Constantin Neculcea

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Born March 4, 1873 Dumbrăveni, Romania Edit to Wikidata Parents ing. Nicolae Neculcea Children Nicholas Nationality Romania Edit to Wikidata Occupation Military Officer Edit to Wikidata Languages Spoken Romanian language Edit to Wikidata Commander of the 7th Infantry Division In Function 1918 - 1919 Monarch Ferdinand I Prime Minister Ion I. C. Brătianu Education The Military School of Infantry and Cavalry, in Bucharest (1891 - 1893) The Superior War School (1904 - 1906) Activity Grade Second Lieutenant (1893) Lieutenant (1896) Captain (1903) Major (1910) Lieutenant Colonel (1914) Colonel (1916) Brigadier General (1917) Major General (rz.) (1934)[1] Commanded 1916 - commander of the 17th Infantry Division 1918 - commander of the 5th Infantry Division 1918-1919 - commander of the 7th Infantry Division Battles / Wars Second Balkan War (1913) World War I (1916–1918) Post-war military operations (1918–1920) Decorations and distinctions Decorations "Avântul Țarai" Medal (1914) Order of the Crown of Romania (1910)

Constantin Neculcea

Constantin Neculcea (March 4, 1873 – ?) was a Romanian Army general.

He served as regiment, brigade and division commander in the campaigns of 1916, 1917 and 1918.

After being transferred to the reserve in 1934, he held the position of mayor of Fălticeni for a while. One of his sons, cavalry lieutenant Nicolae Neculcea, died on the battlefield, in Șarja de la Robănești.

Military career

After graduating from the military officers' school with the rank of second lieutenant, Constantin Neculcea held various positions within the infantry units or in the higher echelons of the army, the most important being that of commander of the 56th Infantry Regiment.

During the First World War he served as commander of: the 56th Infantry Regiment, the 27th Infantry Brigade, the 17th Infantry Division - between 1/13 November - 14/27 November 1916, the 28th Infantry Brigade, the 5th Infantry Division, between 7/20 February - 5/18 May 1918 and the 7th Infantry Division, between 11 and 24 December 1918 - April 18/May 1, 1919, distinguishing himself especially during the Battle of Marasesti, in 1917 in command of the 28th Infantry Brigade, in the battles in the Doaga sector.)

Decorations

• 28x28px Order of the "Crown of Romania", in the rank of officer (1910)
• 27x27px "Avântul Paesei" Medal, (1914)

Bibliography

• Kirițescu, Constantin, The History of the War for the Unification of Romania, Scientific and Encyclopaedic Publishing House, Bucharest, 1989
• Ioanițiu Alexandru (Lt.-Colonel), The Romanian War: 1916-1918, vol 1, Tipografia Geniului, Bucharest, 1929
• , Romania in the World War 1916-1919, Documents, Annexes, Volume 1, Official Gazette and State Prints, Bucharest, 1934
• , the General Headquarters of the Romanian Army. Documents 1916 – 1920, Machiavelli Publishing House, Bucharest, 1996
• , The Military History of the Romanian People, vol. V, Military Publishing House, Bucharest, 1989
• , Romania in the Years of the First World War, Military Publishing House, Bucharest, 1987
• , Romania in the First World War, Military Publishing House, 1979

See also

• Romania's participation in the First World War
• The order of battle of the Romanian Army (1916)
• The order of battle of the Romanian Army (1917)
• Commanders of large units of the Romanian Army
• The Battle of Marasesti

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