page_title: Romanian Land Forces
section_title: International missions
hierarchical_section_title: Romanian Land Forces / International missions
caption_attribution_description: English: Romanian Land Forces on a Patrol mission in Afghanistan
context_page_description: The Romanian Land Forces is the army of Romania, and the main component of the Romanian Armed Forces. In recent years, full professionalisation and a major equipment overhaul have transformed the nature of the Land Forces.
  The Romanian Land Forces was founded on 24 November [O.S. 12 November] 1859. It participated in World War I, together with the Russian Empire forces in actions against the Central Powers and, despite initial setbacks, won the decisive battles of Mărăşti and Mărăşeşti. During most of World War II Romanian forces supported the Axis powers, fighting against the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front. From August 1944 until the end of the war, Romania fought against Germany under the control of the Soviet Union. When the communists seized power after the Second World War, the army underwent reorganisation and sovietization.
  Following the Romanian Revolution, due to shortage of funds, many units were disbanded and much equipment was phased out. Likewise, Romanian military capability declined because of a lack of fuel as well as training.
context_section_description: The following troops are deployed abroad:
  45 personnel in Bosnia and Herzegovina (23 in Sarajevo and 22 in Banja Luka) - as part of EUFOR, since 2000 (to be withdrawn)
  150 personnel in Peć, Republic of Kosovo - as part of KFOR
  1 battalion in Zabul (479 personnel), 1 guard detachment in Kandahar (193 personnel), a reconnaissance squad in Mazari Sharif (6 personnel), Afghanistan - as part of ISAF; additionally, a special forces squad (39 personnel)  and a training detachment (47 personnel) are deployed there
caption: Patrol mission in Afghanistan
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