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Ioan Racovita

Ioan Mihail Racovita

Ioan Mihail Racoviță (7 March 1889, Bucharest – 28 June 1954, Sighet) was a Romanian Major General during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

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He commanded the Romanian Cavalry Corps during the initial phase of Operation Barbarossa in June 1941 and may have commanded the First Army (Romania) from May 1946 to December 1947. (Ro-wiki)

Awards

  • Order of Michael the Brave
  • 3rd Class (17 October 1941)
  • Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (7 July 1944)

    • References

    Ioan Mihail Racoviță Wikipedia
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