The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Ioan Răşcanu

Răşcanu, Ioan

Lieutenant-General

* 4th of January 1874

† 25th of February 1952

Promotions

1914-XX-XX Lieutenant-Colonel
1916-04-01 Colonel
1917-09-01 Brigadier-General
1921-04-01 Major-General
1942-XX-XX Lieutenant-General (Reserve)

Service

1914-XX-XX 1916-XX-XX Chief of Operations Section, General Staff
1916-XX-XX Liaison Officer to the French General Staff
1917-XX-XX 1918-XX-XX Commanding Officer 17th Artillery Brigade
1918-12-01 1919-09-27 Secretary-General, Ministry of War
1919-09-27 1920-03-01 Minister of War
1920-03-12 1921-12-15 Minister of War
1922-02-01 Retired
1927-01-05 1927-06-03 Minister of State
1927-01-05 1927-06-03 Commissioner of Besarabia & Bucovina
1931-06-22 1932-06-05 Minister of State
1940-XX-XX 1942-10-01 Mayor of Vaslui
1942-10-01 1944-08-23 Mayor of Bucharest
1947-XX-XX 1951-08-01 Arrested
1951-08-01 Condemned to 2 years imprisonment
1952-02-25 Died in prison
Picture source: Courtesy of Valdis Kursietis