Traian Moșoiu

Traian Moşoiu
General Traian Moşoiu
Born	July 2, 1868 Újtohán, Austria-Hungary
Died	August 15, 1932 (1932-08-16) (aged 64) Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Allegiance	Romanian Army
Service/branch	Infantry
Years of service	1891–1932
Rank	General
Battles/wars	World War I-Romanian Campaign Hungarian-Romanian War of 1919
Other work	Minister of War, March 2, 1920–March 12, 1920 Minister of Communications, January 24, 1922–October 29, 1923 Minister of Industry and Commerce, October 30, 1923–March 29, 1926

Traian Moşoiu (July 2, 1868 – August 15, 1932) was a Romanian General during World War I, Minister of War in the Alexandru Vaida-Voevod cabinet (December 1919 – March 1920), Minister of Communications and of Industry and Commerce in the Ion I. C. Brătianu cabinet (January 1922 – March 1926).

Early life

Born in the village Újtohán/Tohanul Nou (now part of Zărneşti), in Austria-Hungary, Moşoiu went to the "Andrei Şaguna " Highschool in Braşov, then studied at the Budapest Military School and Theresian Military Academy in Vienna, from which he graduated on June 1, 1889.

Career in the Romanian Army

In 1891, Traian Moşoiu moved to Romania and joined the Romanian Army ranks.

He saw action in the military campaign in Bulgaria during the Second Balkan War and on October 1, 1913, he was appointed commander of the 30th Regiment Vânători at Câmpulung, holding the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.

World War I and the Hungarian-Romanian War

Further information: Romania during World War I

Further information: Hungarian-Romanian War of 1919