Gheorghe Răscănescu
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Gheorghe Răscănescu (30 January 1900 – 1967) was a Romanian officer during World War II. He was born in Crăcăoani, Neamţ County. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany for his actions at Stalingrad. Sentenced to 10 years for “trying to overthrow the political order”; released from prison in 1962.
Awards
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (4 December 1942)
- Order of Michael the Brave 3rd Class (31 March 1943), Romania's highest military decoration
References
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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