2nd Infantry Division (Romania)
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The 2nd Infantry Division is an infantry
division
of the Romanian Land Forces
.
It was part of the 1st Army Corps (Romania) during the mobilisation of 1877, during the Romanian War of Independence
. It was at the Battle of Plevna in 1877 as part of the 2nd Operational Corps. (Artillery, p.48) During the Second World War it comprised the 1st, 26th, and 31st Infantry Regiments. It was again part of the 1st Army Corps, First Army
, for the initial stages of Operation Munchen
in June-July 1941. On 28 June 1942 during the campaign on the Eastern Front of World War II on the Russian front during Case Blue, it formed part of the 6th Army Corps, itself part of the German First Panzer Army.
It was active during the Cold War
with its headquarters at Craiova
, but was disbanded in the late 1980s or early 1990s. It was reformed in 2010.
Other units associated with the division include the 3rd Engineer Battalion at Buzau, the 53 antiaircraft rocket regiment at Medgidia
, and the 47th communication battalion.
, Romania
. Members of the battalion have voluntarily participated in various deployments abroad, incorporated into other units (light infantry). The unit's headquarters incorporate a shooting range and various other training facilities, as well as an Olympic-sized swimming pool.
The 528th Reconnaissance Battalion used to be the main reconnaissance unit of the former 67th Mechanised Division (disbanded in the early 1990s).
Infantry
Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...
division
Division
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of the Romanian Land Forces
Romanian Land Forces
The Romanian Land Forces is the army of Romania, and the main component of the Romanian Armed Forces. In recent years, full professionalisation and a major equipment overhaul have transformed the nature of the force.The Romanian Land Forces were founded on...
.
It was part of the 1st Army Corps (Romania) during the mobilisation of 1877, during the Romanian War of Independence
Romanian War of Independence
The Romanian War of Independence is the name used in Romanian historiography to refer to the 1877-1878 Russo-Turkish war, following which Romania, fighting on the Russian side, gained independence from the Ottoman Empire...
. It was at the Battle of Plevna in 1877 as part of the 2nd Operational Corps. (Artillery, p.48) During the Second World War it comprised the 1st, 26th, and 31st Infantry Regiments. It was again part of the 1st Army Corps, First Army
First Army (Romania)
The First Army was a field army of the Romanian Land Forces, active from 1916 to 2000.The First Army took part in the Romanian actions during the First World War...
, for the initial stages of Operation Munchen
Operation München
Operation München was the codename of a joint German-Romanian offensive in World War II, with the primary objective of re-capturing Bessarabia, ceded by Romania to the Soviet Union a year before. The operation concluded successfully after 24 days of fighting.Axis formations involved included the...
in June-July 1941. On 28 June 1942 during the campaign on the Eastern Front of World War II on the Russian front during Case Blue, it formed part of the 6th Army Corps, itself part of the German First Panzer Army.
It was active during the Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
with its headquarters at Craiova
Craiova
Craiova , Romania's 6th largest city and capital of Dolj County, is situated near the east bank of the river Jiu in central Oltenia. It is a longstanding political center, and is located at approximately equal distances from the Southern Carpathians and the River Danube . Craiova is the chief...
, but was disbanded in the late 1980s or early 1990s. It was reformed in 2010.
Composition c. 2007
Headquarters 2nd Infantry Division Getica - HQ BuzăuBuzau
The city of Buzău is the county seat of Buzău County, Romania, in the historical region of Wallachia. It lies near the right bank of the Buzău River, between the south-eastern curvature of the Carpathian Mountains and the lowlands of Bărăgan Plain.The city's name dates back to 376 AD when the name...
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- Two Infantry battalions, one tank battalion, one artillery battalion, one Anti-aircraft missiles battalion and one Logistics battalion http://www.curierul.forter.ro/03viata/01.htm.
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" - headquartered at IaşiIasiIași is the second most populous city and a municipality in Romania. Located in the historical Moldavia region, Iași has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life...
- Two Mechanised battalions, one tank battalion, one Anti-aircraft artillery battalion, one artillery battalion and one Logistics battalion.
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- headquartered at FocşaniFocsaniFocşani is the capital city of Vrancea County in Romania on the shores the Milcov river, in the historical region of Moldavia. It has a population of 101,854.-Geography:...
- Two Mechanised battalions, one Mixed artillery battalion, one Anti-aircraft artillery battalion, one tank battalion and one Logistics battalion
- 52nd Mixed-Artillery regiment-headquarters at Barlad with one MLRS battalion,one antitank battalion, one howitzer battalion and one target acquisition battalion.
- 3rd Logistics Base - headquartered at RomanRoman, RomaniaRoman is a mid-sized city, having the title of municipality, located in the central part of Moldavia, a traditional region of Romania. It is located 46 km east of Piatra Neamţ, in the Neamţ County at the confluence of Siret and Moldova rivers....
- 43rd Transport Battalion "Roman I Muşat"
- 3rd Logistics Base - headquartered at Roman
- 528th Reconnaissance Battalion "Vlad Ţepeş" - headquartered at BrăilaBrailaBrăila is a city in Muntenia, eastern Romania, a port on the Danube and the capital of Brăila County, in the close vicinity of Galaţi.According to the 2002 Romanian census there were 216,292 people living within the city of Brăila, making it the 10th most populous city in Romania.-History:A...
- 202nd CBRN Defence Battalion - (Batalionul 202 Apărare CBRN) is an CBRNCBRNCBRN is an initialism for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear. It is used to refer to situations in which any of these four hazards have presented themselves. The term CBRN is a replacement for the cold war term NBC , which had replaced the term ABC that was used in the fifties...
(Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear) protection unit. It was established in 2002 and its headquarters are located in HuşiHusiHuși is a city in Vaslui County, Romania, former capital of the disbanded Fălciu County in the historical region of Moldavia, Romanian Orthodox episcopal see, and home of some of the best vineyards of Romania. The city is located on a branch of the Iaşi-Galaţi railway, nine miles west of the Prut...
. - 200th Support (HQ) Battalion at Buzau
Other units associated with the division include the 3rd Engineer Battalion at Buzau, the 53 antiaircraft rocket regiment at Medgidia
Medgidia
-History:Archaeological findings show that Dobruja was inhabited since the Neolithic period. Starting with 46 BC the region was administered by the Roman Empire. A castrum was built in the Carasu Valley, becoming the cradle of the settlement....
, and the 47th communication battalion.
528th Reconnaissance Battalion
The 528th Reconnaissance Battalion 'Vlad Ţepeş' (Batalionul 528 Cercetare Vlad Ţepeş) is part of the 2nd Infantry Division. It is based in BrăilaBraila
Brăila is a city in Muntenia, eastern Romania, a port on the Danube and the capital of Brăila County, in the close vicinity of Galaţi.According to the 2002 Romanian census there were 216,292 people living within the city of Brăila, making it the 10th most populous city in Romania.-History:A...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. Members of the battalion have voluntarily participated in various deployments abroad, incorporated into other units (light infantry). The unit's headquarters incorporate a shooting range and various other training facilities, as well as an Olympic-sized swimming pool.
The 528th Reconnaissance Battalion used to be the main reconnaissance unit of the former 67th Mechanised Division (disbanded in the early 1990s).