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.[2][1]
| 2nd Infantry Division "Getica" | |
|---|---|
| Divizia 2 Infanterie "Getica" | |
 Official emblem of the 1st Infantry Division | |
| Active | 2010 – present[1] |
| Country | Romania |
| Branch | Romanian Land Forces |
| Size | 3 brigades, 4 regiments, 1 logistics base, 1 EOD group and 4 auxiliary battalions |
| Garrison/HQ | Buzău |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Brigadier General Petrica-Lucian Foca |
Structure 2023
2nd Infantry Division "Getica" organization 2023
- 2nd Infantry Division "Getica", in Buzău[3]
- 2nd Mountain Hunters Brigade "Sarmizegetusa", in Brașov
- 282nd Armored Brigade "Unirea Principatelor", in Focșani
- 3rd Logistics Base "Zargidava", in Roman
- 9th Mechanized Brigade "Mărășești", in Constanța
- 47th Communication and Informatics Battalion (CIS) "General Nicolae Petrescu", in Buzău
- 52nd Mixed Artillery Regiment "General Alexandru Tell", in Bârlad[4]
- 53rd Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment "Tropaeum Traiani", in Medgidia[5]
- 61st Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment "Pelendava", in Craiova[5]
- 528th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Regiment "Vlad Țepeș", in Brăila
- 3rd Engineer Battalion "General Constantin Poenaru", in Buzău
- 4th Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Group, in Buzău[6]
- 200th Support Battalion "Istrița", in Buzău
- 202nd CBRN Battalion "General Gheorghe Teleman", in Huși
References
- The history of the 2nd Infantry Division "Getica" Archived 2016-01-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Romanian)
- (in Romanian) 165 Years of Existence of Romanian Artillery Archived August 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, p.34
- "Divizia 2 Infanterie "Getica" - Organizare". Divizia 2 Infanterie "Getica". Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- "Metamorfoze la Garnizoana Bârlad!". www.odv.ro. Archived from the original on 2012-09-07.
- Rădulescu, Bogdan. "Cavalerii cerului senin". Revista Forțelor Terestre. ISSN 1842-3817. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- "Divizia 2 Infanterie "Getica" Organizare". armata-buzau.ro. July 5, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
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