- Constantin Prezan
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Constantin Prezan25th and 28th Chief of the Romanian General Staff In office
5 December 1916 – 20 March 1920Monarch Ferdinand I Prime Minister Ion I. C. Brătianu
Alexandru Averescu
Alexandru MarghilomanPreceded by Dumitru Iliescu Succeeded by Constantin Christescu In office
28 October 1918 – 20 March 1920Prime Minister Constantin Coandă
Ion I. C. Brătianu
Artur Văitoianu
Alexandru Vaida-Voevod
Alexandru AverescuPreceded by Constantin Christescu Succeeded by Constantin Christescu Personal details Born 27 January 1861
Butimanu, DâmboviţaDied 27 August 1943
BucharestMilitary service Service/branch Army Rank Marshal Commands Fourth Army Battles/wars World War I
World War IIAwards Mihai Viteazul Order Constantin Prezan (January 27, 1861 Butimanu, Dâmboviţa County – August 27, 1943) was a Romanian general during World War I and after the war a Marshal of Romania.
General Prezan commanded the 4th Army Corps in 1915-1916, and then became head of the Romanian Fourth Army during the Romanian Campaign later in 1916. Prezan led the Romanian Armed Forces as it retreated into the northeastern part of Romania (Moldavia), and also in the Battle of Bucharest (November 1916). In July and August 1917, Prezan, who was by then Chief of the General Staff (and assisted by the then-Lieutenant-Colonel Ion Antonescu) successfully stopped the German invasion led by Field Marshal August von Mackensen. He continued serving in this position until 1920. After the war, he was promoted to Marshal of Romania in 1930.
Documents found in military archives have brought to light Prezan's role in creating the Romanian National State. During the campaign of 1916, Prezan was rewarded with the Mihai Viteazu Order, Third Class for deeds of merit, courage, and devotion. In the summer of 1917, when he commanded the General Army Quarters, Prezan was honoured with Mihai Viteazu Order, Second Class.
Prezan led the Romanian Armed Forces in the battles of Bessarabia, Bukovina, and Transylvania. King Ferdinand awarded his outstanding service with the Mihai Viteazu Order, First Class.
A major boulevard in Bucharest is named after him.
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- People from Dâmboviţa County
- Romanian Army World War I generals
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- Recipients of the Order of Michael the Brave
- 1861 births
- 1943 deaths
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