4th Army Corps (Romania)
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The 4th Territorial Army Corps previously the 4th Army Corps was a
corps Corps (; plural ''corps'' ; from French , from the Latin "body") is a term used for several different kinds of organization. A military innovation by Napoleon I, the formation was first named as such in 1805. The size of a corps varies great ...
of the
Romanian Land Forces The Romanian Land Forces ( ro, Forțele Terestre Române) 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 Lan ...
active from at least 1941 to 2000. Army corps general
Constantin Prezan Constantin Prezan (January 27, 1861 – August 27, 1943) was a Romanian general during World War I. In 1930 he was given the honorary title of Marshal of Romania, as a recognition of his merits during his command of the Northern Army and of the ...
transferred from command of the 3rd Army Corps in 1914 to command of the 4th Army Corps in 1915–1916. The 4th Army Corps was active during the most intense phases of Romanian actions on the Eastern Front of
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. On June 22, 1941, at the start of
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, it was part of the Third Army and comprised the 6th and 7th Infantry Divisions. By the time the Siege of Odessa was underway, it was part of the Fourth Army, with the 8th and 14th Infantry Divisions under its command.165 Years of Existence of Romanian Artillery
By October-November 1942, approaching the Battle of Stalingrad, it comprised the 1st Cavalry Division and 13th Infantry Division. Its commanders were : *
Dumitru Coroamă Dumitru Coroamă (July 19, 1885 – 1956) was a Romanian soldier and fascist activist, who held the rank of major general of the Romanian Army during World War II. He was especially known for his contribution to the 1940 establishment of the Natio ...
(September 1940 – January 1941) *
Constantin Sănătescu Constantin Sănătescu (14 January 1885 – 8 November 1947) was a Romanian general and statesman who served as the 44th Prime Minister of Romania after the 23 August 1944 coup after which Romania left the Axis powers and joined the Allies. Earl ...
(January 1941 – March 1943) * (March 1943 – January 1944) * Cosma Marin Popescu (January 1944 – May 1944) * (May 1944 – April 1945) *
Ion Boițeanu Ion Boițeanu (10 October 1885–5 April 1946) was a Romanian lieutenant general during World War II. After graduating from military school in 1909 with the rank of second lieutenant, he advance in rank to lieutenant (1912), captain (1916), major ...
(April 1945 – August 1945) * (August 1945)Romanian Army Groups
/ref> In 2000 4th Army Corps was reformed from 4th Army, and became 4th Territorial Army Corps " Mareșal
Constantin Prezan Constantin Prezan (January 27, 1861 – August 27, 1943) was a Romanian general during World War I. In 1930 he was given the honorary title of Marshal of Romania, as a recognition of his merits during his command of the Northern Army and of the ...
" (''Corpul 4 Armată Territorial "Mareșal Constantin Prezan"''). By 2008 it comprised the 18th Infantry Brigade, 81st Mechanized Brigade, 61st Mountain Troops Brigade, 4th Logistics Base, 69th Mixed Artillery Brigade, 50th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, plus combat service support battalions.{{Citation needed, date=June 2011 Corps headquarters was located at Cluj-Napoca. However, the corps was again redesignated 4th Infantry Division on June 15, 2008.


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