| The Association “Traditia Militara”, first Romanian member of the European Union of Military Historical Groups, is the oldest such group in Romania, focusing on 19th and 20th centuries. Our Honorary President is the Academy member Dinu C.Giurescu. We have participated in numerous events, ceremonies, demonstrations and battle reenactments, in Romania and abroad, starting with the year 2004. We are the first group ever to be invited by the General Staff of the Romanian Army to participate in the official military parade at the Triumph Arch on the National Holiday, on December 1st. We aim to bring to life the military history for the benefit of the public and also in order to experience it ourselves. Thus, we honour former generations, their efforts and sacrifice. We strive to assist research in the field of military history, safe-keeping and restoration of military-historical patrimony, expand the cooperation with similar, foreign organizations, promoting mutual respect for the soldiers of the respective states, who have honestly and courageously served their countries. We had initially cultivated the traditions of the Regiment 6 Dorobanti “Michael the Brave”, but since November 2008, when we changed the name of our group from “6 Dorobanti” to “Military Tradition” in order to reflect our propensity for diversity, we focused on other prestigious military units: Regiment 2 Vânatori Gardă “Regina Elisabeta” (chasseurs), Battalion 1 Vânători de Munte “Regele Carol II.” (mountain troops),, Regiment 1 Grăniceri Gardă (Border Guards), Regiment 4 Dorobanţi “Argeş” (territorial troops), Regiment IV Linie 21 Infanterie “Ilfov”, Battalion 4 Paraşutişti, Battalion de Gardă Regală, Compania de Pompieri Militari Bucuresti (1848), Regiment 2 Wallachische Grenzer Nasaud (K.u.K. Romanian border guards). We cover the historical period after the year 1806. The members of our group have bought original items or have had uniforms and gear manufactured, including cutting weapons and fire arms replicas, congruent with the original historical ones, for each of the different time periods to be commemorated. They often have drills and exercises according to the ancient military regulations, in order to ensure that their appearance at events is a correct reflection of military history. During our activities, at home or abroad, we cooperate, based on official, signed and sealed documents, with the National Military Museum in Bucharest, the National Office for Heroe’s Cult, the Bucharest City Hall, the General Staff of the Romanian Army, other military institutions and museums, war veterans, local authorities in several regions, groups similar to ours throughout the world. With these groups we have established friendly relationships in the pursuit of the same noble ideals. Kindly please contact us at cartiergeneral@traditia-militara.ro for further details regarding our association; we would be honoured should you, sharing our passion for military history, wish to cooperate with us. |
