The Horea, Cloșca și Crișan Division (full name: Romanian 2nd Volunteer Infantry Division 'Horea, Cloșca și Crișan' ) was established in April 1945 from Romanian volunteers, mostly prisoners of war, but also Communist activists such as Valter Roman.

It was created by the Soviet Union at Kotovsk, and named after the Revolt of Horea, Cloșca and Crișan.

Its first leader was General Mihail Lascăr, who had been taken prisoner in November 1942, during the Battle of Stalingrad.

Under the firm control of Romanian communists and backed by Red Army troops, the HCsC Division was a key instrument with which the Soviets established complete communist control of Romania after the war against the wishes of the regular Romanian Land Forces.

In 1989, as part of the Fourth Army, its composition was reported as:[citation needed] In 1994 it was transformed into the 6th Army Corps "Horea, Cloșca și Crișan", and in 2000 into Brigada 6 Tancuri "Horea, Cloșca și Crișan".