4th Infantry Division (Romania)
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| 4th Infantry Division "Gemina" | |
|---|---|
| Divizia 4 Infanterie "Gemina" | |
 Official coat of arms of the 4th Infantry Division | |
| Active | 15 June 2008 – present |
| Country | Romania |
| Branch | Romanian Land Forces |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | 3 brigades, 3 regiments, 1 logistics base, 1 EOD group and 5 auxiliary battalions |
| Garrison/HQ | Cluj-Napoca |
| Engagements | World War II |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Brigadier general Virgil-Ovidiu Pop |
The 4th Infantry Division Gemina is one of the major units of the Romanian Land Forces, with its headquarters in Cluj-Napoca. Until 15 June 2008 it was designated as the 4th Territorial Army Corps "Mareșal Constantin Prezan" (Corpul 4 Armată Territorial "Mareșal Constantin Prezan"). It is the heraldic successor of the Fourth Army.[1]
Structure
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- 4th Infantry Division "Gemina", in Cluj-Napoca[2]
- 3rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Group, in Bistrița[3]
- 4th Logistics Base "Transilvania", in Dej
- 15th Mechanized Brigade "Podu Înalt", in Iași[4]
- 61st Mountain Hunters Brigade "Virgil Bădulescu", in Miercurea Ciuc
- 81st Mechanized Brigade "General Grigore Bălan", in Bistrița
- 50th Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment "Andrei Mureșianu", in Florești[5]
- 53rd Engineer Battalion "Scorilo", in Deva
- 55th Communication and Informatics Battalion (CIS) "Napoca", in Cluj-Napoca
- 69th Mixed Artillery Regiment "Silvania", in Șimleu Silvaniei[6]
- 72nd CBRN Battalion "Negru Vodă"', in Sighișoara
- 317th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Regiment "Vlădeasa", in Cluj-Napoca
- 400th Support Battalion "Feleacu", in Cluj-Napoca
- 691st Anti-Tank Artillery Battalion "General Ion Dragalina", in Lugoj[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Dorin Luca (2021-08-13). "Divizia 4 Infanterie "Gemina", 105 ani". presamil.ro (in Romanian).
- ^ Official Site of 4th Infantry Division Archived 2016-03-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on March 7, 2016.
- ^ MARIN, Dan (May 31, 2014). 155 ANI DE LA ÎNFIINŢAREA ARMEI GENIU (in Romanian) (23rd Revised ed.). RÂMNICU VÂLCEA: Centrul de Instruire pentru Geniu EOD şi apărare CBRN „Panait Donici”. p. 34.
- ^ "Brigada 15 Mecanizată "Podu Înalt" - Structură". Brigada 15 Mecanizată ,,Podu Înalt”. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Batalionul 55 Apărare Antiaeriană "Someș"" [55th Air Defense Battalion "Someș"] (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
În perioada 29 septembrie 01 octombrie, Batalionul 55 Apărare Antiaeriană „Someș" a fost gazda desfăşurării competiţiei Subofiţerul/soldatul anului, etapa pe Regimentul 50 Rachete Antiaeriene ,,Andrei Mureşianu", ediţia 2015.
- ^ "Regimentul 69 Artilerie Mixtă | MINISTERUL APĂRĂRII NAŢIONALE". www.forter.ro. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Gafița, Emanuel (December 24, 2023). "𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐢 𝐥𝐮𝐠𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐧𝐢 𝐚𝐮 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚̆𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢". Facebook. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Website dedicated to the Romanian Army in World War II
- (in Romanian) Official site of the 4th Division Archived 2011-08-20 at the Wayback Machine