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.[1][2]

2nd Infantry Division "Getica"
Divizia 2 Infanterie "Getica"
Country	Romania
Branch	Romanian Land Forces
Size	3 brigades, 2 regiments, 1 logistics base, 5 auxiliary battalions
Garrison/HQ	Buzău
Commanders
Current commander	Brigadier General Petrica-Lucian Foca

Structure 2020

2nd Infantry Division "Getica" organization 2020

• 2nd Infantry Division "Getica", in Buzău[3]
  • 1st Mechanized Brigade "Argedava", in Bucharest
  • 2nd Multinational Infantry Brigade Southeast "Rovine" (HQ MN BDE-SE), in Craiova
  • 2nd Mountain Hunters Brigade "Sarmizegetusa", in Brașov
  • 9th Mechanized Brigade "Mărăşeşti", in Constanța
  • 282nd Armored Brigade "Unirea Principatelor", in Focșani
  • 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 Slobozia[5]
  • 528th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Regiment "Vlad Țepeș", in Brăila

References

1. (in Romanian) 165 Years of Existence of Romanian Artillery Archived August 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, p.34
2. The history of the 2nd Infantry Division "Getica" Archived 2016-01-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Romanian)
3. "Divizia 2 Infanterie "Getica" - Organizare". Divizia 2 Infanterie "Getica". Retrieved 24 September 2020.
4. http://www.odv.ro/?q=node/7381 Archived 2012-09-07 at Archive.today
5. Rădulescu, Bogdan. "Cavalerii cerului senin". Revista Forțelor Terestre. ISSN 1842-3817. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2016.

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