Portraits of Romanian Soldiers

Late 1930's period FRN uniforms.

These guys look like they are from the Tudor Vladimir Regiment. Soviet style hats and tunics.

The uniforms appear to be post WW1-early 1920's Vanatori de Munte. Horn insignia on a very dark green colar.

Their unit flag appears to have been decorated.

The Flag has the WW1 cross suspended on a very long ribbon with several battle bars. One ribbon has two battle campaigns, but I can only make out the last one "OITUZ".

There seems to be another cross just beneath the eagle (with a shorter ribbon).

I just found this old post.

These officers belong to the 1st Rifles (Vanatori) Regiment “King Ferdinand”, easy recognizable by the colour (flag) cravat, offered to the regiment by prince Ferdinand in 1910, to celebrate the unit semicentenial (the years “1860-1910” could be written on the cravat). This cravat, recently restored, is now on display in the exhibition “Carol I and the Roamanian Army. 1866-1914”, opened in the entrance hall of the National Military Museum. The colour carries many orders and medals as this prestigious unit has participated on the 1877-78 and the 1916-18 campaigns.

The photo was taken about 1925 because all the officers still wear the M.1916/19 full dress and service uniforms, made in grey-blue cloth (light grey on the b/w photo) and the lieutenant-colonel, on the colonel right, wears the new released M.1924 uniform (dark grey on the b/w photo). The old grey-blue uniforms were tolerated until the end of 1927.

Thank you all for the interesting information you provided.

The colonel standing in the front row, center of the photo, under the flag, is another great-grandfather of mine - Colonel Basarabescu. His son (my granfather) was also a colonel, but in WWII.

That's why I posted the picture and asked for details.

Kepi - you mentioned King Ferdinand. There is a famous photo of a royal procession in Alba Iulia, with King Ferdinand and the queen, in formal wear, surrounded by people. The man carrying the king's cape (trena) is also Colonel Basarabescu. Maybe that's explained by the connection between the regiment and the king.

Unfortunately, I don't know too much about this great-grandfather, but I will try to find out more.

This post has been edited by mabadesc on June 23, 2006 06:00 pm

These guys look like they are from the Tudor Vladimir Regiment. Soviet style hats and tunics.

They rather look like a platoon of short-term ("termen redus") soldiers, probably students in a reserve military school, about 1940. The side cap (boneta) was introduced in 1939 but later replaced by “capela”, from 1943. The uniform seems to be of M.1924 model, with puttees instead of leggings. This was common for second line troops in 1940-1941. For “Tudor Vladimirescu” Division, the uniforms were more Russian in style, and all ranks, including officers, carried Russian style side caps, decorated in front with the metallic badge of the division.

Pictures found on the floor of a deserted house.

The civilian with hat seems to be the same officer?Or not?What car is it?

This post has been edited by Cristian on June 29, 2006 09:25 am

It may be an 1927 Oldsmobile,but I wouldn't bet on it....
The steering is on the right and brakes are manual.

This post has been edited by C-2 on June 29, 2006 10:54 am

He seems to be a junior officer of the Frontier Artillery Regiment of about 1940-41. He has the artillery badge on his cap, decorated with the typical frontier troops light-green band. On the greatcoat he carries the two colours (black/light green) collar patches and buttons (still made in brass, pre-1941) stamped with the flamed grenade (the symbol of infantry and frontier-troops).

During the first winter of the war, 1941-1942, many officers still wore m.1934 greatcoats with gala “trefoil” epaulettes.

This is my grand father in November 1941 when he join his unit in Tirgoviste. He was in a cavalry regiment. Does anyone can help me to find out in wich ?



This post has been edited by Vlad on June 04, 2007 01:47 am