Nicolae Bălcescu Land Forces Academy

The Nicolae Bălcescu Land Forces Military Academy (Romanian: Academia Forțelor Terestre "Nicolae Bălcescu”) is an institute of higher military education located in Sibiu, Romania.

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The institution was established July 1, 1920, at the initiative of Minister of War Ioan Rășcanu, through Decree 5376/1920 signed by King Ferdinand I of Romania.[1] It is named after Nicolae Bălcescu, a Romanian Wallachian soldier and leader of the 1848 Wallachian Revolution.

References
  1. "Istoricul instituției". www.armyacademy.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved December 23, 2020.

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