61st Mountain Troops Brigade (Romania)

61st Mountain Troops Brigade "General Virgil Bădulescu"
Brigada 61 Vânători de munte "General Virgil Bădulescu"
Romanian Vânători de Munte from the 2nd and 61st Mountain Troops Brigade during a military competition
Active	October 1991 – present
Country	Romania
Branch	Romanian Land Forces
Type	Mountain Troops
Role	Anti-aircraft warfare Close-quarters combat Cold-weather warfare Forward observer Mountain warfare Raiding Reconnaissance Urban warfare
Size	6 battalions + other supporting companies
Part of	4th Infantry Division "Gemina"
Garrison/HQ	Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
Anniversaries	1 July
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel CRISTESCU Cristian

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.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Organization

Organization in 2020:

• 61st Mountain Hunters Brigade "Virgil Bădulescu", in Miercurea Ciuc
  • 17th Mountain Hunters Battalion "Dragoș Vodă", in Vatra Dornei
  • 22nd Mountain Hunters Battalion "Cireșoaia", in Sfântu Gheorghe
  • 24th Mountain Hunters Battalion "General Gheorghe Avramescu", in Miercurea Ciuc^[7]
  • 385th Artillery Battalion "Iancu de Hunedoara", in Odorheiu Secuiesc
  • 468th Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion "Trotuș", in Lunca de Sus
  • 435th Logistic Support Battalion "Ciuc", in Miercurea Ciuc

External links and References

1. "Brigada 61 Vânători de Munte "General Virgil Bădulescu"". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
2. "Brigada 61 Vânători de Munte, misiune NATO în Afganistan - România - Radio România Actualități Online". www.romania-actualitati.ro. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
3. "Brigada 61 Vânători de Munte "General Virgil Bădulescu", Strada Harghita nr. 203 (2021)". www.govserv.org. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
4. admin (16 January 2017). "Militarii Brigăzii 61 Vânători de Munte, instrucție la -28 grade la Miercurea Ciuc ©". Ziar Harghita (in Romanian). Retrieved 22 March 2021.
5. "MApN: Militari din Brigada 61 Vânători de Munte, la exercițiul internațional". wwwb.agerpres.ro (in Romanian). Agerpres. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
6. "Brigada 61 Vânători de Munte "General Virgil Bădulescu" a sărbătorit 25 de ani de existenţă | Informația Harghitei - jurnal independent". informatiahr.ro. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
7. Military Press^{[permanent dead link]}, 29 November 2005

• (in English) Official Site of the Romanian Land Forces
• (in Romanian) Official Site of the 4th Infantry Division Archived 20 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine