Ioan Mihail Racoviţă

For the Prince of Moldavia, see Mihai Racoviţă.

Ioan Mihail Racoviţă (7 March 1889, Bucharest - 28 June 1954, Sighet) was a Romanian Major General during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

He may have commanded the First Army (Romania) from May 1946 to December 1947. (Ro-wiki)

Awards

• Order of Michael the Brave
  • 3rd Class (17 October 1941)
• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (7 July 1944)

References

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.

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Name	Racovita, Mihail
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Date of birth	7 March 1889
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Date of death	28 June 1954
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