61st Mountain Troops Brigade (Romania)

The 61st Mountain Troops Brigade "General Virgil Bădulescu" (Brigada 61 Vânători de Munte) is a mountain troops brigade of the Romanian Land Forces. It was formed in October 1991. The brigade is currently subordinated to the 4th Infantry Division and its headquarters are located in Miercurea Ciuc.

Structure

61st Mountain Troops Brigade – Miercurea Ciuc
- 17th Mountain Troops Battalion "Dragoş Vodă" – Vatra Dornei
- 22nd Mountain Troops Battalion "Cireşoaia" – Sfântu Gheorghe
- 24th Mountain Troops Battalion "General Gheorghe Avramescu" – Miercurea Ciuc ^[1]
- 385th Artillery Battalion "Iancu de Hunedoara"
- 468th Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion "Trotuş"
- 435th Logistic Support Battalion "Ciuc"

External links and References

↑ Military Press, 29 November 2005

(English) Official Site of the Romanian Land Forces
(Romanian) Official Site of the 4th Infantry Division

Romanian Land Forces

Units under direct Land Forces General Staff command Brigades 6th Special Operations "Mihai Viteazul" 8th LAROM "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" 10th Engineer "Dunărea de Jos" Regiments 30th Honor Guard "Mihai Viteazul" Battalions 265th Military Police 500th Logistic Support Bucharest Garrison

1st Infantry Division "Dacica"	Brigades: 1st Mechanized "Argedava" 2nd Infantry "Rovine" 2nd Mountain "Sarmizegetusa" Regiments: 51st Mixed Artillery "Cornel Paraniac" 61st Anti-aircraft "Pelendava" Auxiliary battalions: 96th Engineer "Joseph Kruzel" 313th Reconnaissance "Burebista" 49th CBRN Defense "Argeş" 1st "CIMIC" 45th Communications & Information Systems "Grigore Giosanu" 300th Support "Sarmis" 2nd Logistics Base "Valahia"

2nd Infantry Division "Getica"	Brigades: 9th Mechanized "Mărăşeşti" 15th Mechanized "Podu Înalt" 282nd Mechanized "Unirea Principatelor" Regiments: 52nd Mixed Artilley "Alexandru Tell" 53rd Anti-aircraft "Trophaeum Traiani" Auxiliary battalions: 3rd Engineer "Constantin Poenaru" 528th Reconnaissance "Vlad Ţepeş" 202nd CBRN Defense "Gheorghe Teleman" 47th Communications & Information Systems "Nicolae Petrescu" 200th Support "Istriţa" 3rd Logistics Base "Zargidava"

4th Infantry Division "Gemina"	Brigades: 18th Infantry “Banat” 61st Mountain "Virgil Bădulescu" 81st Mechanized "Grigore Bălan" Regiments: 69th Mixed Artillery "Silvania" 50th Anti-aircraft "Andrei Mureşianu" Auxiliary battalions: 53rd Engineer 317th Reconnaissance "Vlădeasa" 72nd CBRN Defense "Negru Vodă" 55th Communications & Information Systems "Napoca" 400th Support 4th Logistic Base "Transilvania"

See also Vânători de munte

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