2nd Mountain Troops Brigade (Romania)

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2nd Mountain Troops Brigade "Sarmizegetusa"
Brigada 2 Vânători de "Sarmizegetusa"

TAB APCs in a training mission
Active 1st August 1923-present
Country Romania
Branch Romanian Land Forces
Type Mountain Troops
Size 6 battalions + other supporting companies
Part of 1st Territorial Army Corps
Garrison/HQ Braşov
Anniversaries 1st July
Commanders
Current
commander
Brigade general Ion Bucaciuc

The 2nd Mountain Troops Brigade "Sarmizegetusa" (Brigada 2 Vânători de Munte "Sarmizegetusa") is a mountain troops brigade of the Romanian Land Forces.

Soldier form the 21st mountain troop battalion
Soldier form the 21st mountain troop battalion

The brigade was initially formed as the 2nd Mountain Troops Division on 1st August 1923, and was named after the most important Dacian military, religious and political centre. The 2nd Mountain Brigade is currently subordinated to the 1st Territorial Army Corps and has its headquarters in Braşov. Units from the brigade were often deployed to peacekeeping missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. The structural reorganization process of the brigade was completed in early 2003, with the subordination of the 33rd Mountain Troops Battalion. The 33rd Mountain Troops battalion is currently deployed in Afghanistan as part of the ISAF.

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