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Programs & Activities 2004

Program

  1. Publication of the volume in French language Guerre et société en Europe containing studies carried out by French, Romanian, German and English historians.
  2. Publication of a volume of documents entitled 1916 – 1918. Romania as seen by the French general H.M. Berthelot, dedicated to the French Military Mission in Romania, led by general Berthelot.
  3. Organization of exhibitions with stands of books published under the patronage of the Foundation, on the occasion of fairs, symposium, sessions of scientific communications, etc.
  4. Launch of the volume Guerre et société en Europe in Paris and, subsequently, in Romania, with prior media coverage.
  5. Organization of the commemorative ceremonials at the monument of general Gusa located in the courtyard of the church of Spataru (March 28 and December 22).
  6. Completion of the documentary fund of the Foundation with new documents, testimonies, etc.
  7. Granting of a scholarship abroad to a student of a military Academy.
  8. Media presentation of the website of the Foundation and its continuous updating.
  9. Granting of the commemorative medal “General Stefan Gusa” to military personalities participating in the manifestations of the Foundation.
  10. Presentation and media promotion of the books published under the patronage of the Foundation, and their subsequent donation to the libraries of the military circles, to academies, military units, etc.
  11. Selection and promotion of initiatives aimed at satisfying the requests for publication of works of military history.
  12. Launch by the broadcaster “Europa Nova” of Lugoj of the monthly program entitled The unpublished history in the books published under the patronage of the “General Stefan Gusa” Foundation.
  13. Edition under the patronage of the Foundation of the 1st volume of the Military Encyclopedic Dictionary elaborated by a collective of the Land Forces Academy.
  14. Launch of the volume Condemned to truth, a documentary book on the activity of general Gusa during the month of December 1989.

Activities

1. On the date of September 20, 2004, inauguration of a school and of a kindergarten in the native village of general Gusa. Built thanks to the support of the Foundation, these buildings represent an investment for the future placed at the service of education, perhaps the most beautiful gift made to the children and to the entire community of Spataru in the name of the military Stefan Gusa.
The children will therefore be able to benefit from bright and functional premises, provided with everything necessary for a civil and modern teaching. The classrooms, the teachers’ room, the library, the sports field and the medical office were arranged with great care, in the desire to offer study conditions that few schools boast.

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2. The Foundation promoted the edition and the printing of the following volumes:

– Military Attachés Report … 1940 – 1944 Vol. IV
Coordinators: Gheorghe Nicolescu, Alesandru Dutu, Lenuta Nicolescu, Alexandru Osca, Andrei Nicolescu.
“Europa Nova” Publishing House, Bucharest, 2004

– Romanians in Europe and in the world. Testimonies for eternity
Dr. Cristache Gheorghe, Dr. Florian Tuca
“Europa Nova” Publishing House, Bucharest, 2002

– Guerre et société en Europe
Coordination Générale: Prof. émérite Dr. André Corvisier, Prof. Dr. Dumitru Preda
“Europa Nova” Publishing House, Bucharest, 2004

– Condemned to truth – General Stefan Gusa
Daniela Veronica Gusa de Dragan
RAO International Publishing Company, Bucharest, 2004

3. Elaboration and presentation of radio broadcasts on the following themes:

– “The mission of the French general Armengaud in Bucharest (1939)” – January 4, 2004;
– “Pages of the history of the Romanian Army – the 15th Artillery Regiment” – January 11, 2004;
– “1916 – 1918 The French military mission and the Romanians. Mutual perceptions”, serial – January 18 and 25, 2004, February 1 and 8, 2004;
– “Exceptional military personalities at the leadership of the Romanian Army in the last century: general Constantin Poenaru” – February 15, 2004;
– “Romanians and French in the First World War. The reorganization of the Romanian navy” – February 22;
– “An unpublished interpellation in the Parliament of unified Romania. Subject: soldiers’ songs” – February 29, 2004;
– “Unpublished documents on the beginnings of anti-aircraft defense. Two reports of the Romanian military attaché in Paris dating from the spring of the year 1916” – March 7, 2004;
– “Exceptional military personalities of the Romanian Army in the last century: general Papp Danila of the Banat region” – March 14, 2004;
– “Pages of the history of the Romanian Army – 4th Infantry Regiment” – March 21, 2004;
– “The politician Ion Mihalache on the front of the struggle for the Great Union” – March 28, 2004;
– “The Nobel Prize laureate George Emil Palade in the Romanian Army 1914 – 1944” – April 4, 2004;
– The writer Camil Petrescu – officer of the Romanian Army in the campaign of the First World War” – April 11 and 18, 2004;
– “A flag of the Romanian Army donated to the English Army in 1921, as a symbol of collaboration during the Great War” – April 25;
– “The academic general Radu R. Rosetti, distinguished military man, diplomat and historian” – May 2 and 9, 2004;
– “The contribution of the Romanian Army to the elimination of the consequences of the First World War. The constructive army 1919 – 1920” – May 16, 2004;
– “Stefan cel Mare – obstacle to the Ottoman invasion” – June 6, 2004;
– “Stefan cel Mare – strategist and military commander” – June 13;
– “The churches founded by Stefan cel Mare and the cultural and religious life during his reign” – June 20;
– “The personality of Stefan cel Mare seen by contemporaries” – June 27, 2004;
– “Messengers of the American army in Romania after the First World War” – July 4, 2004;

4. Elaboration and dissemination of the television broadcast “The unpublished history in the books of the General Gusa Foundation” – March 25, April 22 and May 20, 2004;

5. Launch at the Romanian Embassy in Paris of the book “War and society in Europe”, with the collaboration of the French Commission of Military History (April 18, 2004);

6. Realization of a cycle of conferences on the following themes:

– “The Romanian Army in the War of Independence of 1877 – 1878. Unpublished pages of the operational diaries of the units participating in the battles” for the military personnel and the civilian staff of the “Mihai Viteazul” Armored Vehicles and Automotive Training School of Pitesti. (April 29, 2004);
– “Proofs of the gratitude of the population of Hungary towards the Romanian Army in the campaign of 1944 – 1945” for the students of the Military School of Pitesti (May 17, 2004);

7. On December 20, 2004, at the bookstore “Carturesti” the volume “Condemned to truth”, published by “RAO”, was launched;

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8. Organization of the commemorative ceremonials at the monument of general Gusa existing in the courtyard of the church of Spataru (March 28 and December 22).

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Programs & Activities 2003

Program

  1. Organization of the commemoration of General Stefan Gușă at the Buzău garrison – military ceremonial, and at the church of the village of Spătaru – religious ceremonial, on the occasion of the anniversary of the date of death (March 28) and of the day of birth, and on December 22.
  2. Elaboration of 25 writings on military history topics which will be recorded and sent to the broadcast promoted by the “General Stefan Gușă” Foundation at the radio station “Europa Nova” in the period September 2003 – February 2004.
  3. On the occasion of Army Day, organization at the European University Drăgan of Lugoj of a symposium on the theme “Great personalities of the Romanians and the army”, with the participation of renowned historians, researchers, etc.
  4. On the occasion of the 85th anniversary of the Great Union of 1918, organization of a symposium on the theme “The army and the Union” to celebrate December 1, National Day of Romania.
  5. Completion and printing of the volume Guerre et société en Europe, containing studies in French on military history topics. Launch and presentation of the volume through reviews published in the following specialized journals: “Dosarele istoriei”, “Revista de Istorie Militară”, “Document”, “Observatorul Militar” and “Națiunea”.
  6. Launch and media presentation of the book Military Attachés Report…, Vol. III and preparation of Vol. IV.
  7. Collection of documentation, selection of informative material and drafting of the volume The Calvary of Romanian Prisoners in the First World War.
  8. Participation in the annual book fair “Gaudeamus” with its own stand of books published under the patronage of the Foundation.
  9. Donation and sending of editorial novelties to the libraries of military units, to universities, research institutes, etc.
  10. Organization by the Foundation of conferences on military history topics in the garrisons of Lugoj, Oradea, Cluj, Sibiu, Pitești, Curtea de Argeș, Câmpulung Muscel, Buzău, Tecuci, etc.
  11. Completion of the documentary fund of the Foundation with new testimonies about General Gușă written by those who knew him and with whom he worked in various periods of his life.
  12. Realization of a series of video interviews with various participants in the Second World War – generals, officers, knights of the Military Order “Mihai Viteazul”.
  13. Organization together with the universities of Pitești and of Lugoj of the National annual session of scientific communications of the students of the faculties of history.
  14. Drafting and publication of articles on the contribution of various personalities of Romania – belonging to the world of culture, art, science and political life – to the unfolding of particularly significant events of contemporary history.
  15. Analysis and elaboration of proposals regarding requests for support of cultural or other activities addressed to the Foundation by various institutions or by private individuals.
  16. Arrangement of the archive of the Foundation with filing and inventory of the respective documents.
  17. Updating of the inventory of the assets of the Foundation.

Activities

  1. Under the patronage of the Foundation, edition and printing of the work Military Attachés Report… 1938–1939, Vol. III, by Alexandru Duțu, Lenuța Nicolescu, Alexandru Osca, Andrei Nicolescu, “Europa Nova” Publishing House, Bucharest, 2003.
  2. Organization of the launch of the book Romanians in Europe and in the World. Testimonies for Eternity at the following institutions:

– Regional Library Argeș of Pitești – January 30, 2003.
– National Museum of History of Romania, on the occasion of the meeting of the National Union of Historians of Romania – February 10, 2003.
– Artillery regiment of the Tecuci garrison – July 25, 2003.
– Military Circle of the Câmpulung garrison, on the occasion of the symposium dedicated to Army Day – October 21, 2003.

  1. Carrying out of the conference on the theme “Gheorghe Brătianu and the army” at the following institutions:

– Oradea garrison – May 29, 2003.
– “Mihai Viteazul” Armored Vehicles and Automotive Training School of Pitești – July 5, 2003.
– Artillery regiment of the Tecuci garrison.
– 2nd Operational Command of Buzău.

  1. Presentation of all the books published under the patronage of the Foundation at the International Congress of Military History held in Bucharest in the period August 10 – 15, 2003.
  2. Carrying out of the conference on the theme “The military physician Ștefan Odobleja seen by his contemporaries” at the Oradea garrison, on September 29, 2003.
  3. Carrying out of the conference on the theme “The General Staff and the evolution of the Romanian Army in the period 1859 – 2000” at the artillery regiment of Tecuci, on October 10, 2003.
  4. Presentation of the book Military Attachés Report…, Vol. III at the following institutions:

– Land Forces Academy of Sibiu – October 22, 2003.
– Military Circle of Cluj, on the occasion of the symposium dedicated to Army Day and organized by the 4th Operational Army Corps – October 23, 2003.
– Headquarters of the Municipality of Câmpulung, on the occasion of the annual session of scientific communications of the Municipal Museum of Câmpulung – October 17, 2003.
– University of Pitești, Faculty of History, Philosophy and Journalism, on the occasion of the symposium dedicated to the Great Union of 1918 – November 28, 2003.
– 2nd Operational Command of Buzău – October 9, 2003.

  1. Documentation, selection and preparation of materials in order to edit the following works:

– Vol. IV of the series Military Attachés Report…;
– War and Society in Europe – volume of studies in French;
– The Calvary of Romanian Prisoners in the First World War.

  1. Participation of the Foundation in the symposium dedicated to Romanian Army Day, held at the Military Circle of Câmpulung on October 21, 2003, with the conference “The Romanian Army in the First World War. Romanian-French collaboration”, and in the symposium organized on October 24 at the Mechanized Brigade of Oradea with the conference “The Romanian Army in the First World War. Collaboration with the French military mission led by General Berthelot”.
  2. Elaboration and recording in Lugoj of 12 broadcasts later disseminated by “Radio Europa Nova”.
  3. Realization of two glass showcases for the exhibition of books published under the patronage of the Foundation to be organized at the “Mihai Viteazul” Armored Vehicles and Automotive Training School of Pitești.
  4. On the occasion of Tank Troops Day, arrangement and inauguration at the Military Tank School of Pitești of the exhibition of books published with the support of the Foundation.
  5. Free distribution of the following books:

– Military Attachés Report…, Vol. III to the participants at the Scientific Session organized by the Museum of Vrancea of Focșani.
– Romanians in Europe and in the World. Testimonies for Eternity – 40 copies to the members of the National Union of Reserve and Retired Military Personnel.
– Military Attachés Report…, Vol. II – 200 copies to the libraries of military units.

  1. Promotion through the media of the books published by the Foundation, as follows:

– in “Observatorul Militar” No. 34/2003 – Military Attachés on the invisible front.
– in “Națiunea” No. 220/2003 – New testimonies regarding military diplomacy.
– in “Națiunea” No. 181 of January 8 – 14 and in “National” No. 1784 of January 19 – Romanians in Europe and in the World. Testimonies for Eternity.
– in “Revista de istorie militară” No. 5 – 6 January 2003, in “Timpul” No. 9/2003 and in “Dosarele istoriei” No. 10/2003 – Military Attachés Report….

Programs & Activities 2002

Program

  1. Organization of the commemoration of General Stefan Gușă at the Buzău garrison – military ceremonial, and at the church of the village of Spătaru – religious ceremonial, on the occasion of the anniversary of the date of death (March 28) and of the day of birth, and on December 22.
  2. Initiation of procedures aimed at obtaining the necessary approvals for the establishment and awarding of a diploma and of a prize “General Stefan Gușă” to the graduate with highest marks of the “Mihai Viteazul” Armored Vehicles and Automotive Training School of Pitești.
  3. Completion of the documentary fund of the Foundation with testimonies, photographs, video images regarding the life and activity of General Gușă. Organization of the archive of the Foundation.
  4. Financial support to the “Mihai Viteazul” Armored Vehicles and Automotive Training School of Pitești for the completion of the arrangement of the protocol hall (finalization of the realization and installation of honor plaques bearing the names of the graduates with highest marks and of the commanders of the school).
  5. Organization together with the universities of Pitești and Lugoj of the National annual session of scientific communications of the students of the faculties of history.
  6. Systematic promotion in newspapers and journals (“Redeșteptarea”, “Națiunea”, “Observatorul Militar”, etc.) of the books published under the patronage of the Foundation, and their presentation by local or national broadcasters.
  7. Promotion through the media (TVR, Radio Romania Actualități, Ten TV, etc.) of the scientific manifestations carried out in cooperation with other higher education institutions.
  8. Elaboration and printing in French of the collection of historical texts entitled New Perspectives in Military Historiography, coordinated by André Corvisier, President of the International Commission of Military History and emeritus professor at the Sorbonne University of Paris.
  9. Elaboration and printing of the 2nd volume of the work Military Attachés Report… regarding the period 1930–1938. Publication of reviews of the writings published or re-edited under the patronage of the Foundation.
  10. Organization of the launch of the volumes published with the support of the Foundation.
  11. Drafting and publication of articles on the contribution of various personalities of Romania – belonging to the world of culture, art, science and political life – to the unfolding of particularly significant events of contemporary history.
  12. Continuation of the distribution, in the form of donation, to Romanian and foreign military units and cultural institutions, of the books published under the patronage of the Foundation.
  13. Elaboration of a guide for the realization of interviews with officers and generals decorated with the Military Order “Mihai Viteazul”, as well as with war veterans.
  14. Establishment of a documentary fund containing audio and video testimonies obtained by interviewing war veterans on the theme “Testimonies from the trenches of the Second World War”.
  15. Analysis and elaboration of proposals regarding requests for support of cultural or other activities, addressed to the Foundation by various institutions or by private individuals.
  16. Arrangement of the archive of the Foundation with filing and inventory of the respective documents.
  17. Updating of the inventory of the assets of the Foundation.

Activities

  1. In January 2002 the conference hall “General Ștefan Gușă” of the General Staff of the Land Forces was equipped with a simultaneous translation system with 28 seats, and with a Philips video projector.
  2. In the presence of representatives of the General Staff of the Land Forces, a bronze bust of General Stefan Gușă was donated to the “Mihai Viteazul” Armored Vehicles and Automotive Training School of Pitești, to be placed in the protocol hall. The Foundation also donated furniture and other objects necessary for equipping the hall. The marble honor plaques bearing the names of the graduates with highest marks and of the commanders of the School, from its creation until today, were also redone.
  1. Collaboration in the organization of the National session of scientific communications of the students of the Faculty of History of Pitești.
  2. In September 2002 a translation system with 12 seats was donated, necessary to the military unit operating in the former premises of the General Staff.
  3. Under the patronage of the Foundation, edition and printing of the following works:

– Romanians in Europe and in the World. Testimonies for Eternity.
Dr. Cristache Gheorghe, Dr. Florian Țuca.
“Europa Nova” Publishing House.
Bucharest, 2002.

– Military Attachés Report… 1938–1940.
Alexandru Duțu, Lenuța Nicolescu, Alexandru Osca, Andrei Nicolescu.
“Europa Nova” Publishing House.
Bucharest, 2002.

  1. November 13, 2002 – inauguration ceremony of the new headquarters Butan Gas International Lugoj which also hosts the “General Stefan Gușă” Foundation.
  1. On November 25, 2002, the volume Romanians in Europe and in the World. Testimonies for Eternity was launched at the National Military Circle (view image)
  1. Preparation of materials on historical themes to be presented during the periodic broadcast “Historical Kaleidoscope” of the radio station “Europa Nova”.
  2. On November 29, 2002, on the occasion of the Book Fair “Gaudeamus”, the two volumes dedicated to the military diplomats and to their activity aimed at defending the interests of interwar Romania were launched.
  3. The Foundation participated in the conference entitled “Trends in the development of cybernetics in the 3rd millennium”, organized at Băile Felix by the “Ștefan Odobleja” Academy of Cybernetics, where it presented a study dedicated to the way in which the military physician Ștefan Odobleja was perceived by his contemporaries.

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