The 282nd Armored Brigade " Unirea Principatelor" (''Brigada 282 Blindată "Unirea Principatelor"'') is a

Armored Armour (British English) or armor (American English; see spelling differences) is a covering used to protect an object, individual, or vehicle from physical injury or damage, especially direct contact weapons or projectiles during combat Co ...

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 Focșani (; yi, פֿאָקשאַן, Fokshan) is the capital city of Vrancea County in Romania on the banks the river Milcov, in the historical region of Moldavia. It has a population () of 79,315. Geography Focșani lies at the foot of the Curv ...

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).Michael Holm
67th Mechanised Division
accessed 2020. 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 The TR-85 is a third-generation main battle tank designed for the armed forces of Romania. Based on the TR-77-580, the TR-85 tank was developed from 1978 to 1985 and produced from 1986 until 1990. A modernization program was initiated in Marc ...

main battle

tank A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat. Tank designs are a balance of heavy firepower, strong armour, and good battlefield mobility provided by tracks and a powerful engin ...

. Together with the subordinated units, the 282nd brigade has been deployed to

peacekeeping Peacekeeping comprises activities intended to create conditions that favour lasting peace. Research generally finds that peacekeeping reduces civilian and battlefield deaths, as well as reduces the risk of renewed warfare. Within the United N ...

missions in

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Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

, and

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Organization 2020

* 282nd Armored Brigade " Unirea Principatelor", in

** 284th Tank Battalion "Cuza Vodă", in

Galați Galați (, , ; also known by other alternative names) is the capital city of Galați County in the historical region of Western Moldavia, in eastern Romania. Galați is a port town on the Danube River. It has been the only port for the most par ...

** 280th Mechanized Infantry Battalion "Căpitan Valter Mărăcineanu", in Focșani ** 300th Mechanized Infantry Battalion " Sfântul Andrei", in Galați ** 285th Artillery Battalion "

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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. According to the 2011 Romanian census there were 180,302 pe ...

** 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

between 2002 and 2003, and accomplished

medevac Medical evacuation, often shortened to medevac or medivac, is the timely and efficient movement and en route care provided by medical personnel to wounded being evacuated from a battlefield, to injured patients being evacuated from the scene of a ...

, as well as other types of

missions. *280th and 281st battalions were deployed since 2004 in

as part of the

ISAF ' ps, کمک او همکاري ' , allies = Afghanistan , opponents = Taliban Al-Qaeda , commander1 = , commander1_label = Commander , commander2 = , commander2_label = , commander3 = , command ...

and since 2006 in

as part of the

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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''
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Additional official webpage
{{Romanian Land Forces Brigades of Romania Armoured brigades Military units and formations established in 1968