Ioan Popovici (brigadier general)

This article is about the Romanian World War I brigadier general nicknamed "Epure". For the Romanian World War I divisional general nicknamed "The Provincial", see Ioan Popovici (divisional general).
Brigadier General

Ioan Popovici
Nickname(s)"Epure"
Born(1865-08-23)23 August 1865
Died1953 (aged 87–88)
Sighet Prison, Sighetu Marmației, Romanian People's Republic
Allegiance Kingdom of Romania
Service / branchCavalry
Rank
Battles / warsWorld War I

Ioan Popovici (23 August 1865 – 1953, in Sighet) was a Romanian general assigned to the general staff headquarters, during World War I. He attended the Școala Militară de Infanterie și Cavalerie [ro] (Military Infantry and Cavalry School) in Bucharest from 1885 to 1887. Afterward he rose through the ranks until he became a brigadier general in 1916 as World War I was raging, engulfing Romania. He was known as "Epure" to distinguish him from another Romanian general with the same name.

In World War I, he was assigned to the general staff at headquarters.[2]

After the Communists took power in Romania, he was arrested in 1948 (at 83 years of age), ultimately dying in Sighet Prison in 1953.[3]

  1. ^ Ministerul de Răsboiu, Anuarul Armatei Române pe anul 1916, Tipografia "Universala" Iancu Ionescu, București, 1916
  2. ^ Marele Cartier General, Ordinea de bătaie a armatei - 14 august 1916, București, 1916
  3. ^ Macovei, Remus (October 2, 2013). "Distrugerea elitei militare românești". ART-EMIS (in Romanian). Retrieved August 11, 2021.