Corneliu Dragalina

Corneliu Dragalina
Lt. Gen. Dragalina near Kharkov, 1942
Born	(1887-02-05)5 February 1887 Caransebeș, Romania
Died	11 July 1949(1949-07-11) (aged 62) Bucharest, Romania
Allegiance	Romania
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1907–45
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	6th Corps
Battles/wars	World War II Eastern Front
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Relations	Ion Dragalina (father)

Corneliu Dragalina (5 February 1887, Caransebeș – 11 July 1949, Bucharest) was a Romanian General during World War II, the son of the World War I-general Ion Dragalina. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded by the Third Reich to recognise outstanding battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

He was commander of the 6th Army Corps (Romania) from 1940 to 1943.

Awards

• Order of Michael the Brave 3rd and 2nd Class
• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (9 August 1942)
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (30 May 1942)

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 (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

• Lt. general Corneliu Dragalina @ Romanian Armed Forces in the Second World War