Theodorini Corneliu ( rum. Corneliu Teodorini ; September 18, 1893 , Craiova - July 10, 1976 , Bucharest ) - Romanian military leader, participant in the Second World War. Division General .
| Corneliu Theodorini | ||||||
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| Corneliu teodorini | ||||||
| Date of Birth | September 18, 1893 | |||||
| Place of Birth | Craiova , Kingdom of Romania | |||||
| Date of death | July 10, 1976 (82 years old) | |||||
| Place of death | Bucharest , Romanian People's Republic | |||||
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| Rank | Division General | |||||
| Battles / wars | World War I The Second World War | |||||
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| Retired | 1945 | |||||
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Biography
Member of the First World War .
World War II
Country Side Axis
In 1941 - the commander of the 1st cavalry regiment of the Kalarash .
Since October 28, 1941, the commander of the 8th cavalry brigade (since March 15, 1942 the division). Member of the hostilities in Ukraine and the Crimea. In November 1941 he was awarded the Iron Cross of the 2nd class .
On May 9, 1942, the chief of the propaganda section of the General Staff.
Since October 16, 1942, the commander of the 6th Cavalry Division. On February 8, 1943 he was awarded the Order of the Mihai the Brave 3rd degree, and on February 11 - the Iron Cross of the 1st class . August 27, 1943 awarded the Knight's Cross . October 2, 1943 promoted to brigadier generals.
On December 8, 1943, he received Oak branches to the Knight's Cross and was marked in the Wehrmacht Bericht . On December 12, after the division participated in the reflection of the Soviet landing on the Eltigen bridgehead , the Romanian award followed - the order of Mihai the Brave 2nd degree.
From April 22 to May 4, 1944, the division was commanded by Colonel Ioann Gaspard .
On July 25, 1944, Theodorini was appointed commander of the 8th Armored (since September 1944, motorized) division.
On the side of the anti-Hitler coalition
November 3, 1944 transferred to work at the Ministry of Defense. Director of the cavalry department. Since 1945, retired.
After the war, he took monastic tonsure and went to the monastery.
Literature
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945 . Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 .
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 . Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .