| 6th Group Communication and Information Systems | |
|---|---|
| Active | 6 September 2002 |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Branch | Land Component |
| Type | Special Operations Communications |
| Part of | Special Operations Regiment (Belgium) |
| Garrison/HQ | Vilvoorde |
| Motto(s) | Latin: Servio et Adjuvo |
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The 6th Group Communication and Information Systems (6 Gp CIS) is a military communications unit in the Special Operations Regiment of the Belgian Armed Forces.
During the mobilization of 1914 for the First World War, each division had a Telegraph section. There was then a "6th Telegraph Section" of the 6th Army Division.
After the First World War, all transmissions troops were grouped in one transmission regiment which counted 20,000 men in 1940. In 1939, with the reorganisation at the eve of World War II, the regiment of transmission troops was split in different units. 6 TTr was attached to the 6th Infantry Division.
After the Second World War, on May 21, 1951, the 6th Coy TTr saw the light of day in Aachen as a part of the 6th Armoured Division (The division was re-formed in May 1951 in the UK and later assigned to the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR)). Having been relocated several times in Germany - Belgian Forces in Germany (Aachen (May 1951 - September 1951 Tabora Kazerne), Bensberg (September 1951 - April 1960 Kwartier Diksmuide), Arnsberg (April 1960 - March 1969 Kwartier Reigersvliet) and finally Ludenscheid (March 1969 - July 1994 Kwartier De Leie)), the Coy finally becomes a battalion in December 1960. On March 9, 1962, the unit receives its colors out of the hands of his Majesty King Baudouin of Belgium.
Consecutive reorganizations led to a redeploy to the Peutie's barracks in 1994, where the unit is merged with the Belgian signaling school to become the operational Coy there.
On Sep 6th, 2002 this Coy was split off from the school to form the nucleus of the unit as we know it today: the 6 Gp CIS. In the following years, the unit was reinforced with personnel from 2nd Gp CIS and 5th Gp CIS. The 6 Group Communication and Information Systems was integrated into the Special Operations Regiment in 2018. The main mission is to provide CIS support to the operations and training for the benefit of the different units of the regiment. The information flow we enable makes an effective Command & Control (C2) possible resulting in a better mode of operation suiting the needs of the regiment.
The 6 Gp CIS, formerly 6 TTr, has kept in its coat of arms the pioneer's breastplate as a memento of the time that the Signaling-troops were still a part of the Engineer Corps. The azure and white background, inherited from the British Royal Corps of Signals, and the lightning in the breastplate refer to the Signaling arm.
The crossed lances with Belgian pennants, the Royal crown and the colors on the edges of the coat of arms, red and white, remember the attachment to the 6 Armoured Division since this division had inherited the traditions of the cavalry units. The motto ‘Servio et Adjuvo’ means: ‘I serve and I help’ and points at the mission the unit fulfills towards its command.
As from January 26, 2023, the personnel 6 Gp CIS wears a beret insignia referring to the CIS-community as well as the paracommando world. The paracommando personnel of our unit - as the 6 Gp CIS is historically linked to the 4th Troop of the Nr 10 Inter-Allied Commando - wears the green beret. Additionally, all personnel of the 6 Gp CIS wears the COMMANDO SIGNALS badge on the shoulder and the pins paracommando - as sign of our integration into the Special Operations Regiment on the service dress.
The colors bear the following honorable mentions:
This Fourragère in the colors of the ‘Oorlogskruis 1914-1918’ (Cross of War 1914-1918) with red and green accents is granted to units who have received two honorable mentions. Every member of such a unit shall wear a fourragère in the colors of the Cross of War (Croix de Guerre). The fourragère should not be confused with an Aiguillette nor a Lanyard.
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