Center of Military History and Culture

The Center for Culture and Military History (Romanian: Centrul de Istorie și Cultură Militară) is an institution of the Moldovan National Army under the auspices of the Ministry of Defense. Founded on 18 August 2011, its mission is to develop fundamental investigation into Moldovan military history.[1] It has cooperated with foreign historical institutions such as the Romanian National Military Archives[2][3] and the NATO Information and Documentation Centre.[4] In February 2017, the book Homage and Gratitude, which was in memory of those who fell in the Transnistria War, was unveiled at the center.[5][6] It has also played host to multiple events, including the first meeting of the National Council for War Veterans Affairs in 2020[7] and the meeting of Moldovan alumni of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in 2015.[8] It is currently under the leadership of its director, Colonel Alexandru Chirilenco, who was appointed by President Igor Dodon in December 2019.[9] One of its former directors, Colonel Vitalie Ciobanu, was the founded of the magazine "Cohorta" (founded in 1999), the first and only military publication of Moldovan military history.[10]

## Structure

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A Katyusha rocket launcher on a ZIS-151 chassis at the center.

It has control over the Army Museum of Chisinau. Another branch of the institution is the Military Historiography and Museography, whose area of investigation began in 1994 through the establishment of the military museum. In 2015, at the initiative of Defense Minister Anatol Șalaru, a museum was opened at the Center for Culture and Military History where evidence of deportations during the Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina are displayed. In September of that, on his instructions and with his personal participation, the T-34 tank mounted on the territory of the Ștefan cel Mare 2nd Motorized Infantry Brigade in Chisinau was removed from the pedestal and was transferred to the museum.[11] The institution also owns an open air exhibition of military technical equipment and weapons, as well as the Capul de pod Șerpeni Memorial Complex through the army museum.[12]

## See also

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* Bundeswehr Military History Museum
* United States Army Center of Military History
* Central House of Officers of the Russian Army

## External links

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* Official Website

## References

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1. ^ "Ministry of Defense of Republic of Moldova".
2. ^ Archived copy Archived 29 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ "Arhivele Militare Naționale Române". Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
4. ^ "Ministry of Defense of Republic of Moldova".
5. ^ "Ministry of Defense of Republic of Moldova".
6. ^ "Cartea "Omagiu şi recunoştinţă" a fost lansată la Centrul de Cultură şi Istorie Militară | Actualitate". Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
7. ^ "Ministry of Defense of Republic of Moldova".
8. ^ "Moldovan Alumni hosts 'Security through Cooperation' Roundtable".
9. ^ "Dodon dismissed the director of the Center for Culture and Military History, whose subordination is the Soviet Occupation Museum".
10. ^ Archived copy Archived 29 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine
11. ^ "The closing of the Museum of Soviet Occupation in Chisinau – a political order from the Kremlin".
12. ^ "Hg238/2003".

Armed Forces of the Republic of Moldova

Service branches|

* National Army
* Land Forces
* Air Force
* Trupele de Carabinieri

Military institutions under the Ministry of Defense|

* Center of Military History and Culture
* Central Sports Club of the Army
* Military Mass-Media Center
* Consultative Diagnostic Center
* Preventive Medical Center
* Presidential Band of the Republic of Moldova
* Alexandru cel Bun Military Academy
* Agency for Ensuring Resources and Administration of Patrimony
* Military Inspectorate of the Ministry of Defense
* Central Commission of Military Medical Expertise
* Central Military Hospital

Ground Forces units|

* 1st Motorized Infantry Brigade "Moldova"
* 2nd Motorized Infantry Brigade "Stefan Cel Mare"
* 3rd Motorized Infantry Brigade "Dacia"
* 22nd Peacekeeping Battalion
* Artillery Division "Prut"
* Independent Engineer Battalion "Codru"
* Independent Radio Regiment "Basarabia"
* Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment "Dimitrie Cantemir"
* Independent Special Forces Battalion "Fulger"
* Independent Chemical Protection Company
* Guard Battalion
* including the Honour Guard Company
* 1st Independent Battalion of Peacekeepers
* 3rd Independent Battalion of Peacekeepers
* Independent Infantry Company of Peacekeepers

Air Force bases|

* Decebal Air Base
* Mărculești Air Force Base