to develop specialized skills through formal courses and on-the-job training.