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.

Nicolae Bălcescu Land Forces Academy
Academia Forțelor Terestre „Nicolae Bălcescu”
View of the Nicolae Bălcescu Land Forces Academy
Active	1 July 1920–present
Country	Romania
Allegiance	Romania
Branch	Romanian Army
Type	Training
Role	Basic training of future officials of the Army and of the Civil Guard
Website	General Military Academy
Commanders
Director	Jerónimo de Gregorio y Monmeneu

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 Wallachian Revolution of 1848.