The Romanian Royal Army

COMPANIA SPECIALITĂTI (Cp.Spec.);
COMPANIA T.F.F. (Cp.TFF).
The Specialities Company;
The Wireless Telegraph Company.


Cp. 1 Specialităti (formed 1.11.1909 in Bucuresti*; 17.11.1911 included in Bat. Căi Ferate; 26.4.1913 included in Bat. Specialităti; 22.10.1915 renamed as Compania de Telegrafie fără fir (Cp. TFF)**; reorganized 1.3.1917***; reorganized 1.5.1918*****.)

11.09-4.13 Bat. Căi Ferate Bucuresti - Cotroceni
4.13-.17 Bat. Specialităti

*with 3 TFF sections, 2 searchlights, pigeons, photographs, etc.

**14/27.8.1916 Sectii I-VII and 5 stations (Posturi) were mobilised: 1 (Armata Nord - Bacău), 2 (Armata 3 - Cotroceni), 3 (Armata 1 - Craiova), 4 (Armata 2 - Busteni), 5 (Armata de Dobrogea - Medgidia), 6 (Div.1 Cavalerie - Alexandria), 7 (Div.2 Cavalerie - Onesti), Post Fix nr.1 (MCG - Craiova, evacuated to Craiova, Bârlad, Iasi), Post Fix nr.2 (MCG - Roman), Post Tren nr.1 (MCG - Peris, evacuated to Bârlad, Vaslui), Post Herăstrău (MCG - Bucuresti, evacuated to Botosani), Post Samare (Turtucaia).

*** with 2 sections I-II and 15 Stations (Post TFF) 3-12, etc:

Section I (former 4) leaved Iasi 3.7.1917 to Docăneasa (assigned to Div.1 Cav). Moved with the division to Brăila, Podu Turcului, Fălciu, 4.12.1917-12.1.1918 Barcea Veche.

Section II (former 7) assigned 1.5.1917 to Div.2 Cavalerie in Hudestii Mari. Moved 7.7.1917 to Bârlad, 9.8-17.11.1917 Barcea Veche, 19.11.1917-7.1.1918 Beresti.

Post TFF nr.3, leaved Iasi to Podu Iloaiei (assigned to Armata 1). 18.6.1917 moved to Bârlad.

Post TFF nr.4, assigned 1.5.1917 to Corp 3 Armată in Iasi. Moved 25.5.1917 to Podu Iloaiei, 21.6.1917 to Hanu Conachi, 21.7.1917 to Barcea Nouă, 26.7.1917 to Tecuci, Furceni, Tecuci.

Post TFF nr.5, formed in Iasi, moved 25.5-18.6.1917 to Podu Iloaiei (assigned to Armata 1). Moved 20.6.1917 to Iresti (Corpul 6 Armată), 30.7.1917 Ionăsesti, Tecuci. From 1.8.1917 assigned to Corpul 5 Armată in Pufesti, then Domnesti Târg (Putna).

Post TFF nr.6, assigned 27.5.1917 to Armata 1 in Podu Iloaiei. Moved between June 1917-February 1918 Tecuci (from here temporarily located in Călmătui).

Post TFF nr.7, moved May 1917 to Varnita, 18.6.1917 Cotofenesti, 28.6.1917-1918 Bacău.

Post TFF nr.8, assigned 24.2.1917 to Esc.2 Farman in Răcăciuni, moved 29.4.1917 to Cotofenesti (to Corpul 2 Armată).

Post TFF nr.9, assigned in Onesti to Corpul 4 Armată.

Post TFF nr.10, assigned between 8.1-15.4.1917 to Armata 2, in Onesti. Moved to Casin Monastery, returned August 1917 to Onesti. Between 10-29.9.1917 attached to Post TFF 9. Moved to Bârlad, then Păunesti (to Corpul 1 Armată).

Post TFF nr.11, assigned in Iasi to Batalionul Specialităti.

Post TFF nr.12, assigned to Corp 6 Armată.

Post TFF Fix Iasi,

Post TFF Fix Vaslui,

Post TFF Tren nr.1, Tren nr.2,

2 Posturi TFF pe samare; the first station assigned 23.4.1917 to Bat.Vânători Munte (assigned from 30.7.1917 to Div.7 Inf., and therefore formed the second station) in Oglinzi. Moved in to the reserve in Măgura, returned on the front in Mosoarele and Pângăresti. Between 2.9-23.10.1917 located in Târgu Trotus. 29.10.1917 assigned to the new established Regiment Vânători Munte, in Piatra Neamt and Neamt Monastery, until February 1918.

****8.11.1917: all the sections and stations reporting directly to Batalion Specialităti (see there).

*****with most of the sections and stations gathered from the operational units.


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