Corneliu Dragalina
| Corneliu Dragalina | |
|---|---|
 Lt. Gen. Dragalina near Kharkov, 1942 | |
| Born |
5 February 1887 Caransebeș, Romania |
| Died |
11 July 1949 (aged 62) Bucharest, Romania |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/ | Army |
| Years of service | 1907–45 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | 6th Corps |
| Battles/wars | |
| 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. He was commander of the 6th Army Corps (Romania) from 1940 to 1943.
Corneliu Dragalina served as Governor-General of the Bukovina Governorate from 21 March 1943 until 1944.[1]
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)
References
- ↑ Charles D. Pettibone, Trafford Publishing, 2012, The Organization and Order or Battle of Militaries in World War Ii: Volume Vii: Germany's and Imperial Japan's Allies & Puppet States, p. 31
- 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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