Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment "Dimitrie Cantemir"
| Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment "Dimitrie Cantemir" | |
|---|---|
| Regimentul de rachete antiaeriene „Dimitrie Cantemir” | |
 The shoulder patch of the regiment. | |
| Active | 15 May 1992-Present |
| Country |  Moldova |
| Branch |  Air Force Command |
| Type | Air defense |
| Garrison/HQ | Durlești |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Major General Ion Coropcean |
| Insignia | |
| Patch |  |
The Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment "Dimitrie Cantemir" (Romanian: Regimentul de rachete antiaeriene „Dimitrie Cantemir”) is a aerial defense formation of the Moldovan Air Force, based in the village of Durlești. It has the mission to supervise and defend the airspace of the Republic of Moldova.[1][2][3] Both conscripts and contract soldiers serve in the regiment. In addition, 35 women serving in its ranks.[4][5]
It is named after Dimitrie Cantemir, a Moldavian soldier and statesman who twice served as voivode of Moldavia (March–April 1693 and 1710–1711).
History
[edit]The regiment was created in May 1992 and took an oath of allegiance to the Republic that month.[1][2] It was then the size of a brigade. The month before, the brigade had taken up combat duty during the Transnistria War.[6] On 3 September 1993, the 275th Guards Anti-Aircraft Rocket Brigade of the Soviet 60th Air Defense Corps was reorganized into the brigade.[7] By 2011, the Dimitrie Cantemir Brigade had become a regiment.[8] It took part in 2017 in the efforts to liquidate the consequences of the natural disaster in Chisinau and Durlesti.[9][10]
After the resignation of Defense Minister Pavel Creanga and the brigade commander Iurie Bradu, the Moldovan air defense systems are entering a steep peak and are falling into moral and technical decline.
Commanders
[edit]- Colonel Grigory Spinu (1992–1995)
- Colonel Ion Coropcean (1995–1996)
- Colonel Yuri Bradu (1996–1998)[6]
- Colonel Valeri Zatik (1998–2002)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ministerul Apărării al Republicii Moldova". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29.
- ^ a b "Ministry of Defense of Republic of Moldova". Archived from the original on 2021-06-04.
- ^ "Tehnica militara aeriana si rachete, expuse la Durlesti. In felul acesta, Regimentul de Rachete Antiaeriene "Dimitrie Cantemir" a sarbatorit 26 de ani de la fondare - VIDEO". Archived from the original on 2019-05-10.
- ^ ȘTIRILE, PUBLIKA MD-AICI SUNT (2016-05-14). "Зенитно-ракетный полк имени Дмитрия Кантемира отметил 24-ю годовщину создания | PUBLIKA .MD - AICI SUNT ȘTIRILE". ru.publika.md (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-06-04.
- ^ CANAL3.MD (2016-05-14). "День рождения Зенитно-ракетного полка имени Дмитрия Кантемира". CANAL3.MD (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-06-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Николай, Парчевский (2012-05-21). "20-летие Зенитно-Ракетной Бригады МО РМ". AVA.MD (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-06-04.
- ^ a b Admin. "275-я гвардейская зенитная ракетная бригада (в/ч 34403)". 8oapvo.net (in Russian). Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Teren de joacă pentru copiii militarilor moldoveni". www.army.md (in Romanian). Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ^ ȘTIRILE, PUBLIKA MD-AICI SUNT (2017-05-13). "25-ю годовщину отметил Зенитно-ракетный полк имени Дмитрия Кантемира | PUBLIKA .MD - AICI SUNT ȘTIRILE". ru.publika.md (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-06-04.
- ^ CANAL3.MD (2017-05-13). "День Зенитно-ракетного полка". CANAL3.MD (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-06-04.
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