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commanded the 1st Army from 20 May 1946 to 30 June 1947. Like the other armies, the First Army was transformed into a "Military Region" in 1947. In 1960, the Military Regions were disbanded and reformed into the 2nd and 3rd Armies. From 1980, the two armies were once again reorganized into four
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and 19th Infantry Division. The 7th Army Corps, with the 2nd and 19th Infantry Divisions and what was reported as the 9th Cavalry Division, then took part in the
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tanks, SU-100 SP ATG, TAB-71/-71M APCs, MLI-84 IFVs, S-60 57mm and Md.1980 30mm AA Guns, M-30 122mm and Md.1981 152mm howitzers,
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on the Eastern Front. In its campaign from August 1944 to May 1945, the Romanian Army lost some 64,000 men killed. At the
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in October 1944, where Romanian units played a key part in the overall Soviet offensive, the First Army consisted of the
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tanks, TAB-71/-71M APCs, Md.1980 30mm AA Guns, M-30 122mm and Md.1981 152mm howitzers, APR-40 40x122mm MRLs.
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Armies formed the main Romanian assault force. The First Army comprised at the time the 1st Army Corps (
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The last offensive of World War II in which the First Army took part in was the
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in May 1945. During this offensive, the First Army operated together with the
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in June–July 1941, the First Army was in the interior of Romania while the
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The First Army became one of the Romanian armies fighting for the
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In 1989, the order of battle of the First Army was as follows:
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Military units and formations of Romania in World War II
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