Constantin Constantinescu-Claps

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Constantin Constantinescu-Claps
General Constantin Constantinescu-Claps
Born20 February 1884
Beceni, Bacău County
Died1961
Allegiance Kingdom of Romania
Service/branchArmy
Years of service1913-1944
RankArmy General
Commands held4th Army
Battles/warsSecond Balkan War
World War I
World War II

Constantin Constantinescu-Claps (February 20, 1884 – 1961) was a Romanian military commander during World War II, condemned as a military criminal in the Communist Romania after the war (later exonerated). He participated in both World War I and World War II, and rose through the ranks in the Romanian Army. On November 9, 1941, he was appointed the commander of the Romanian Fourth Army, and became a Corps General on January 24, 1942. On February 10, 1943, he was relieved of his assignment and replaced by Constantin Sănătescu. Constantinescu-Claps retired in 1943, was arrested in 1951, and was condemned to 15 years' imprisonment in 1954. In 1955, he was exonerated and released.


References

  • Zalessky, K.A. Kto byl kto vo vtoroy mirovoy voyne. Soyuzniki Germanii. Moscow, 2003

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