Dan Ghica Radu
Encyclopedia
Lieutenant-general Dan Ghica-Radu (b. September 13, 1955, Topoloveni
, Argeş County
) was the chief of the Romanian Land Forces
Staff from 17 March 2009 to 16 January 2011.
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Topoloveni
Topoloveni is a town in Argeş County, Romania on the Cârcinov River. The town administers four villages: Boţârcani, Crinteşti, Gorăneşti and Ţigăneşti....
, Argeş County
Arges County
Argeș is a county of Romania, in Wallachia, with the capital city at Pitești.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 652,625 and the population density was 95/km².*Romanians – 96%*Roma , and other.-Geography:...
) was the chief 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...
Staff from 17 March 2009 to 16 January 2011.
Education
- "Dimitrie CantemirDimitrie CantemirDimitrie Cantemir was twice Prince of Moldavia . He was also a prolific man of letters – philosopher, historian, composer, musicologist, linguist, ethnographer, and geographer....
Military Highschool, BreazaBreazaBreaza is a town in Prahova County, Romania, with a population of 18,863.The town was first documented in an act of 1503, mentioning a certain trader of Breaza called "Neagoe". In 1622 the land of Breaza was divided between four boyars and in 1717, the new ruler of Wallachia, Nicolae Mavrocordat...
- 1974 - "Nicolae BălcescuNicolae BalcescuNicolae Bălcescu was a Romanian Wallachian soldier, historian, journalist, and leader of the 1848 Wallachian Revolution.-Early life:...
" Military Academy , SibiuSibiuSibiu is a city in Transylvania, Romania with a population of 154,548. Located some 282 km north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Cibin River, a tributary of the river Olt...
- 1977 - Academy of High Military Studies, Faculty of tanks - 1987
- National Defense College - 2002
- NATO Defense College, RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
- 2005
Commands
- 1998-2000: 1st Division's Intelligence office chief
- 2000-03: Chief of Operations office of Land Forces staff
- 2003-04: Commander of 282nd Mechanized Brigade282nd Mechanized Brigade (Romania)The 282nd Mechanized Brigade "Union of the Principalities" is a mechanized brigade of the Romanian Land Forces, originally formed as the 282nd Mechanized Regiment on 24 September 1968....
- 2004-06: Director of Land Forces staff
- 2006-07: Deputy Chief of Operations within Multinational force in IraqMultinational force in IraqThe Multi-National Force – Iraq was a military command, led by the United States, which was responsible for Operation Iraqi Freedom. Multi-National Force – Iraq replaced the previous force, Combined Joint Task Force 7, on 15 May 2004, and was later itself reorganized into its successor, United...
general staff - 2008-09: Commander of Marshal Alexandru AverescuAlexandru AverescuAlexandru Averescu was a Romanian marshal and populist politician. A Romanian Armed Forces Commander during World War I, he served as Prime Minister of three separate cabinets . He first rose to prominence during the peasant's revolt of 1907, which he helped repress in violence...
Joint Operational Command
External links
General Ghica-Radu's biography on the Romanian Land Forces website|-