The Romanian Royal Army
BATALION GENIU (Bat.Ge.);
BATALION MIXT SĂPĂTORI & TELEGRAFIE.
The Engineer Battalion;
The Mixed Sappers & Telegraph Battalion.
Bat. 1 Geniu (formed 1859 in Iasi; disbanded 31.12.1861, reestablished in Bucuresti from Batalionul 2 Geniu*; disbanded 2.1866; reestablished 1.1867 in Focsani; reorganized 16.11.1880 on 5 Companies** (Decret 2550 / 31.10.1880) and 1.4.1884 on 4 Companies*** (Decret 1070 / 27.3.1884); 16.4.1885 1 Company added****; reorganized 1.2.1887 as Batalion 1 Mixt Telegrafie si Săpători Mineuri (Decret 16 / 8.1.1887)*****; from 1905 with 3 Companies******
| 4.882 | Reg. 1 Geniu | Bucuresti |
| 4.884 | Corp 1 Armată (Reg. 1 Geniu) |
* from 1864 with 4 Companies (1 Cp. Minari + 3 Cp. Săpători);
from 1876 with 4 Cp. Săpători-Minari and 1 Cp. Pontonieri.
** Cp.1 Telegrafie, Cp.2 Căi Ferate (Pionieri), Cp.3-4 Săpători Mineuri, Cp.5 Pontonieri.
***Cp.1 Căi Ferate & Telegrafie, Cp.2-3 Săpători Uvrieri, Cp.4 Pontonieri.
****Cp.17 Căi Ferate & Telegrafie
*****Cp. 1-3 (of Reg. 1 Geniu) formed from the old Cp. 1, 3, 4. The 4th company added in 1.2.1888 (Decret 28 / 8.1.1888).
******2 Cp. Săpători and 1 Cp. Telegrafie.
Bat. 2 Geniu (formed 27.10.1860 in Bucuresti; renamed 31.12.1862 as Batalionul 1 Geniu; reestablished 8.1868 in Bucuresti; disbanded 1871; reestablished 16.11.1880 in Cotroceni with 5 Companies* (Decret 2550 / 31.10.1880); reorganized 1.4.1884 on 4 Companies** (Decret 1070 / 27.3.1884); 16.4.1885 a Company added***; reorganized 1.2.1887 as Batalion 2 Mixt Telegrafie si Săpători Mineuri (Decret 16 / 8.1.1887)****; from 1905 with 3 Companies*****.
| 4.882 | Reg. 1 Geniu | Bucuresti - Cotroceni |
| 4.884 | Corp 2 Armată (Reg. 1 Geniu) |
*Cp.1 Telegrafie, Cp.2 Căi Ferate (Pionieri), Cp.3-4 Săpători Mineuri, Cp.5 Pontonieri (in Giurgiu).
**Cp.5 Căi Ferate & Telegrafie, Cp.6-7 Săpători Uvrieri, Cp.8 Pontonieri.
***Cp.18 Căi Ferate & Telegrafie
****Cp. 5-7 (of Reg. 1 Geniu) formed from the old Cp. 6, 8, 9. The 4th company added in 1.2.1888 (Decret 28 / 8.1.1888)
*****2 Cp. Săpători and 1 Cp. Telegrafie.
Bat. 3 Geniu (formed 1.4.1884 with 4 Companies* (Decret 1070 / 27.3.1884); reorganized 1.2.1887 as Batalion 3 Mixt Telegrafie si Săpători Mineuri (Decret 16 / 8.1.1887)**; from 1905 with 3 Companies***.
| 4.884 | Corp 3 Armată (Reg.1 , 2 Geniu) | |
*Cp.9 Căi Ferate & Telegrafie, Cp.10-11 Săpători Uvrieri, Cp.12 Pontonieri.
**Cp. 1-3 (of Reg. 1 Geniu) formed from the old Cp. 11, 13, 14. The 4th company added in 1.2.1888 (Decret 28 / 8.1.1888)
***2 Cp. Săpători and 1 Cp. Telegrafie
Bat. 4 Geniu (formed 1.4.1884 with 4 Companies* (Decret 1070 / 27.3.1884); reorganized 1.2.1887 as Batalion 4 Mixt Telegrafie si Săpători Mineuri (Decret 16 / 8.1.1887)**; from 1905 with 3 Companies***.
| 4.884 | Corp 4 Armată (Reg. 1, 2 Geniu) |
*Cp.13 Căi Ferate & Telegrafie, Cp.14-15 Săpători Uvrieri, Cp.16 Pontonieri.
**Cp. 5-7 (of Reg. 2 Geniu) formed from the old Cp. 16, 18, 19. The 4th company added in 1.2.1888 (Decret 28 / 8.1.1888)
**2 Cp. Săpători and 1 Cp. Telegrafie
Bat. 5 Geniu (formed 1910)
| .10 | Corp 5 Armată |