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The ''vânători de munte'' ((:vɨnəˈtorʲ de ˈmunte), English translation: Mountain Huntsmen) 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.〔 (Descriere forter.ro ) 〕 The Romanian ''vânători de munte'' saw action in World War II on the Eastern Front in some of the harshest battles - including the sieges of Sevastopol and Stalingrad - where their performance lived up to their reputation: virtually all their commanders from brigade level and up received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, with general Mihail Lascăr being the first foreigner to receive ''Oak Leaves'' on 22 November 1942 (see List of foreign recipients of the Knight's Cross). After 23 August 1944, they fought on the Soviet side, notably in Tatra Mountains. 〔 Axworthy 1995, p. 64 〕 After the end of the war, one of the first measures taken by the Soviets in occupied Romania was to disband the mountain troops. Shortly after the Soviet occupation troops left Romania in 1958, the ''vânători de munte'' were re-established again as a distinct branch of the Romanian Land Forces. There are currently two brigades operational, one subordinated to the 1st Infantry Division (the 2nd Mountain Troops Brigade "Sarmizegetusa"), and another one subordinated to the 4th Infantry Division (the 61st Mountain Troops Brigade "General Virgil Bădulescu"). Mountain troops units served several tours of duty during Iraq and Afghanistan wars. 〔 (Forter.ro:La kilometrul zero al infanteriei ) 〕 ==Image gallery== File:Romanian soldiers on eastern front 1941.jpg|On the eastern front 1941 File:Romanian Mountain Troops.jpg|''Vânători de munte'' during a military competition File:Romanian Mountain Troops 3.jpg 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vânători de munte」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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