The Bucharest Garrison (''Garnizoana București'') is a military

garrison A garrison (from the French ''garnison'', itself from the verb ''garnir'', "to equip") is any body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it. The term now often applies to certain facilities that constitute a mil ...

located in

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...

and subordinated to the

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. The Garrison was initially formed in 1939 by a royal decree and in 1940 it became an independent army corps. After the end of the

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, due to a

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n –

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treaty as well as due to orders received from the Allied Control Commission, the garrison was disbanded. In 2002, the Bucharest Garrison was re-established, with the 30th Honor Guard Regiment and the 265th Military Police Battalion being subordinated to it. However, these units were removed from the garrisons subordination in April 2006, when they were transferred under General Headquarters command, due to a reorganization process of the Romanian Land Forces. Today, some Battle Support battalions, a

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office, the Special Military Commission, the Military Administrations offices and the Military Ceremonials Unit comprise the modern structure of the Bucharest Garrison.

External links

Official site of the Romanian Land ForcesOfficial site of the Romanian Ministry of National Defence (MoND)

Bucharest Garrison on the MoND site
{{Romanian Land Forces Romanian Army units Romanian Land Forces Military units and formations established in 1939