2nd Infantry Division (Romania)
The 2nd Infantry Division Getica is one of the major units of the Romanian Land Forces. The 2nd Infantry Division is the heraldic successor of the Second Army. It was active during the Cold War with its headquarters first in Bucharest, and after 1980, in Buzău.[1][2]
| 2nd Infantry Division "Getica" | |
|---|---|
| Divizia 2 Infanterie "Getica" | |
| Country | Romania |
| Branch | Romanian Land Forces |
| Size | 3 brigades, 2 regiments, 1 logistics base, 5 auxiliary battalions |
| Garrison/HQ | Buzău |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Brigadier General Petrica-Lucian Foca |
Structure 2016
- 2nd Infantry Division "Getica" in Buzău[3]
- 2nd Infantry Brigade "Rovine" in Craiova
- 20th Infantry Battalion "Dolj" ("Black Scorpions") in Craiova
- 22nd Infantry Battalion "Romanati" in Caracal[4]
- 26th Infantry Battalion "Red Scorpions", "Neagoe Basarab" in Craiova
- 325th Artillery Battalion "Fire Scorpions" in Caracal
- 205th Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion "Blue Scorpions" in Craiova
- 116th Logistic Battalion "Golden Scorpions" in Craiova[5]
- 2nd Mountain Troops Brigade "Sarmizegetusa" in Braşov
- 21st Mountain Troops Battalion "General Leonard Mociulschi" in Predeal
- 30th Mountain Troops Battalion "Dragoslavele" in Câmpulung
- 33rd Mountain Troops Battalion "Posada" in Curtea de Argeş
- 206th Artillery Battalion in Ghimbav
- 228th Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion in Braşov
- 229th Logistic Battalion in Braşov
- 9th Mechanized Brigade "Mărăşeşti" in Constanţa
- 282nd Mechanized Brigade "Unirea Principatelor" in Focşani
- 284th Tank Battalion in Galaţi
- 280th Mechanized Infantry Battalion in Focşani
- 300th Mechanized Infantry Battalion "Sfântul Andrei" in Galaţi
- 285th Artillery Battalion "Vlaicu Vodă" in Brăila
- 288th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion in Focşani
- 469th Logistic Battalion in Focşani
- 51st Mixed Artillery Regiment "General Cornel Paraniac" in Slobozia[6]
- 52nd Mixed Artillery Regiment "General Alexandru Tell" in Bârlad[7]
- 53rd Mixed Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment "Trophaeum Traiani" in Medgidia[8]
- 1st Anti-aircraft Missile Battalion operating S-75 "Volhov" surface-to-air missile systems
- 2nd Anti-aircraft Missile Battalion Pelendava [9] operating MIM-23 Hawk surface-to-air missile systems
- 3rd Logistics Base "Zargidava" in Roman
- 528th Reconnaissance Battalion "Vlad Țepeș" in Brăila
- 96th Engineer Battalion "Joseph Kruzel" in Bucharest
- 47th Signal Battalion "General Nicolae Petrescu" in Buzău[10]
- 202nd CBRN Battalion "General Gheorghe Teleman" in Huşi[11]
- 200th Logistic Support Battalion "Istriţa" in Buzău
- 2nd Infantry Brigade "Rovine" in Craiova
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References
- (in Romanian) 165 Years of Existence of Romanian Artillery Archived August 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, p.34
- The history of the 2nd Infantry Division "Getica" Archived 2016-01-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Romanian)
- "Divizia 2 Infanterie "Getica"". Jointophq.ro. 2016-04-28. Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- "rft.forter.ro". Archived from the original on 2014-10-31. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
- Romanian Military Press Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- "judetulialomita.ro". Archived from the original on 2016-01-05. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
- "Est News - Cel mai citit ziar din Vaslui". Odv.ro. Archived from the original on 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- "Aniversarea Batalionului 47 Comunicaţii şi Informatică" [Anniversary of the 47th Signal Battalion], Government of Romania, retrieved 2015-01-27
- (in Romanian) Romanian Military Press Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, June 28, 2010.
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