Romanian General Staff

Emblem of the General Staff

The Romanian General Staff, officially the General Staff of Defence (Statul Major al Apărării) is the institution responsible for the leadership, organization and planning of the operations of the three branches of the Romanian Armed Forces: the Land Forces, the Naval Forces and the Air Force, subordinate to the Ministry of National Defense. It is led by the Chief of the Romanian General Staff, the professional head of the armed forces. It was established on 24 November 1859 as the General Staff and was renamed in 2018 under its current name.

History

On 24 November 1859, the General Staff was established by order of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza. On 13 May 1865, the General Staff was temporarily dissolved, with its duties falling to Directorate I of the Ministry of War. In 1894, the General Staff ceases to be a department of the ministry and becomes a "special service" within it. On 28 April 1932, it was declared via law no. 125 that "The Army General Staff is the body through which the Ministry of National Defense directs, manages and controls the war preparation of the army." In July 1994, after the Romanian revolution, the Grand Staff received the name of the General Staff. In 2018, the General Staff becomes the General Staff of Defense.

Structure

Directorates

Service branches staffs

International Delegations

Commands

Subordinate organizations

Leaders

Function Rank Name
Chief of the General Staff General Gheorghiță Vlad
Deputy Chief of the General Staff Lieutenant General Dragos-Dumitru Iacob
Deputy Chief of General Staff for Operations and Training Lieutenant General Julian Berdila
Deputy Chief of Defence Staff for Resources Major General Mircea Gologan
Deputy Chief of the General Staff for Planning Major General Adrian Brînza
Director of the Defense General Staff Major General Valentin Brînzei
Commanding Officer of the Defense General Staff Adjutant Platoon Leader Florea Sas
Head of the Personnel and Mobilization Department Major General Julian Daniliuc
Head of Operations Department - -
Head of Logistics Department - -
Head of the Strategic Planning Department - -
Head of the Communications and Information Technology Department - -
Head of the Training and Doctrine Directorate Brigadier General Ilie-Marian Dragomir
Head of the Structures and Endowment Planning Department Brigadier General Cornel Tonea-Bălan

References

  1. ↑ Hentea, Călin (2007). Brief Romanian Military History. Scarecrow Press. pp. 112–115. ISBN 978-0810858206.
  2. ↑ "Evoluția Statului Major al Apărării". www.defense.ro (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2025-10-20. Retrieved 2026-09-05.
  3. ↑ "Direcții". Statul Major al Apărării.
  4. ↑ "Categorii de forțe". Statul Major al Apărării.
  5. ↑ "Reprezentanțe". Statul Major al Apărării.
  6. ↑ "Comandamente". Statul Major al Apărării.
  7. ↑ "Alte structuri". Statul Major al Apărării.
  8. ↑ "Conducere". Statul Major al Apărării.
  9. ↑ "Chief of Defence - Romania". North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). November 30, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2026.