Romanian officer/General? Rank, Identifikation?

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Melax
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Romanian officer/General? Rank, Identifikation?

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Post by Melax » 11 Dec 2022, 10:03

Hi,

I may be completly wrong (wouldn't be the first time -.- ) but I guess the officer on the picture wears a romanian uniform?

can anybody identify the rank? first thought was a general because of the Kragenspiegel but that might be wrong..

I would really need the rank of the officer (and that he is indead romanian) - also if an identifikation would be possible it would be really really great :)

thanks,
Alexander
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Post by Melax » 16 Dec 2022, 16:00

nobody an idea?

at least at the rank? are these really "General-Spiegelkragen" or just officer insignia?

regards,
Alexander

PS: could this be Constantin Trestioreanu?


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Re: Romanian officer/General? Rank, Identifikation?

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Post by VJK » 16 Dec 2022, 20:06

Hi,

It is hard to say for certain because the pic is out of focus, but they certainly appear to be a Romanian general's rank insignia, and it appears as if there is the one stripe of a General de brigadă on his shoulder tab (very fuzzy, but it looks like it). I would discount Trestioreanu for an ID, my first thought was Corneliu Teodorini, but he received the Ritterkreuz as a Colonel.

Kind regards,

VJK

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Post by Melax » 16 Dec 2022, 21:33

Hi VJK,

thanks :)

the picture has to be from 1941 or early 1942 (most likely summer/fall 1941)

the romanian generals the Unit (from where the picture is from) I am shure had contact with were (as far as I know)

- F.Ionel Glogojanu (CO 10.Div) - but he had a beard as far as I know
- Constantin Tresioreanu (10.Div.)
- Nicolae Ghineraru 1st Fortress brigade, later CO 10.Div.)

Petre Dumitrescu (but only later in 1942)

(Admiral Alexandru Gheorghiu - but that's an army uniform not a navy uniform)

of course there could have been an additional unknown general also be in contact with the unit... he had to be soneone who was involved with the Danubie/Pruth front or the Transnistrien coast east of Odessa

My money was on Trestioreanu but as you disagree, maybe Ghineraru ?

frustrating that the research of the romanian military in WW2 is so far behind -.-

regards,
Alexander

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Post by VJK » 16 Dec 2022, 22:43

Hi Alexander,

I think you have hit the nail on the head with Ghineraru.

Here is a brief bio of him.

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Post by Melax » 16 Dec 2022, 23:13

Thanks VJK,

great, thank you so much :)

regards,
Alexander

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