Home Page World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations Last Updated 05.11.2015
Royal Rumanian Army
In cooperation with Bradley L. Hunter
Mobilized Infantry Division
22 June 1941
 
Divizie Infanterie 1941
 
Symbols
 
Infantry Division Units
Guards Infantry Division
     CO: MG Nicolae Sova
     Hqs: Bucarest
Guards Infantry Brigade
    • Guards Regiment Regina Elisabeta (COL Gheorghe Saulescu)
    • Guards Regiment Regele Alexandru (COL Alexandru Cozloschi)
    • Guards Regiment Mihai Viteazu (COL Ioan Stratulat)
1 Guards Artillery Brigade
    • 2nd Guards Artillery Regiment (COL Constantin Nestorescu)
         – 2×75mm Gun Battalions
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
    • 3rd Guards Artillery Regiment (COL Virgiliu Georgescu)
         – 1×75mm Gun Battalion
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
Other Units
40
  1 Infantry Division [1]
     CO: BG Emanoil Bârzotescu
     Hqs: Timisoara
  1 Infantry Brigade
   •   5 Vânatori Regiment
   • 85 Infantry Regiment
   • 93 Infantry Regiment
  1 Artillery Brigade
   •   1 Artillery Regiment
         – 2×75mm Gun Battalions
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
   • 38 Artillery Regiment
         – 1×75mm Gun Battalion
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
Other units
1
  2 Infantry Division [1]
     CO: BG Ioan Popovici
     Hqs: Craiova
  2 Infantry Brigade
   •   3 Infantry Regiment
   • 26 Infantry Regiment
   • 31 Infantry Regiment
  2 Artillery Brigade
   •   9 Artillery Regiment
         – 2×75mm Gun Battalions
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
   • 14 Artillery Regiment
         – 1×75mm Gun Battalion
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion  
Other units
2
  3 Infantry Division
     CO: BG Ilie Steflea
     Hqs: Bucurest
  3 Infantry Brigade
    •   1st Vânatori Regiment (COL Ioan Constantinescu)
    •   4th Dorobanti Regiment (COL Aurel Locusteanu)
    • 30th Dorobanti Regiment (COL Gheorghe Munteanu)
  3 Artillery Brigade
    •   6th Artillery Regiment (COL Gheorghe Ionescu)
         – 2×75mm Gun Battalions
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
    • 15th Artillery Regiment (COL Dumitru Florescu)
         – 1×75mm Gun Battalion
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
Other units
3
  4 Infantry Division [1]
     CO: MG Gheorghe Cialâk
     Hqs: Bucarest
  4 Infantry Brigade
    •   5 Infantry Regiment
    • 20 Infantry Regiment
    • 21 Infantry Regiment
  4 Artillery Brigade
    •   2 Artillery Regiment
         – 2×75mm Gun Battalions
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
    • 10 Artillery Regiment
         – 1×75mm Gun Battalion
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
Other units
4
  5 Infantry Division
     CO: BG Petre Vladescu
     Hqs: Buzau
  5 Infantry Brigade
    •   8th Dorobanti Regiment (COL Florian Berechet)
    •   9th Dorobanti Regiment (COL Dragu Fotino) [13]
    • 32nd Dorobanti Regiment (COL Gheorghe Georgescu)
  5 Artillery Brigade
    •   7th Artillery Regiment (COL Alexandru Nicolici)
         – 2×75mm Gun Battalions
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
    • 28th Artillery Regiment (COL Alexandru Otopeanu)
         – 2×100mm Howitzer Battalions
  Other units
5
  6 Infantry Division
     CO: BG Romulus Ioanovici
     Hqs: Focsani
  6 Infantry Brigade
    • 10th Dorobanti Regiment (COL Ion Tanasescu)
    • 15th Dorobanti Regiment (COL Constantin Teodorescu)
    • 27th Dorobanti Regiment (COL Petre Manu)
  6 Artillery Brigade
    • 11th Artillery Regiment (COL Virgil Ghitescu)
         – 2×75mm Gun Battalions
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
    • 16th Artillery Regiment (COL Alexandru Tenescu)
         – 2×100mm Howitzer Battalions
  Other units
6
  7 Infantry Division
     CO: BG Olimpiu Stavrat
     Hqs: Roman
  7 Infantry Brigade
    • 14th Dorobanti Regiment (COL Gheorghe Budu)
    • 16th Dorobanti Regiment (LTC Celsius Marciulescu) [1]
    • 37th Infantry Regiment (COL Marin Radulescu)
  7 Artillery Brigade
    •   4th Artillery Regiment (COL Petre Mateescu)
         – 2×75mm Gun Battalions
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
    •   8th Artillery Regiment (Gheorghe Mosiu)
         – 2×100mm Howitzer Battalions
  Other units
7
  8 Infantry Division
     CO: BG Dumitru Carlaont
     Hqs: Suceava
  8 Infantry Brigade
    •   7th Vânatori Regiment (COL Vasile Rata) [14]
    •   8th Vânatori Regiment (COL Caton Sorescu)
    • 29th Infantry Regiment (COL Dumitru Orasanu)
  8 Artillery Brigade
    • 12th Artillery Regiment (COL Eugen Marza)
         – 2×75mm Gun Battalions
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
    • 17th Artillery Regiment (LTC Vasile Stefanescu) [15]
         – 2×75mm Gun Battalions
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
  Other units
8
  9 Infantry Division [1]
     CO: BG Constantin Panaitiu
     Hqs: Craiova
  9 Infantry Brigade
    • 34 Infantry Regiment
    • 36 Infantry Regiment
    • 40 Infantry Regiment
  9 Artillery Brigade
    • 13 Artillery Regiment
         – 2×75mm Gun Battalions
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
    • 18 Artillery Regiment
         – 1×75mm Gun Battalion
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
  Other units
9
10 Infantry Division
    CO: BG Ionel Glogojanu
     Hqs: Braila
10 Infantry Brigade
    • 23rd Infantry Regiment (COL Alexandru Toparlan)
    • 33rd Dorobanti Regiment (COL Constantin Iordachescu)
    • 38th Infantry Regiment (COL Aurel Moldoveanu)
10 Artillery Brigade
    •   3rd Artillery Regiment (COL Paul Alexiu)
         – 2×75mm Gun Battalions
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
    • 20th Artillery Regiment (LTC Constantin Manolescu)
         – 1×75mm Gun Battalion
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
Other units
10
11 Infantry Division
     CO: BG David Popescu
     Hqs: Slatina
11 Infantry Brigade
    •   2nd Dorobanti Regiment (LTC Petre Haas)
    •   3rd Dorobanti Regiment (COL Simion Coman)
    • 19th Infantry Regiment (COL Constantin Voiculescu)
11 Artillery Brigade
    • 21st Artillery Regiment (COL Eduard Stanciu)
         – 2×75mm Gun Battalions
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
    • 26th Artillery Regiment (COL Constantin Iulian)
         – 1×75mm Gun Battalion
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
Other units
11
12 Infantry Division     Disbanded 01.11.1940
13 Infantry Division
     CO: BG Gheorghe Rozin
     Hqs: Ploiesti
13 Infantry Brigade
    •   7th Dorobanti Regiment (COL Vasile Cretoiu)
    • 22nd Infantry Regiment (COL Ion Dutescu)
    • 89th Infantry Regiment (COL Septimiu Pretorian)
13 Artillery Brigade
    • 19th Artillery Regiment (COL Constantin Ramniceanu)
         – 2×100mm Howitzer Battalions
    • 41st Artillery Regiment (COL Grigore Anastasescu)
         – 2×75mm Gun Battalions
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
Other units
13
14 Infantry Division
     CO: BG Gheorghe Stavrescu
     Hqs: Iasi
14 Infantry Brigade
    •   6th Vânatori Regiment (COL Ermil Mateias)
    • 13th Dorobanti Regiment (COL Nicolae Alexandrescu)
    • 39th Infantry Regiment (COL Constantin Simionescu)
14 Artillery Brigade
    • 24th Artillery Regiment (COL Constantin Popescu)
         – 2×75mm Gun Battalions
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
    • 29th Artillery Regiment (LTC Petre Motomancea)
         – 1×75mm Gun Battalion
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
Other units
14
15 Infantry Division
     CO: MG Marin Cosma Popescu
     Hqs: Barlad
15 Infantry Brigade
    • 10th Vânatori Regiment (COL Raul Halunga)
    • 25th Infantry Regiment (COL Mihail Papadopol)
    • 35th Infantry Regiment (COL Alexandru Poenaru)
15 Artillery Brigade
    • 23rd Artillery Regiment (COL Alexandru Ianculovici)
         – 2×75mm Gun Battalions
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
    • 25th Artillery Regiment (COL Petre Romano) [6]
         – 1×75mm Gun Battalion
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
Other units
15
18 Infantry Infantry [1]
     CO: BG Iosif Teodorescu
     Hqs: Sibiu
18 InfantryBrigade
    • 18 Infantry Regiment
    • 90 Infantry Regiment
    • 92 Infantry Regiment
18 Artillery Brigade
    • 35 Artillery Regiment
         – 2×75mm Gun Battalions
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
    • 36 Artillery Regiment
         – 2×100mm Howitzer Battalions
Other units
18
19 Infantry Division [1]
     CO: BG Carol Schmidt
     Hqs: Turnu Severin
19 Infantry Brigade
    • 94 Infantry Regiment
    • 95 Infantry Regiment
    • 96 Infantry Regiment
19 Artillery Brigade
    • 37 Artillery Regiment
         – 2×75mm Gun Battalions
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
    • 42 Artillery Regiment
         – 2×100mm Howitzer Battalions
Other units
19
20 Infantry Divison [1]
     CO: MG Nicolae Dascalescu
     Hqs: Alba Iulia
20 Infantry Brigade
    • 82 Infantry Regiment
    • 83 Infantry Regiment
    • 91 Infantry Regiment
20 Artillery Brigade
    • 39 Artillery Regiment
         – 2×75mm Gun Battalions
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
    • 40 Artillery Regiment
         – 2×100mm Howitzer Battalions
Other units
20
21 Infantry Division
     CO: MG Cristache Popescu
     Hqs: Galati
21 Infantry Brigade
    • 11th Dorobanti Regiment (COL Petre Mantu) [8]
    • 12th Dorobanti Regiment (COL Gheorghe Niculescu) [9]
    • 24th Infantry Regiment (COL Ghedeon Seracin)
21 Artillery Brigade
    •   5th Artillery Regiment (COL Vasile Mihaescu) [10]
         – 2×75mm Gun Battalions
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
    • 30th Artillery Regiment (COL Constantin Rosetti Balanescu) [11]
         – 1×75mm Gun Battalion
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
Other units
21
26 Reserve Infantry Division *)     Disbanded 01.11.1940
27 Reserve Infantry Division *) [1]
     CO: ?
     Hqs: ?
27 Infantry Brigade
    • 52 Infantry Regiment
    • 74 Infantry Regiment
    • 75 Infantry Regiment
    • 76 Infantry Regiment
27 Artillery Brigade
    • 67 Artillery Regiment
    • 68 Artillery Regiment
Other units
27
30 Reserve Infantry Division *) [1]
     CO: BG Nicolae Magereanu
     Hqs: ?
30 Infantry Brigade
    • 41 Infantry Regiment
    • 66 Infantry Regiment
    • 71 Infantry Regiment
30 Artillery Brigade
    • 51 Artillery Regiment
         – 2×75mm Gun Battalions
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
    • 52 Artillery Regiment
         – 1×75mm Gun Battalion
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
Other units
30
31 Reserve Infantry Division *) [1]
     CO: BG Vintila Davidescu
     Hqs: ?
31 Infantry Brigade
    • 42 Infantry Regiment
    • 43 Infantry Regiment
    • 59 Infantry Regiment
31 Artillery Brigade
    • 53 Artillery Regiment
         – 2×75mm Gun Battalions
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
    • 54 Artillery Regiment
         – 1×75mm Gun Battalion
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
Other units
31
32 Reserve Infantry Division *) [1]
     CO: ?
     Hqs: ?
32 Infantry Brigade
    • 46 Infantry Regiment
    • 74 Infantry Regiment
    • 75 Infantry Regiment
32 Artillery Brigade
    • 55 Artillery Regiment
    • 56 Artillery Regiment
Other units
32
33 Reserve Infantry Division *)     Disbanded 01.11.1940
34 Reserve Infantry Division *)     Disbanded 01.11.1940
35 Reserve Infantry Division *)
     CO: BG Ermil Procopiescu [3]
     Hqs: ?
35 Infantry Brigade
    • 50th Infantry Regiment (COL Sotir Mazareanu)
    • 55th Infantry Regiment (COL Pericle Varduca)
    • 67th Infantry Regiment (COL Paun Dumitrecu) [4]
35 Artillery Brigade
    • 63rd Artillery Regiment (COL Felix Coscinschi) [5]
         – 2×75mm Gun Battalions
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
    • 64th Artillery Regiment (LTC Gheorghe Gheorghiu)
         – 1×75mm Gun Battalion
         – 1×100mm Howitzer Battalion
Other units
35
NOTES;
The various designations for infantry regiments, such as Vânatori, Dorobanti, etc. were merely traditional, and had no effect on the organization.
*)  The reserve infantry divisions had the same organization as the normal divisions, but were formed with mobilized regiments, which had older or untrained reservists, and were equipped with older weapons.
  [1] These divisions were not mobilized for Barbarossa.
  [2] Replaced on 01.07.41 by COL Constantin Visarion.
  [3] Replaced on 19.07.41 by BG Atanase Trincu.
  [4] Replaced on 12.07.41 by LTC Petre Jeles.
  [5] Replaced on 09.07.41 by LTC Valerian Negrescu.
  [6] Replaced on 25.06.41 by COL Victor Grigorian.
  [7] Replaced on 26.06.41 by LTC Gheorghe Iliescu; replaced on 08.07.41 by COL Alexandru Idieru; and then replaced on 17.07.41 by LTC Pavel Birt.
  [8] Replaced on 26.06.41 by COL Stefan Bardan.
  [9] Replaced on 10.07.41 by LTC Stelian Dimitriu.
[10] Replaced on 28.06.41 by LTC Nicolae Negru, then replaced on 06.07.41 by COL Constantin Lupescu.
[11] Replaced on 10.07.41 by LTC Dumitru Veresteanu.
[12] Replaced on 14.07.41 by LTC Ioan Nitescu; then replaced on 24.07.41 by LTC Aurel Gheorghiu.
[13] Replaced on 15.07.41 by LTC Atanasie Chirita.
[14] Replaced on 13.07.41 by COL Aurelian Constantinescu.
[15] Replaced on 14.07.41 by COL Nicolae Lapusneanu.
 
Previous Page
Divisional Artillery Commander Divisional Infantry Commander Divisional Reconnaissance battalion Divisional Engineer Battalion
rt-rgt.html" title="Artillery Regiment" /> Artillery Regiment Infantry Regiment Infantry Regiment Infantry Regiment Reconnaissance Battalion Engineer Battalion