The Romanian Army: 2. Mountain Division.

The Romanian Royal Army
1939-1945
BRIGADA 2 MIXTĂ MUNTE
DIVIZIA 2 MUNTE (din 15.3.1942)

2^ndMountain Mixed Brigade
2^ndMountain Division (from 15.3.1942)

1939 - 1940 - 1941 - 1942 - 1943 - 1944 - 1945

COMMANDERS.

10.10.40-15.8.44: Gen. brigadă ION DUMITRACHE (from 1.1.43: Gen. divizie);

16.8-14.9.44: Col. GHEORGHE BARTOLOMEU;

15.9.44-12.5.45: Gen. brigadă CONSTANTIN IORDĂCHESCU.

STRUCTURE (details)

Compania 38 Transmisiuni Munte.

Compania 38 Poliţie.

Escadron 2 Vânători Călări

Bateria 38, 138 AC

Compania 38 A.A.

Batalion 1 Pioneri Munte (until 10.44)

Compania 38 Pioneri (from 10.44)

Grup 4 V.M.

Batalion 7 V.M.

Batalion 8 V.M.

Batalion 15 V.M. (from 1940)

Grup 5 V.M.

Batalion 9 V.M.

Batalion 10 V.M.

Batalion 16 V.M. (from 1940)

Grup 2 Artilerie Munte:

Divizion 2 Obuziere Munte

Divizion 4 Tunuri Munte

Divizion 5 Tunuri Munte

Grup 38 Servicii details

ASSIGNMENTS TO HIGHER UNITS.

22.3.39-	Grup Maramureş
10.9.39-8.40	Corp 6 Armată
27.6-4.11.41	Corp Munte.
11.10.41	Armata 3
-31.7.42	German Group Wetzel
31.7-7.8.42	Corp 1 Armată
12.8.42	German XLIX Corps ?, 1. Pz. Army
mid.8.42-26.8.42	German XL Pz.Corps, 1. Pz. Army
26.8.42-?43	German III Pz. Corps, 1. Pz. Army
7-12.7.43	"Crimeea" Command
28.1.43-	German LII Corps
20.3.43-	German XLIX Corps
11.43...23.8.44	Corp Munte
24.8-3.9.44	Corp 6 Teritorial
4-12.9.44	Armata 1
15-17.9.44	Soviet 35 Corps
24.9.44	Corp 6 Armată
4.10.44-	Soviet Group Gen. Smelev
1-15.11.44	Soviet 104 Corps
21.11.44-27.3.45	Corp 4 Armată
29.3-2.4.45	Corp 7 Armată
5-26.4.45	Corp 4 Armată
28.4-4.5.45	Corp 7 Armată
7.5-?6.45	Corp 4 Armată

ATTACHED UNITS.

.43	Compania 53 Care de Luptă

DETACHED UNITS

22.10.41

Bat. 1 Pi.Mte

Corp Munte

DEPLOYMENT AREA / OPERATIONAL PERIOD.

.39-18.7.41	Romania	22.6.41 - 19.7.41
19.7.41-19.8.41	Transnistria	19.7.41 - 19.8.41
20.8.41-11.41	Ucraine	20.8.41 - 5.11.41
12.41-7.42	Romania
7.42-20.3.43	Caucasus, Kuban	13.7.42 - 20.3.43
3.43-11.5.44	Crimea	3.43 - 12.5.44
5-10.44	Romania	23.8.44 - 17.10.44
10-12.44	Hungary	18.10.44 - 31.12.44
1-4.45	Slovakia	1.1.45 - 10.4.45
4-6.45	Czechia	11.4.45 - 12.5.45

HISTORY.

ROMANIA

1939.

15.3.39: partial mobilisation with security duties on the Northern frontier with Hungary, in the area SIGHETU MARMAŢIEI, Rozavlea / MM, Giuleşti / MM.

25.3.39: the Brigade replaced the Bg. 1 Munte, enlarging its defence area up to Halmeu / SM.
15.11.39-8.40: always deployed on the entire Northern frontier, between Halmeu (NE of SATU MARE) and Vf. Stog.

1940.

9.40: withdrawn from Northern Transylvania and regrouped in the reserve, SW of SIGHIŞOARA.

1941.

21.6-2.7.41: grouped in Bucovina, in the area Bălăceana / SV, Soloneţ / SV, Boţişoara, Cacica / SV, Braşca / SV (W of SUCEAVA), as Corpul de Munte's reserve.

ROMANIA (Northern Bucovina, occupied by USSR)

3.7.41: regrouped in the area Hilişeu / BT - Dersca / BT - Mihăileni / BT (NW of DOROHOI), then in action from Dersca to Molniţa / DH (N of HERŢA), it seized with Gr. 4 V.M. the line Dealul Bourului - Sinăuţi / DH and with Gr. 5 V.M. Dealul Porcului, Dealul Horodişte and Podişul Căsoaiei.
4.7.41: actions at HERŢA (against the Soviet 164^th Division), Lunca / DH and Molniţa. Bat. 10 V.M. seized Tarnauca / DH.

ROMANIA (Bessarabia, occupied by USSR)

5.7.41: the Brigade passed the Prut river and defeated the enemy at Noua Suliţă / HT and Dinăuţi / HT.
7-8.7.41: the liberation of HOTIN.
8.7.41: the main forces in advance from Dăncăuţi / HT (S of HOTIN) to Văscăuţi / HT; Bat. 10 V.M. (which formed with 1 Btr.Tu.Mte the Detasament Lt-Col. Brădăţeanu) received the mission to block the Soviet advance from Svaniec to Hotin.
12.7.41: the main forces arrived in Sebutinţi / HT, Româncăuţi / HT, Şerbiceni / HT area (W of MOGILEW);
- 12-17.7.41: "Detasamentul Nistru" (1 Bat.V.M. with Esc. 2 Vân.Căl. and 1 Btr.Art.) on the Nistru, in the area Comorova, Voronoviţa / HT (E of HOTIN), as reserve of Corpul de Munte.
12-19.7.41: in the rear of Corpul de Munte.

TRANSNISTRIA

19.7.41 the Brigade crossed the Dniestr by the bridge of Kozlov (Kozliv, W of MOGILEW-PODOLSKI), depassed the units of Bg. 1 Munte and actioned at Honkovţi, Erbilovka and Iarisevskaia.
25.7.41: actions at Kozinţi, Budi, .
26-28.7.41: actions at Kapusteani (Kapustjani, S of TULCIN), Savinţi (26.7.41: here Bat. 7 V.M. lost 227 men: 104 dead, 91 wounded, 32 missing), Kozinţi, Vierhovka (Verchivka);
28.7.41: Odobovka (Obodivka) and Vierhovka (W of BERSAD) seized in the evening.
5-12.8.41: advance up to the Bug river, in Dobanovka (Dubynove ?) area (behind the left flank of Bg. 4 Munte). Then the Brigade replaced some Hungarian units in the VOZNESENSK bridgehead.
12-19.8.41: on the Bug.

UCRAINE

20.8.41: Bg. 2 Munte crossed the Bug river at VOZNESENSK.
20.8-1.9.41: advance to the Dniepr (180 km in 12 days).
1-16.9.41: on the Dniepr, participating to the battles of Novo Pavlovka, Kamenka (Kam'janka, NW of NIKOPOL).
16-17.9.41: crossed over the Dniepr.
23-25.9.41: Armata 3 replacing the German XLIX Alpine Corps between the Dniepr bend and Azov Sea.
25.9-3.10.41: Bg. 2 Munte involved in heavy defensive battles at Malaia Belozerka (Mala Bilozerka, SE of NIKOPOL)
- 25.9.41: a Soviet counterattack seized Ulianovka (2 km NE of Malaia Belozerka).
- 26.9.41: a failed assault of Gr. 7 V.M. (Bat. 9, 16 V.M.) at Ulianovka.
- 27.9.41: heavy Soviet attacks, 60 % of the Brigade's Antitank guns destroyed. The Brigade retreated S of Malaia Belozerka.
- 28.9.41: Bat. 8, 7 V.M. resisting to Soviet attacks with heavy losses.
- 29.9.41: the Brigade's front broken by Soviet tanks; then the situation saved by German intervention.
4-8.10.41: chase of the retreating Soviets.
11.10-5.11.41: liquidation of the Soviet troops of the area BERDIANSK - Molotocinaia (Pastva region ?), together with German units.
- 11-12.10.41: defeat of the encircled Soviet troops of Novo Grigorievka.
- 25.10.41: the Brigade occupied Biriuci island (Azov Sea, S of MELITOPOL).
30.10.41: the German Command approved the Brigade's return to Romania.
5.11.41: the beginning of the march to Romania.

ROMANIA

7.12.41: arrived in its peace garrisons, with 404 officers, 293 NCOs, 10487 troops and 4951 horses. Losses: 74 officers, 44 NCOs, 1808 troops (dead, wounded and missing).
12.41-7.42: in the peace garrisons.

1942.

15.3.42: reorganized as Divizia 2 Munte.
13.7.42: moved to the front by railway, with 404 officers, 444 (414?) NCOs and 14627 troops.
31.7.42 (?): disembarked in Volnovacha (S of STALINO / DONEC'K) railway station.
23.7.42: assigned to Corpul 1 Armată, in ROSTOW area.

CAUCASUS, KUBAN

2.8.42: cross over the Don river, then moved to Caucasus with the German 1 Panzer Army. Assigned to the German Corps XLIX (9.8.42), XL Panzer (15.8.42) and III Panzer (27.8.42): marching 1062 km on canicula, with missions of pursuit and liquidations of local resistances.
20.8.42: arrived in Malka area (S of PIATIGORSK), on Bakssan river.
22.8-2.9.42: the first battle for Nalcik: the division forced the crossing of Baksan river and established a short-lived bridgehead; soon, it had to withdrew on the initial positions, on Baksan river.
19.10.42: the division received the mission of a "local action" to seize Nalcik.
25.10.42: it forced again the crossing of Bakssan and Tsegem rivers, then, flanked by two German Panzer divisions (13 and 23), it reached the suburbs of NALCIK;
27-28.10.42: street fightings in NALCIK, the town is finally seized on 28.10.42.
- Statistics: during the Nalcik operations (25-28.10.42), the Division lost 30 officers, 22 NCOs, 768 troops and captured 3079 Soviet POWs.
5.11-4.12.42: advance up to the region of Alagir - Ordjonikidze (W of VLADIKAVKAZ), where it passed to the defence 5 km S of Alagir, between the valleys of Uruch and Mairamadag (with the mission to cover the German III Panzer Corps and to block the communication Kutaisi - Nalcik (Osetica?)). It was involved in position fightings for more weeks. Gr. 4 V.M. blocked the road Ordzonikidze - Alagir and saved the besieged German 13^th Panzer Division, S of Mairamadag.
4.12.42: in connexion with Stalingrad's desaster, it received the order to withdraw to the west.
5.12.42: Gr. 4 V.M. was the first to retreat on Uruch valley, between Dur-Dur, Surch. Digora and Cikola (NW of Akssarisan); it was follow shortly by Gr. 5 V.M., retreated from S of Alagir; then Div. 2 Munte continued to secure the left flank of the German III Panzer Corps.
- Losses 23.7.42-mid.11.42: 110 officers, 95 NCOs, 2132 troops (dead, wounded and missing), the majority of them (1957) during the crossing of Bakssan.
- 20.11.42: losses of the officers: Gr. 4 V.M.: 47 %, Gr. 5 V.M.: 49 %; losses of the troops: Bat. 7 V.M.: 52 %, Bat. 8 V.M.: 38 %, Bat. 9 V.M.: 42 %, Bat. 15 V.M.: 28 %, Bat. 16 V.M.: 48 %. Example: during the actions between Cikola and Surch. Digora (11.42) each of the battalions was deployed on 3-4 km front sectors, with only 250-400 men (plus 30-40 men as reserves).
31.12.42: the Division stopped the actions and withdrew to Nalcik.

1943.

4.1.43: it leaved Nalcik, heading to the Kuban bridgehead, through Digora (W of VLADIKAVKAZ) - Bakssan valley (N of NALCIK) - Cerkessk - Nevinnomyssk (S of ARMAVIR), with march stages of 80 km/day, during 3 months of frosty winter:
- 28.1-2.2.43: assigned to the German LII Corps, at Timoşevka (TIMASEVSK, N of KRASNODAR / EKATERINODAR); deployed on the western bank of Bejsug river (with Gr.4 V.M., Gr. 5 V.M. and the German "Simon" Group).
- then retreated in succesive stages, up to Rogovskaia, Krasni (in the night of 10/11.2.43), Grivenskaia, Lebedi (in the night of 11/12.2.43), Ceburgol', Zabojskij (along Protoka channel, 17.2.43, 50 km N of SLAVJANSK).
by 20.2.43: arrived north of Kuban river, under the pressure of the Soviets advancing towards Slavjansk.
21.2.43: it seized Vasilcenko.
Bat. 7/15 V.M. and a battery of Dn. 4 Tu.Mte. (assigned to the German 13^th Panzer Division), noticed themselves in the actions of Kalabatka, in 21, 24 and 27.2.43.
1-3.3.43: the division involved in heavy fightings at Belikov and Petrovskaja (30 km NW of SLAVJANSK) .
20.3.43: assigned to the German XLIX Corps, regrouped in the area of Svitelnikof, Kalabatka and moved to the embarkation beaches.
- Statistics: from its disembarkment at Volnovaha up to Ordjonikidze and back to Crimea, Div. 2 Munte actioned for 262 days, from wich 59 were marching days and 203 action days. It covered 2351 km;
- Awards: 478 officers, NCOs and soldiers were honoured with German awards (Ritterkreuz and Eisernekreuz, Ist and IInd classes).

CRIMEA

3.43-3.44: deployed in Al'ma valley (20 km of Mountain Iaila's crest), with HQ at Karasubazar; assigned to the "Crimea" Command.
- 30.9-3.10.43: the units of Aluşta area replaced with Gr.1 V.M and Reg.4 Art (from Div. 1 Munte).
- 5.10.43: Bat. 7 V.M replaced in Şumhai area with Bat. 2 V.M (from Div. 1 Munte).
- 1.11.43: the Soviets crossed south of Sivaş Sea (coming from Kosso area), and establisehd a bridgehead. As a result, between 10.11-12.12.43 the Detasament Dumitrache (Gen. Dumitrache was the division's commander) was formed with 7 mountain battalions and 4 artillery divisions, taken 2.11.43 from the Crimean southern, western and eastern shores and moved to the south of the Sivaş Sea, with the mission to block the Soviet bridgehead formed between W of Urshin - NE of Tarchan - N of Kirlent - NW of Karanki.
  - The Detachment structure:
    initially: Bat. 23 V.M., Bat 24 V.M., II / Reg. 4 Art., Btr. 37 AC (from Div. 1 Munte), Bat. 15 V.M, Cp. 53 Care de Luptă (from Div. 2 Munte);
    then: Reg. 38 Inf, Reg. 20 Art, II / Reg. 3 Art. (from Div. 10 Inf.), Reg. 95 Inf. (from Div. 19 Inf.).
  - Action: for a month, the detachment actioned south of the Sivaş Sea, resisting to Soviet attacks (such as those of 19.11.43 west of Urschin, and 21.11.43 south of Aschkadan). Cp. 35 C.L. actioned initially in Perekop.
  - 12.12.43: the Detachment disbanded, with the units returned to their original divisions. The command of the defence sector of Sivaş Sea was taken by the German 336^th Division.
  - 13.12.43, 12.0 Hour, gen. Dumitrache comes back to the command of Div. 2 Munte at Karassubasar.
- 4-7.12.43: Bat. 10 V.M. participated to the liquidation of the Soviet bridgehead of Eltigen.
- 29.12.43-4.1.44: actions against partisans at SE of SIMFEROPOL (together with Div. 1 Munte and Div. 3 Munte): two of the three "tactical groups" were assigned to Div. 2 Munte HQs.

1944.

1.1.44: the anti-partisan forces regrouped in two commands, with Gruparea nr.1 commanded by gen. Dumitrache.
2-4.1.44: the partisan group totally annihilated.
16-19.1.44: the division organised 4 detachments (reinforced with mountain artillery) to fight against partisans of the mountains S-E of Karassubasar (Bachcysaraj, Şumi, Beschui area).
16-24.1.44: other units of the division in action against partisans in the area between the roads Saly - Sudak and Karassubasar - Uskut.
29-30.1.44: anti-partisan actions in the mountain south of Suya (with 4 detachments).
21.2.44: 5 detachments in action against partisans in Bg. Lyssaja area (S of Starîi Krim).

as of 10.4.44: the division is deployed on defence lines between Otussy - ALUSTA (cca 80 km). Most of its forces involved in anti-partisan actions in Bg. Ciornaia area (12 km NE ALUSTA).

10.4.44 it received the order to withdraw to Sevastopol ("Adler"): most of the operational units (3 battalions and the artillery) were sent by the evening of 11.4.44 to SEVASTOPOL, only 2 V.Mte. battalions and the captured artillery were kept for the defensive in Sudak - Uskut area (to cover the withdrawal of the German V Corps):
- 12.4.44: the "Detaşament Aluşta" is therefore organized with Bat. 7 V.M., Bat. 23 V.M (from Div. 1 Munte), II / Reg.4 Art., 1 cp. 120 mm howitzers, 1 pl. 50 mm guns); it was sent to Perival pass (10 km N of ALUSTA) to forbid the Soviet advance from Simferopol to Alushta, over the Jaila Mountains and to protect the German V Corps' withdrawal from Kertch.
- 13.4.44: the Soviets seized Simferopol, and reached "Detasamentul Alusta" on the line Perival - Enikala (while the later was protecting the harbour and area Aluşta).
- 14-15.4.44: Detaşamentul "Aluşta" received the ''resistance on place'' order, being uselessly sacrified by the German Command.
12.4.44: Div. 2 Munte begun the withdrawal, moving its HQ from Karasubasar to Uskut.
12/13.4.44: the Soviets captured the Dn. 4 Tu. Mte between Suja - Star Buratschi.
13.4.44: three battalions (Bat. 8, 16 V.M) and the entire artillery deployed along the new defensive line in SEVASTOPOL. The German 17^th Army established the defensive disposition in Sevastopol by the morning of 15.4.44 mainly with Romanian troops (from Div. 1, 2, 3 Munte).
15.4.44: the entire Div. 2 Munte is by now in the SEVASTOPOL fortress (less Bat. 7 V.M., which was assigned to Detasamentul Alusta), on the left flank of the defensive disposition. Two Soviet attacks repulsed.
16.4.44: four Soviet attacks repulsed.
17-26.4.44: the Division faced the heaviest fightings on the resistance position (being placed across the shortest access to Sevastopol); some 24 Soviet assaults were repulsed. All the division's units deployed on the first line: Gr. 4 V.M. (Bat. 8, 16; Bat. 1 V.M. from Div. 1 Munte), Gr. 5 V.M. (Bat. 9, 10 V.M.; Gr. 58 Cercetare from Corpul de Munte).

STATISTICS: 8913 men arrived in Sevastopol since 12.4.44 (285 Officers, 288 NCOs, 8340 Troops); from these, only 267 were evacuated by sea until 18.4.44; further, a total of 2348 arrived in Romania (in Movila Verde regrouping area) until 30.4.44: 53 Officers, 54 NCOs and 2241 Troops. The rest, about 6100, were still in Sevastopol.

27.4.44: the evacuation by sea from Sevastopol is suspended by Hitler.
27-30.4.44: more Soviet assaults; the division assigned also the remaining units of Div. 10 Inf.
1-7.5.44: the worse Soviet assaults, along the Bel'bek valley.
7/8.5.44: the division retreated from the resistance position and regrouped behind the Chersones position (W of SEVASTOPOL). From here, Gr. 5 V.M. was sent to Div. 1 Munte, the rest regrouped for embarkation and evacuated by sea.
evening of 8.5.44: the division's HQ evacuated according to 17^th Army disposition.
8-11.5.44: Gr. 5 V.M. (Bat. 9, 10 V.M.) actioned at Chersones (assigned to Div. 1 Munte).
11.5.44: the Command of Gr. 5 V.M evacuated; nonevacuated units: Bat. 9 V.M. (Mr. Popescu Oreste), Bat. 10 V.M. (Mr. Busuioceanu)

ROMANIA

May-August 1944: in the resting area (Haţeg - HUNEDOARA - SIMERIA / HD).

23.8.44: in the area DEVA - AIUD - SIMERIA / HD.

moved to ORĂŞTIE - HD, with the mission to forbid the German advance along the Mureş valley towards Deva.

30-31.8.44: moved by foot and regrouped in the area Vinţu de Jos / AB - Lancrăm / AB - Oarda de Jos / AB (S of ALBA IULIA), assigned to Corp 6 Teritorial. Stationed here 1-3.9.44. (Bat. 16 V.M. in Romos / HD).

3.9.44: Statistics : Effective strength:

Unit Officers NCOs Troop
Bat. 7 V.M. 18 13 435
Bat. 15 V.M. 29 14 635
Bat. 8 V.M. 23 30 445
Bat. 10 V.M. 18 18 594
Bat. 16 V.M. 18 18 545
Dn. 4 Tu.Mte. 5 5 193
Dn. 5 Tu.Mte. 8 7 234
Dn. 2 Ob.Mte. 5 9 170
Bat. 1 Pi.Mte. 12 18 446
TOTAL 136 132 3697

4/5.9.44: moved towards the new operations area of Abrud / AB:
5.9.44: Gr. 4 V.M. in Aiud / AB, Gr. 5 V.M. in Şard / AB, Bat. 16 V.M in Tăuţi / AB; Dn. 2 Ob.Mte in Teiuş / AB; Dn. 4 Tu.Mte in Zlatna / AB; Bat. 1 Pi.Mte in Aiud / AB (NW and N of ALBA IULIA).
- 6.9.44: Bat. 8, 15 V.M. (=Detasament Col. Vlădescu) actioned in Ocoliş / AB (N of AIUD) assigned to Armata 4 and in 7.9.44 in Lopadea Nouă / AB area (8 km E of AIUD), assigned to Div. 21 Inf.
6.9.44: regouped to Câmpeni - Abrud - Bucium Cerbu / AB, with the following units: Gr. 5 V.M. (Bat. 10, 16 V.M. in Abrud - Cerbu area), Dn. 4 Tu.Mte; Bat. 5, 22 V.M. (both from Div. 3 Munte); Batalioane Fixe Someş, Bihor, Arieş.
- 7.9.44: Bat. 7 V.M. still in Dumbrăveni.
- 7.9.44: Bat. 9 V.M. moved from Vulcan / HD to Deva.
10-11.9.44: the Division moved to Sălciua / AB - Lunca / AB area (on the Arieş, 40 km SW of TURDA).
12.9.44: deployed in Lunca - Ocoliş area (on the demarcational line with Hungary)
15-16.9.44: assigned to the Soviet 35^th Corps, in contact with the enemy in Ocoliş and Ocolişel / CJ.

ROMANIA (Northern Transylvania, occupied by Hungary)

action from Ocoliş to Băişoara / CJ.
24.9.44: deployed along the line Săcel / CJ - dealul Plămani - Prislopul - Agriş hill (S of CLUJ, 3 km N of Băişoara).
4.10.44: actions at Săvădisla / CJ (14 km N of Băişoara).
then advance from W of CLUJ to N of the river Someşul Mic.
11.10.44: as Cluj is liberated by Div. 18 Munte, Div. 2 Munte regrouped at HUEDIN, then in advance to the west, along Crişul Repede river.
14.10.44: arrived and regrouped at Tileagd / BH (25 km E of ORADEA), then in advance through Hănceşti - Săcueni / BH (40 km N of ORADEA).
15.10.44: arrived on the Beretău valley, then the main forces in action to DEBRECEN.
- 15-18.10.44: Bat. 15 V.M. deployed N of Săcuieni, then, in 18.10.44 (reinforced with Soviet artillery units) it was sent to Valea lui Mihai / BH.

HUNGARY

18.10.44: the main forces deployed in Almosd - Bagamér area.
20.10.44: Debrecen is seized, the Division (now also with Bat. 15 V.M.) moved and deployed in Hajdúsámson - SE of Hajdúhadház area (NE of DEBRECEN).
21.10.44: in Hajdúhadház.
22-25: S of Téglás (3 km N of Hajdúhadház).
26.10.44: Téglás seized by Gr. 4 V.M..
26-30.10.44: the division in the area N of Andrásfalva (N Téglás).
30.10.44: the division resumed the advance to Hajdudorog (arrived N of Sigir Mihály tn.).
31.10.44: action by Pukantocs tanya to E of Hajdúnánás.
1.11.44: action by Büd. Szt. Mihály (today Tiszavasvári), arrived on the Tisza river S of Tiszadada.
1.11.44: moved through Büd. Szt. Mihály - Hajdunánás - Hajdúdorog - Hajdúbőszőrmény - Balmazújváros and regrouped (4-7.11.44) around Szent Margita Nagy (today Újszentmargita), in the rear of the Soviet 104^th Corps.
6/7.11.44: cross over the Tisza river, S of Tiszakeszi.
8.11.44: contact with the enemy, N of Mezöcsat.
9.11.44: at István Mjr. (today cca. Igrici).
12.11.44: arrived S of Emöd.
15.11.44: the division (reinforced with the Soviet 315^{th A.T. Regiment)}seized Emöd.
18.11.44: action up to 10 km S of MISKOLC, from here the division was redirected to the West and arrived between Kisgyör and Sály (Bükk Mts.)
18-22.11.44: deployed on the above line (21.11.44: assigned to Corpul 4 Armată).
23.11.44: action in the Bükk Mountains, through Kisgyör to Répáshuta - Szilvásvárad:
- 27-29.11.44: on defence lines between Sály - Malomvár.
- 29.11.44: in action in the Bükk Mountains
- 1.12.44: arrived SE of Repáshuta.
- 2-11.12.44: attacks and counterattacks in the Bükkes heights area (N of Tölgyes).
- 12/13.12.44: regrouped in Kolleshegyeg - N Badrashalom area.
- 14.12.44: Gr. 5 V.M. between Dióskut - S of Répás, Gr. 4 V.M. moved to the left flank of Gr. 5 V.M. (replacing here the Soviet 93^rd Division).
- 16.12.44: Div. 2 Munte arrived S of Szilvásvárad, the entire Bükk Mountains are in Romanian hands. The Division, deployed on a 7 km-wide front, advanced 25 km between 23.11-16.12.44 (in 25 days), so with an average of 1 km / day
17-20.12.44: in Szilvásvárad (street fightings) and 2,5 km NE of Belapátfalva.
21.12.44: arrived in the evening between 2 km SE Járdánháza - Mocsolyás puszta - Buhahercse puszta - Borsodnádasd.
22.12.44: located S of Macskastan.
26.12.44: the division seized Ó Bást (in Slovakia), Egyházasbast, Medveskiskút, Taj and Cered. The enemy is still resisting at Vecseklo.
26/27.12.44: encircled at Medves puszta. Withdrawn to Kopaska - 3 km W of Egyházásbást (in Slovakia).
28.12.44: Somoskö, Salgóbánya and Somosköújfalu were seized. The division deployed on the line Felsömalom - 1 km NW Somosközújfalu.
29-30.12.44: on the line W Kisarany - Büdöskút pszt - Kutas pszt.
31.12.44: arrived in Ipolytarnoc area.
31.12.44/1.1.45: cross over the Ipel river (at Ipolytarnóc).

1945.

SLOVAKIA

1.1.45: the Division established a bridgehead of 2 km on the Ipel and blocked the road Veliká - Trenč.
2-4.1.45: in the area Kisdalyo puszta - Dravce (Ipel bridgehead).
5-8.1.45: SW of Jelšovec.
12-14.1.45: actions in Luborec - NW of Jelšovec areas.
14-17.1.45: deployed on a defence line betwen SW Mašková and E Luborec.
18.1.45: the division seized Mašková (together with Div. 3 Munte); the enemy resists in Halič - Lehota area.
29.1.45: in the area Panické Dravce - Rapovce - Iploytarnoc - Velika; then in action in Javorina Mountains, from SE of Lentorova.
10.2.45: arrived at Turie Pole.
15-16.2.45: 1 km S of Urbanovka.
17.2.45: the Javorina peak and Cervena village seized together with Div. 3 Munte.
then it seized Hrabová.
28.2-1.3.45: deployed at Neresnice.
8.3.45: arrived NE of Dobrá Niva.
11.3.45: replaced at Podzámčok by the Soviet 133 Division, and moved N of Dobrá Niva. From here, the division advanced to the NW, and seized Jilovice (13.3.45), Bacurov, Ostrá Luka (16.3.45), Gunda.
16.3.45: on the Hron, in Gunda area.
17.3.45: replaced by the Soviet 6^th Division in the area E of the road Gunda - Dolna Breznica.
18-19.3.45: the division regrouped in Vyhne - Banské area. Then it replaced the Soviet 227 ^th Division and parts of the 3^rd Regiment from Divizia "Tudor Vladimirescu" in the Hlinik pod Hron - Zahorcie area.
20.3.45: the division attacked to reduce the enemy bridgehead of Bzenica (East of Hron); it seized Bzenica and Zahorce.
25-26.3.45: the division forced the Hron river, with Bat. 10 V.M. at Bzenika and Bat. 7 V.M. at Hlinik and with heavy losses.
26.3.45: enemy attacks of the Romanian bridgeheads (west of Hron); Bat. 7 V.M. had to retreat from the bridgehead of Hlinik nad Hronom. The bridgehead of Bukovany also liquidated.
28.3.45: heavy fightings.
28/29-29.3.45: moved to the South by Banska Stiavnica - Bátovce - Levice, then cross over the Hron at Tekov, continued the advance by Mal. Kozmalovce and finnaly regrouped in Volkovce area..
30.3.45: moved S of Jedlove (regrouped in Hostie - Bana Victoria - Obice area).
31.3.45: action to the North, in the Nitra Mountains, up to SW of Müller; from here it changed direction to the NE.
2.4.45: arrived on the Nitra river, between Brodznany and Krásno.
2/3-3.4.45: passed the Nitra, NW of Brodzany, regrouped in the area Chynorany - Zabokreki - Ostratice and seized Vel. and Mal. Ostratice.
4.4.45: assigned to Corpul 7 Armată, it seized Dvorec and arrived SE Banovce.
4/5-5.4.45: Div.2 Munte actioned from Rybany and seized Bánovce, then advanced 2 km to the north.
6/7.4.45: regrouped in the area Ostratice - Zabokreky - Chynorany.
7.4.45: advance to the Vah river (arrived in the evening between Sarfia and Bojna).
8.4.45: arrived and regrouped W of Piešťany (Trebatice area).
9-10.4.45: moved through Vrbove, Turá Luka, E Chropov, to the foot of the Mandet Mountains.

CZECHIA

11.4.45: action in the Mandet Mountains, up to the Morava Valley, S of Petrov - Strážnice.
16-18.4.45: in offensive again up to the Zarazice area and 2 km north of Kozojídky (arrived here in 18.4, 18.0 hour).
18-25.4.45: in offensive along the Morava river towards north, it passed by Vnorovy, seized Veselí nad Moravou, reaching a line 2 km S of Uherský Ostroh (Veselí nad Moravou - Milokošť area).
26.4.45: the battle for Uherský Ostroh, the city was occupied before 20.0 hour, also liberated Uherský Brod.
26/27.4.45: it replaced Div. 10 Inf. in the Ostrožská Lhota region.
28.4.45: offensive west of Morava, up to S of Polešovice - Nedakonice.
29.4.45: on Buchlovice - Zlechov line.
1.5.45: in Babice - Staré Město area (N of Uherské Hradiště).
2.5.45: seized Skržice, Soběsuky, Milovice, Kostelany (all in area 8 km S of Kroměříž)
3/4.5.45: replaced by 26.IR of 2.ID, withdrawn from the area E of Nová Dědina and regrouped in ~Chvalkovice area.
5.5.45: moving along the route Litenčice - Brankovice - Slavkov (Austerlitz) - Holubice - Obce. At noon it was with the main forces in Slavkov and with 3 batallions west of Kunkovice.
6-8.5.45: in defensive N of Prosec area (N-E of BRNO) (or Ochoz - Babice area ?)
8/9.5.45: replaced with units of 40.Soviet Army and than regrouped until 9.5.45, 10.0 A.M in Juliánov - Líšeň area (E suburbs of BRNO).
10.5.45: fast advance by Tišnov, grouped south of Strážek.
12.5.45: fast advance by Ostrov nad Oslavou, grouped in the final resting area of Květinov - Šlapanov - Věžnice (SE of Havlíčkův Brod).
13.5-13.6.45: in the resting area.
13.6.45: beginning the return march to Romania. For the planned stages: see Corp 4.

HQ LOCATIONS. (abbreviations)

3.39-9.40	Sighetu Marmatiei - MM
4.43-12.4.44	Karasubazar - Cr
12.4.44	Uskut - Cr
13-14.4.44	Aluşta - Cr
14.4-8.5.44	Sevastopol - Cr
23.8.44	Deva - HD
1-6.9.44	Oarda de Jos - AB
6.9.44, h:19.0	Zlatna - AB
7-9.9.44	Abrud (seara) - AB
9-11.9.44	Aiud - AB
5.10.44	Băişoara - CJ
26-30.10.44	Hajdúhadház – H
15.11.44	István major (S of Emöd) - H
30.11.44	Borsodgeszt - H
1.12.44	Mocsályatelep (S of Kisgyör) - H
12.12.44	Kisgyör (S.Miskolc) - H
15.12.44	Bekenyerdö (W of Kisgyör) - H
20.12.44	Szilvásvárad - H
28.12.44	Cered - H
31.12.44	Somosköújfalu - H
2.1.45	Harsás puszta - H
3.1.45	Ipolytarnóc- H
15.1.45	Jelšovec - Sk
29.1 ?	Veliká nad Ipl'om - Sk
20.2.45	Cervená - Sk
19.3.45	Vyhne - Sk
2.4.45	NW Skykov / Kostolány ?- Sk
4-5.4.45	Rybany - Sk
26-27.4.45	Vnorovy - Cz
1.5.45	Staré Mesto - Cz
4.5.45	Babice - Cz
7.5.45	Ochoz - Cz
9.5.45	Líšeň (E suburb of Brno) - Cz
13.5-6.45	Věžnice (SE of Havlíčkův Brod) - Cz

OPM Numbers (see the OPM list)

3-7.40	88
7-9.40	181
6-11.41	77
7.42-5.43	11
5-11.43...2.44	676
12.43-3.44	155
4.44	4980
9-11.44	608
11.44-7.45	176

CODE NAMES (see the list)

25.8-24.10.44	Busuioc
25.10.44-31.1.45	Floarea
1.2.45-	Vidraşcu

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Unit	Officers	NCOs	Troop
Bat. 7 V.M.	18	13	435
Bat. 15 V.M.	29	14	635
Bat. 8 V.M.	23	30	445
Bat. 10 V.M.	18	18	594
Bat. 16 V.M.	18	18	545
Dn. 4 Tu.Mte.	5	5	193
Dn. 5 Tu.Mte.	8	7	234
Dn. 2 Ob.Mte.	5	9	170
Bat. 1 Pi.Mte.	12	18	446
TOTAL	136	132	3697