1920 - 1923

The Battalion was established on 2 May 1920 as the Mobile Carabinieri Battalion of Florence.

By force of the Royal Decree of 20 April 1920, no. 451, the Mobile Carabinieri Battalion of Florence was established among eighteen Autonomous Mobile Battalions.^{[2]pp. 279–280}

The Mobile Carabinieri Battalion of Florence was organized on:

• 3 Carabinieri on foot companies;
• 1 Cyclist Carabinieri Company;
• 1 Machine-guns Section (2 Sections for seven Mobile Battalions: Torino 1°, Milano 1°, Firenze, Roma 1°, Roma 2°, Roma 3°, Palermo).^[3]p. 24

The Florence Mobile Battalion was disbanded by royal decree on 30 December 1923.^[1]

1940 - 2001

On 10 December 1940, following Italy's entry into the war, the VI mobilised Carabinieri Battalion was formed and operated on the Greek-Albanian front until 8 September 1943.

In 1940 the new Army organization foresaw four Carabinieri Battalions, while on 3 January 1944 12 Battalions (renamed Mobile Battalions) were re-established,^[4]p. 232 in order to deal with the civil unrest following the end of the civil war, along with four Mobile Battalions Groups.^[1]

The 1944-established Mobile Battalions were equipped, supplied and maintained by the relevant Carabinieri Legion.^[5] The Mobile Battalions Groups were:^[5] The Florence Mobile Battalion was grouped under the 2nd Group, headquartered in Florence, and subordinated to the 2nd Carabinieri Division "Podgora".

The Mobile Battalions were provided of new vehicles in order to enable them to deploy rapidly.^[6]

On 6 September 1945 the Battalion was reconstituted with its original name and on 30 March 1963 it was placed under the control of the 2nd Carabinieri Regiment of Rome.

On 1 September 1977, placed under the 11th Carabinieri Brigade, with corps command functions, it assumed its current name of 6th Carabinieri Battalion "Toscana". On 21 December 1977, the Battalion received the War Flag, granted by presidential decree 7 October 1977 n. 861.

On 2 May 2000 the Battalion celebrated the 80th anniversary of its establishment on the occasion of which a commemorative postcard and a commemorative philatelic postmark were created.

2001 - present

On 1 October 2007 the Battalion, following the assignment of an officer of the administration specialty, was reconfigured from a minor detachment to an ordinary detachment, consequently acquiring full administrative-financial autonomy.

In September 2012 the Battalion was transferred under the control of the newly established 5th Carabinieri Regiment "Emilia-Romagna".

List of commanders

Operational Intervention Company

The Operational Intervention Company is the unit of the Battalion that has the task of promptly dealing with sudden situations of danger to public security. The Operational Intervention Company deploys both Operational Intervention Squads (Squadre di Intervento Operativo, S.I.O.) and Operational Support Squads (Squadre Operative di Supporto, S.O.S.).^[7]

The Operational Intervention Squads are tasked to perform extraordinary control measures (such as round-ups, manhunt, etc.) in support to territorial units of the Carabinieri.^[7]

The Operational Support Squads are also part of the Operational Intervention Company, with special tasks to prevent and promptly counter terrorist or other armed threats.^[7]

Rescue Unit

In order to deal with emergencies in the event of public disasters, a special rescue unit is set up when necessary at the 6th Battalion, previously trained and equipped with means and materials that ensure the carrying out of civil protection and safety activities in disaster areas.