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Post and discuss military and police uniforms from any country or any period you like. My favorite Romanian military uniform is sort of a classic:
Regimentul 30 „Mihai Viteazul“/the 30th regiment "Michael the Brave"
The name comes from a great Romanian ruler,Mihai Viteazul,who in the year 1600 briefly united Wallachia(Ţara Românească),Transylvania(Transilvania/Ardealul) and Moldavia(Moldova) under his rule by defeating his enemies,including the Ottomans who were the only ones that recognized Michael as the sole ruler of all 3 principalities.
This regiment assures the protocol of military ceremonies nowadays. From putting flower-crowns at the cemetery,to honors in receiving heads of state,plus the guarding of special military objectives - these are the routine missions of the 30th Guard and Protocol regiment.
In Medieval times,military honors were assured by mercenaries. In the year 1860,when he put the basis of the modern Romanian army,the domnitor(ruler,lat."dominus") Alexandru Ioan Cuza,the unifier of Moldavia and Wallachia and creator of modern Romania, also established the 1st guard unit.The regiment survived,under various names,until today.
The 30th Guard and Protocol regiment has many missions,not just honoring heads of states. This unit is unique in Romania,thus the soldiers go at ceremonies all over Romania and even in foreign countries - for the heads of state,the presidents of the 2 chambers of the parliament,for the defense ministers and for the chiefs of the Romanian General Staff.
For this kind of festivities 2 subunits are assigned. The men of the 30th regiment also assure the permanent guard of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier,they carry flower-crowns at commemorative actions and are ready to interviene in the support of the population,in case of urgency or calamities.
The 30th regiment also has a subunit of military police that assures the guard of special objectives from the garrison in Bucharest. In fact,all of the guard units of Romania also had fighting missions. In december 1989,during the bloody days of the so-called Romanian revolution,15 military men from the 30th regiment died in battle.
Source: http://www.adevarul.ro/actualitate/e...07389301.html#
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