Gheorghe Răscănescu

Gheorghe Răscănescu (30 January 1900 – 1967) was a Romanian officer during World War II. He was born in Crăcăoani, Neamţ County. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Sentenced to 10 years for “trying to overthrow the political order”; released from prison in 1962.

Awards

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (4 December 1942)
Order of Michael the Brave 3rd Class (31 March 1943), Romania's highest military decoration

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 [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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