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Nicolae Bălcescu Land Forces Academy
Academia Forțelor Terestre „Nicolae Bălcescu”
View of the Nicolae Bălcescu Land Forces Academy
Active 1 July 1920–present
Country Romania
Allegiance Romania
Branch Romanian Army
Type Training
Role Basic training of future officials of the Army and of the Civil Guard
Website General Military Academy
Commanders
Director Jerónimo de Gregorio y Monmeneu

Military unit

The Nicolae Bălcescu Land Forces Military Academy (Romanian: Academia Forțelor Terestre „Nicolae Bălcescu”) is an institute of higher military education located in Sibiu, Romania.

The institution was established July 1, 1920, at the initiative of Minister of War Ioan Rășcanu, through Decree 5376/1920 signed by King Ferdinand I of Romania.[1] It is named after Nicolae Bălcescu, a Romanian Wallachian soldier and leader of the 1848 Wallachian Revolution.

  1. ^ "Istoricul instituției". www.armyacademy.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved December 23, 2020.