The 282nd Armored Brigade "
Unirea Principatelor" (''Brigada 282 Blindată "Unirea Principatelor"'') is a
Armored brigade of the Romanian Land Forces, originally formed as the 282nd Mechanized Regiment on 24 September 1968 and later designated as 282nd Mechanized Brigade "Unirea Principatelor".
In 1980 and again in 1988, the 282nd Mechanised Regiment at
Focșani was listed as being part of the
67th Mechanised Division (Romania), a "Ready Division - Reduced Strength II," (roughly what previous Western systems knew as Category B).
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The brigade is widely regarded as one of the best-trained units of the Romanian Land Forces; it is subordinated to the
2nd Infantry Division. Its headquarters are still located in Focșani. The brigade operates the
TR-85 main battle
tank
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. Together with the subordinated units, the 282nd brigade has been deployed to
peacekeeping
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Within the United N ...
missions in
Angola
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Kosovo
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,
Afghanistan
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, and
Iraq
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Organization 2020
* 282nd Armored Brigade "
Unirea Principatelor", in
Focșani
** 284th Tank Battalion "Cuza Vodă", in
Galați
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** 280th Mechanized Infantry Battalion "Căpitan Valter Mărăcineanu", in Focșani
** 300th Mechanized Infantry Battalion "
Sfântul Andrei", in Galați
** 285th Artillery Battalion "
Vlaicu Vodă
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", in
Brăila
Brăila (, also , ) is a city in Muntenia, eastern Romania, a port on the Danube and the capital of Brăila County. The ''Sud-Est'' Regional Development Agency is located in Brăila.
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** 288th Anti-aircraft Defense Battalion "Milcov", in Focșani
** 469th Logistic Support Battalion "Putna", in Focșani
International Missions
*Forces from the 282nd Mechanized Brigade were deployed in
Kosovo
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between 2002 and 2003, and accomplished
medevac, as well as other types of
peacekeeping
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missions.
*280th and 281st battalions were deployed since 2004 in
Afghanistan
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as part of the
ISAF and since 2006 in
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...
as part of the
Operation Iraqi Freedom
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*300th battalion was deployed in 2008 (January–July) as part of the ISAF in Afghanistan.
*280th battalion was deployed in 2010 (Mai-November) as part of the ISAF in Afghanistan.
*BDE HQ along with 280th battalion and 300th battalion were deployed in 2012 as part of the ISAF in Afghanistan.
References
External links
*
Official Site of the Romanian Land Forces*
Official Site of the 2nd Infantry Division*
''The 282nd Armored Brigade''*
Additional official webpage
{{Romanian Land Forces
Brigades of Romania
Armoured brigades
Military units and formations established in 1968