4th Infantry Division (Romania)

Divizia 4 Infanterie "Gemina" 4th Infantry Division "Gemina"
Official emblem of the 4th Infantry Division
Country	Romania
Branch	Romanian Land Forces
Type	Infantry
Size	3 brigades, 2 regiments, 1 logistics base and 5 auxiliary battalions
Garrison/HQ	Cluj-Napoca
Engagements	World War II
Commanders
Current commander	Major General dr. Ioan Manci

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 "Mareşal Constantin Prezan" (Corpul 4 Armată Territorial "Mareşal Constantin Prezan").

Structure 2016

4th Infantry Division "Gemina" in Cluj-Napoca^[1]
- 15th Mechanized Brigade "Podu Înalt" in Iaşi
  - 631st Tank Battalion "Urșii Băcăuani (Bacău-Bears)" in Bacău
  - 151st Infantry Battalion "Războieni" in Iași
  - 634th Infantry Battalion "Petrodava" in Piatra Neamț
  - 335th Artillery Battalion "Alexandru cel Bun" in Botoșani
  - 635th Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion "Precista" in Bacău
  - 198th Logistic Battalion "Prut" in Iași
- 18th Infantry Brigade "Banat" in Timişoara
  - 26th Mountain Troops Battalion "Avram Iancu" in Brad
  - 32nd Infantry Battalion "Yellow Scorpions" in Timişoara
  - 191st Infantry Battalion "Colonel Radu Golescu" in Arad
  - 183rd Artillery Battalion in Lugoj
  - 184th Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion "Timiş" in Giarmata
  - 185th Logistic Battalion "Mureş" in Lipova
- 61st Mountain Troops Brigade "Virgil Bădulescu" in Miercurea Ciuc
  - 17th Mountain Troops Battalion "Dragoş Vodă" in Vatra Dornei
  - 22nd Mountain Troops Battalion "Cireşoaia" in Sfântu Gheorghe
  - 24th Mountain Troops Battalion "General Gheorghe Avramescu in Miercurea Ciuc ^[2]
  - 385th Artillery Battalion "Iancu de Hunedoara" in Odorheiu Secuiesc
  - 468th Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion "Trotuş" in Lunca de Sus
  - 435th Logistic Battalion in Miercurea Ciuc
- 81st Mechanized Brigade "Grigore Bălan" in Bistriţa
  - 814th Tank Battalion "Mihai Vodă" in Turda
  - 811th Infantry Battalion "Transylvanian Dragons" in Dej
  - 812th Infantry Battalion "Carpathian Hawks" in Bistriţa
  - 817th Artillery Battalion "Petru Rareş" in Prundu Bârgăului
  - 3rd Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion "Potaissa" in Turda
  - 405th Logistic Battalion "Năsăud" in Bistriţa
- 69th Mixed Artillery Regiment "Silvania" in Şimleul Silvaniei^[3]
  - 7th Mortar Battalion "General Vasile Danacu"
  - 315th Artillery Battalion "Simion Bărnuţiu"
- 50th Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment "Andrei Mureşianu" in Floreşti^[4]
  - 1st Anti-aircraft Missile Battalion operating SA-6 "KUB" surface-to-air missile systems
  - 2nd Anti-aircraft Missile Battalion operating SA-8 "OSA-AKM" surface-to-air missile systems
- 4th Logistics Base "Transilvania" in Dej
  - 41st Transport Battalion Bobâlna in Dej
  - 88th Maintenance Battalion in Cluj-Napoca
- 317th Reconnaissance Battalion "Vlădeasa" in Cluj-Napoca
- 53rd Engineer Battalion "Scorilo" in Deva^[5]
- 55th Signal Battalion "Napoca" in Cluj-Napoca
- 72nd CBRN Battalion "Negru Vodă"' in Sighişoara
- 400th Logistic Support Battalion "Feleacu" in Cluj-Napoca

References

↑ Official Site of 4th Infantry Division. Retrieved on March 7, 2016.
↑ Military Press, 29 November 2005
↑ https://www.forter.ro/tags/regimentul-69-artilerie-mixt%C4%83%5B%5D
↑ http://www.clujarm.ro/evenimente/2015/10/00_Sub/04_Flo/index.html
↑ http://www.rft.forter.ro/_wsn/01_biblioteca/pdf/p-012-revista-armei-geniu.pdf

External links

Website dedicated to the Romanian Army in WW II
(in Romanian) Official site of the 4th Division

Romanian Land Forces
Units under direct Land Forces General Staff command Brigades 1st Mechanized "Argedava" 6th Special Operations "Mihai Viteazul" 8th LAROM "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" 10th Engineer "Dunărea de Jos" Regiments 30th Honor Guard "Mihai Viteazul" 61st Anti-aircraft "Pelendava" Battalions 265th Military Police 500th Logistic Support 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" Bucharest Garrison
2nd Infantry Division "Getica"	Brigades: 9th Mechanized "Mărăşeşti" 282nd Mechanized "Unirea Principatelor" 2nd Infantry "Rovine" 2nd Mountain "Sarmizegetusa" Regiments: 51st Mixed Artillery "Cornel Paraniac" 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" 15th Mechanized "Podu Înalt" 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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