DEVELOPMENT OF THE ROMANIAN WEAPONS INDUSTRY
DEVELOPMENT OF THE ROMANIAN WEAPONS INDUSTRY

Summary/Abstract: The development of the armaments industry in Romania was along process that experienced periods of progress and regression as a result of internal and external causes. The development process of this industry began after the Decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza, of August 26, 1861, by which the Directorate of Artillery Material Establishments for the manufacture of gunpowder was established. This directorate owned: the Powder Factory, the Pyrotechnic sand the Army Construction Arsenal. At the end of August 1915, a new Pyrotechnics was established next to the old one. After the First World War, two new construction arsenals were built, armaments in Sibiu and Roman. In 1935, the development of an endowment program began for the reorganization and modernization of existing factories and the establishment of new armaments factories. Before World War II, the Reșița Factories manufactured anti-aircraft(AA) guns and 120 mm howitzers, and the Astra Brașov Factories also manufactured AA guns. The Concordia Ploiești Factories manufactured anti-tank guns and ammunition.

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