Gheorghe Avramescu

Gheorghe Avramescu
Avramescu in 1931-1935
Born(1884-01-26)26 January 1884
Botoșani, Botoșani County, Kingdom of Romania
Died3 March 1945(1945-03-03) (aged 61)
Jászberény, Kingdom of Hungary
Buried
Allegiance Kingdom of Romania
Service / branchArmy
Years of service1906–1945
RankGeneral
Unit4th Army
Battles / wars
AwardsOrder of Michael the Brave, 3rd Class
Order of Michael the Brave, 2nd Class
Order of Michael the Brave, 2nd Class (With Swords)
Order of the Star of Romania, Knight class
Order of the Crown (Romania), Grand Officer Class
Iron Cross, 2nd Class
Iron Cross, 1st Class
German Cross, in Gold
MemorialsBust in Cluj-Napoca
Alma materHigher War School
Spouse(s)
Adela Avramescu
(m. 1913)
ChildrenFelicia Avramescu-Sturdza (1918–1945)

Gheorghe Avramescu (26 January 1884 – 3 March 1945) was a Romanian Lieutenant General during World War II. In 1945, he was arrested by the NKVD on the Slovakian front and died in custody the next day.[1][2][3]

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  3. ^ Sturdza, Paltin. "6 martie 1945: Guvern general Avramescu sau dr. Petru Groza?" [6 March 1945: Government of General Avramescu or Dr. Petru Groza?]. Historia (in Romanian). Retrieved 6 March 2021.