In 1975, the battalion was named for the Predil Pass and received the number 107th, which had been used by the 107th Teleradio Company that had served with the Combat Group "Mantova" during the Italian campaign of World War II.
[2] During World War II the 4th Engineer Regiment in Bolzano formed the 107th Mixed Telegraphers and Radio-Telegraphers Company for the 104th Infantry Division "Mantova".
Germany reacted to the armistice by invading Italy, while the "Mantova" division remained loyal to King Victor Emmanuel III and assisted allied forces landing on the Italian peninsula.
The battalion fought with the Combat Group "Mantova" on the allied side in the Italian campaign.
[1][3][4] After the end of the war the CIV Mixed Engineer Battalion was based in Albissola and remained assigned to the Combat Group "Mantova".
The battalion was named for the Predil Pass, which connects Tarvisio in Italy with Bovec in Slovenia.
[6] On 12 November 1976, the President of the Italian Republic Giovanni Leone granted with decree 846 the battalion a flag.