The Vânători de Munte are the elite mountain troops of the Romanian Land Forces. They were first established as an independent Army Corps in 1916 during World War I, and became operational in 1917 under Corpul de Munte designation.
Image: Romanian Mountain Troops National Day 2007
Image: Emblema Vânătorilor de Munte
Prince Carol (on the right) and the honorary company of the vânători de munte during Józef Piłsudski's visit in 1922 at Sinaia
On the Eastern Front, 1941
The Romanian Land Forces is the army of Romania, and the main component of the Romanian Armed Forces. Since 2007, full professionalization and a major equipment overhaul have transformed the nature of the Land Forces.
General Gheorghe Magheru
Romanian troops taking Grivitsa redoubt
Royal Romanian Army infantry in 1943
Monument of the Romanian Soldier in Carei