Nicolae Petala | |
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| Born | August 29, 1869 Vaslui, United Principalities |
| Died | 1947 (aged 77–78) Bucharest, Romania[1] |
| Allegiance |  Romania |
| Branch | Romanian Land Forces |
| Years of service | 1889–1925 |
| Rank | Major General[2] |
| Commands | 1st Army |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Order of the Star of Romania, officer rank (1912) Order of the Crown, commander rank (1909) "The Rise of the Country" Medal (1913) The "Sanitary Merit" Cross (1914)[2] |
Nicolae Petala (29 August 1869 – 1947) was a Romanian general who was one of the generals of the Romanian Land Forces in the First World War. He served as commander of the 1st Army and several army corps and divisions in the campaigns of 1916, 1917, and 1918.[3]
- ^ Gheorghe Bezviconi, Necropolis of the Capital , "Nicolae Iorga" Institute of History, Bucharest, 1968
- ^ a b Ministerul de Răsboiu, Anuarul Romanate pe pe 1916, Tipografia „Universala” Iancu Ionescu, București, 1916
- ^ Alexandru Ioanițiu (Lt.-Colonel), Războiul României: 1916-1918 , vol 1, Tipografia Geniului, București, 1929