This article provides a list of general officers and marshals of the Romanian Armed Forces , along with an overview of their service, major battles and awards, and other select biographical details. A general officer, or general, is an officer of high rank in an army. The Romanian Armed Forces have four ranks of general officer, in ascending order of rank: Brigadier General, Major General, Lieutenant General, General.
In cases of exceptional military service, the President of Romania may award a general the rank of Mareșal , or Marshal of Romania, the highest military rank in the Romanian Armed Forces.
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 | Ion Antonescu (1882–1946) | Marshal of Romania [1] |
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 | Alexandru Averescu (1858–1938) | Marshal of Romania |
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 | Michael I of Romania (1921–2017) | Marshal of Romania [2] |
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 | Constantin Prezan (1861–1943) | Marshal of Romania |
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| Aurel Aldea (1887–1949) | Lieutenant General [3] |
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| Paul Alexiu (1893–1963) | Major General [4] |
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| Barbu Alinescu (1890–1952) | Brigadier General [5] |
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| Anghel Andreescu (1950 – ) | General [6] |
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| Constantin Anton (1894–1993) | Brigadier General [7] |
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 | Ilie Antonescu (1894–1974) | Major General [8] |
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| Petre Antonescu (1891–1957) | Brigadier General [9] |
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| Ioan Arbore (1892–1954) | Major General [10] |
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 | Gheorghe Argeșanu (1883–1940) | General (posthumous) [11] |
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| Ioan Arhip (1890–1980) | Major General [12] |
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| Constantin Atanasescu (1885–1949) | General [13] |
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 | Vasile Atanasiu (1886–1964) | General [14] |
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 | Gheorghe Avramescu (1888–1945) | General [15] |
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 | Constantion Bădescu (1892–1962) | Brigadier General [16] |
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| Gheorghe Băgulescu (1886–1963) | Brigadier General [17] |
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| Ștefan Balaban (1890–1962) | Brigadier General [18] |
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 | Grigore Bălan (1896–1944) | Brigadier General [19] |
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| Radu Băldescu (1888–1953) | Major General [20] |
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| Ștefan Bardan (1892 – unknown) | Major General [21] |
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 | Emanoil Bârzotescu (1888–1968) | Major General [22] |
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| Alexandru Batcu (1892–1964) | Brigadier General [23] |
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| Ioan Beldiceanu (1892–1982) | Major General [24] |
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 | George Bengescu-Dabija (1844–1916) | General [25] |
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| Ioan Bengliu (1881–1940) | Lieutenant General [26] |
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 | Anton Berindei (1838–1899) | Division General [27] |
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 | Emil Bodnăraș (1904–1976) | General [28] |
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| Ion Boițeanu (1885–1946) | Lieutenant General [29] |
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| Constantin Brătescu (1892–1971) | Major General [30] |
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 | Ernest Broșteanu (1869–1932) | Division General [31] |
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 | Constantin Budișteanu (1838–1911) | Division General [32] |
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| Ștefan Burileanu (1874–1944) | Division General [33] |
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| Corneliu Calotescu (1889–1970) | Major General [34] |
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 | Mihail Cămărașu (1891–1962) | Lieutenant General [35] |
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 | Nicolae Cambrea (1899–1976) | Major General [36] |
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| Petre Cameniță (1889–1962) | Major General [37] |
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 | Alexandru Candiano-Popescu (1841–1901) | General of Cavalry [38] |
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| Sava Caracaș (1890–1945) | Brigadier General [39] |
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 | Dumitru Carlaonț (1888–1970) | Major General [40] |
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| Ioan Carlaonț (1885–1952) | Major General [41] |
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| Corneliu Carp (1895–1982) | Brigadier General [42] |
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| Gheorghe Catrina (1953 – ) | General |
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| Ilie Ceaușescu (1926–2002) | Lieutenant General [43] |
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 | Marin Ceaușu (1891–1954) | Brigadier General [44] |
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 | Alexandru Cernat (1828–1893) | General [45] |
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 | Mircea Chelaru (1949 – ) | Lieutenant General [46] |
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| Mihai Chițac (1928–2010) | Lieutenant General [47] |
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 | Platon Chirnoagă (1894–1974) | Brigadier General [48] |
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| Vasile Chițu (1896–1968) | Brigadier General [49] |
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| Gheorghe Cialâk (1886–1977) | Lieutenant General [50] |
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 | Henri Cihoski (1871–1950) | Division General [51] |
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 | Nicolae Ciupercă (1882–1950) | General [52] |
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| Tudorancea Ciurea (1888–1971) | Brigadier General [53] |
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 | Constantin Coandă (1857–1932) | General |
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| Traian Cocorăscu (1888–1970) | Brigadier General [54] |
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| Ion Codreanu (1891–1960) | Brigadier General [55] |
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 | Dumitru Coliu (1907–1979) | General [56] | ||
| Simion Coman (1890–1971) | Brigadier General [57] |
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 | Nicolae M. Condiescu (1880–1939) | Brigadier General [58] |
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| Constantin S. Constantin (1889–1948) | Major General [59] |
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| Constantin Constantinescu-Claps (1889–1948) | Major General [60] |
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| Ion Constantinescu (1896 – unknown) | Brigadier General [61] |
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 | Tancred Constantinescu (1876–1951) | General [62] |
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| Vladimir Constantinescu (1895–1965) | Brigadier General [63] |
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| Constantin Constantiniu (1894–1971) | Brigadier General [64] |
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| Mihail Corbuleanu (1894–1973) | Major General [65] |
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 | Dumitru Coroamă (1885–1956) | Major General [66] |
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| Gheorghe Cosma (1892–1969) | Major General [67] |
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 | Nicolae Costescu (1888–1963) | Major General [68] |
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 | Grigore C. Crăiniceanu (1852–1935) | Division General |
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 | Ilie Crețulescu (1892–1971) | Major General [70] |
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 | Constantin Cristescu (1866–1923) | General |
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| Constantin Croitoru (1952 – ) | Lieutenant General |
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 | Ioan Culcer (1853–1928) | General |
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 | Dumitru Dămăceanu (1896–1978) | Brigadier General [71] |
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| Dorin Dănilă (1953 – ) | Vice Admiral |
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 | Nicolae Dăscălescu (1884–1969) | Lieutenant General [72] |
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 | Ion Dincă (1928–2007) | General | ||
 | Constantin Doncea (1904–1973) | Major General [74] |
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 | Corneliu Dragalina (1887–1949) | Lieutenant General [75] |
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 | Ion Dragalina (1860–1916) | Division General [76] |
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 | Alexandru Drăghici (1913–1993) | Major General [77] |
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 | Ioan Dumitrache (1889–1977) | Lieutenant General [78] |
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 | Petre Dumitrescu (1882–1950) | General [79] |
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 | Ștefan Fălcoianu (1835–1905) | Division General [61] |
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 | Ion Emanuel Florescu (1819–1893) | General [80] |
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| Teodor Frunzeti (1955 – ) | Lieutenant General [81] |
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| Ermil Gheorghiu (1896–1977) | Major General [82] |
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| Dan Ghica-Radu (1955 – ) | Lieutenant General [83] |
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 | Eremia Grigorescu (1863–1919) | General |
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 | Ștefan Gușă (1940–1994) | Major General |
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 | Nicolae Haralambie (1835–1908) | Brigadier General |
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 | Emanoil Ionescu (1887–1949) | Lieutenant General [84] |
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 | Radu Korne (1895–1949) | Brigadier General [85] |
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 | Iacob Lahovary (1846–1907) | Brigadier General [86] |
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 | Mihail Lascăr (1889–1959) | General [87] |
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 | Horia Macellariu (1894–1989) | Counter Admiral |
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 | Gheorghe Magheru (1802–1880) | General [88] |
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| Gheorghe Manoliu (1888–1980) | Major General [89] |
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 | Gheorghe Manu (1833–1911) | General [90] |
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 | Gheorghe Mihail (1887–1982) | General [91] |
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 | Vasile Milea (1927–1989) | General |
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 | Nicolae Militaru (1925–1996) | General [93] |
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 | Leonard Mociulschi (1889–1979) | Major General [94] |
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 | Traian Moșoiu (1868–1932) | General |
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 | Ilie Năstase (1946 – ) | Major General [95] |
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| Serghei Nicolau (1905–1999) | Lieutenant General [97] |
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 | Constantin Nicolescu (1887–1972) | Lieutenant General [98] |
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| Alexandru Nicolschi (1915–1992) | Lieutenant General [99] |
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 | Neculai Onțanu (1949 – ) | Major General [100] | ||
 | Gabriel Oprea (1961 – ) | General [101] |
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 | Ion Mihai Pacepa (1928–2021 [102] ) | Lieutenant General [103] |
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| Nicolae Păiș (1887–1952) | Vice Admiral |
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| Gheorghe Pănculescu (1903–2007) | General |
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 | Constantin Petrovicescu (1883–1949) | Division General [104] | ||
 | Artur Phleps (1881–1944) | Major General [105] |
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 | Gheorghe Pintilie (1902–1985) | Lieutenant General |
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| Nicolae Pleșiță (1929–2009) | Major General [106] |
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| David Popescu (1886–1955) | Brigadier General [107] |
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 | Ioan Popovici (1857–1956) | Divisional General [108] : p. 129 |
| * Nicknamed Provincialul ("the Provincial") due to ineptitude |
 | Ioan Popovici (1865–1953) | Brigadier General [51] |
| * Nicknamed Epure to distinguish him from another general also named Ioan Popivici |
 | Dumitru Prunariu (1952 – ) | Lieutenant General |
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 | Ioan Mihail Racoviță (1889–1954) | General [109] |
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 | Nicolae Rădescu (1874–1953) | General |
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| Edgar Rădulescu (1890–1977) | Brigadier General [110] |
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 | Aristide Razu (1868–1950) | Division General |
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 | Valter Roman (1913–1983) | Major General |
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 | Radu R. Rosetti (1877–1949) | Brigadier General [111] |
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 | Leontin Sălăjan (1913–1966) | General [112] |
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 | Constantin Sănătescu (1885–1947) | General [113] |
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 | Bartolomeu Constantin Săvoiu (1945 – ) | General (reserves) [114] |
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| Costică Silion (1955 – ) | General |
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| Ioan Sion (1890–1942) | Brigadier General (posthumous) [115] |
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| Ion-Aurel Stanciu (1955 – ) | General |
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 | Victor Stănculescu (1928–2016) | General [47] |
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 | Ilie Șteflea (1888–1946) | Lieutenant General [116] |
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| Ioan Talpeș (1944 – ) | General |
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| Nicolae Tătăranu (1890–1953) | Major General [117] |
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 | Gheorghe Teleman (1838–1913) | General |
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 | Corneliu Teodorini (1893–1976) | Brigadier General [118] |
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 | Corneliu Teodorini (1893–1951) | Brigadier General [119] |
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| Radu Timofte (1949–2009) | Brigadier General [120] |
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 | Artur Văitoianu (1864–1956) | General |
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 | Ion Vincze (1910–1996) | Major General [121] | ||
 | Matei Vlădescu (1835–1901) | Division General |
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