Romanian Land Forces
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Romanian Land Forces

The coat of arms and the identification flag
Military unit
Unit nameRomanian Land Forces
Forţele Terestre Române
Founded1860 - present
CountryRomania
BranchInfantry, Mountain hunters, Artillery, Cavalry, Paratroopers, NBC
Part ofRomanian Armed Forces
Garrison/HQStatul Major al Forţelor Terestre - Bucharest
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief of the Land Forces StaffMajor General Dan Ghica Radu
Notable
commanders
Marshal Constantin Prezan, Marshal Alexandru Averescu, Marshal Ion Antonescu

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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 them into a relatively well-equipped force, and they are regarded as one of the most important new members of NATO.

The Romanian Land Forces participated in World War I, together with the Russian Empire forces in actions against the Central Powers and, despite initial setbacks, won the decisive battles of Mărăşti and Mărăşeşti. During most of World War II (until August 23, 1944) Romanian forces supported the Axis powers, fighting against the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front. From August 1944 until the end of the war, Romania fought against Germany under the control of the Soviet Union. When the communists seized power after the Second World War, the army underwent reorganization and sovietization.

Following the 1989 revolution, due to shortage of funds, many units were disbanded and much equipment was phased out. Likewise, Romanian military capability declined because of a lack of fuel as well as training. However, since the late 1990s, a number of positive changes have come about and the level of combat readiness is growing greatly; since 1996, the military budget has grown more than four times - rising from 636 million dollars to 2.8 billion dollars in 2007. Conscription has been abolished and professionalisation has been completed. The full modernization of equipment ended at the end of 2007.

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Structure :
Equipment Numbers
Main Battle Tanks ~350
Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicles ~450
Armoured Personnel Carriers 1600+
Towed Artillery ~800
Self Propelled Artillery about 200
Multiple Rocket Launchers about 20
Self-Propelled Surface to Air Missiles about 150

RO Military of Romania

Armed ForcesChief of the General Staff * Land Forces * Air Force * Naval Forces
Ministry of InteriorGendarmerie * General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations
Intelligence agenciesRomanian Intelligence Service * Foreign Intelligence Service * Protection and Guard Service * Special Telecommunication Service

Romanian Land Forces

1st Infantry Division
"Dacica"
Brigades: 1st Mechanized "Vasile Lupu" * 2nd Infantry "Rovine" * 2nd Mountain "Sarmizegetusa" * 9th Mechanized "Mărăşeşti" * 282nd Mechanized "Unirea Principatelor" * 8th Artillery "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" * 10th Engineer
Regiment: 53rd Anti-aircraft "Trophaeum Traiani"
Independent battalions: 528th Reconnaissance * 49th NBC Defense * 1st "CIMIC" * 300th Support (HQ) * 45th Communications & Information Systems
4th Infantry Division
"Gemina"
Brigades: 15th Mechanized "Podu Înalt" * 18th Infantry �Banat � * 61st Mountain "Virgil Bădulescu" * 81st Mechanized * 69th Artillery
Regiment: 50th Anti-aircraft "Andrei Mureşianu" * 4th Logistic Base �Transilvania �
Independent battalions: 52nd Engineer * 53rd Engineer * 136th Bridges * 55th Communications & Information Systems * 317th Reconnaissance "Vlădeasa" * 72nd NBC Defense * 202nd NBC Defense * 400th Support (HQ)



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