List of generals of the Romanian Armed Forces

This article provides a list of general officers and marshals of the Romanian Armed Forces, along with an overview of their service, major battles and awards, and other select biographical details. A general officer, or general, is an officer of high rank in an army. The Romanian Armed Forces have four ranks of general officer, in ascending order of rank: Brigadier General, Major General, Lieutenant General, General.

In cases of exceptional military service, the President of Romania may award a general the rank of Mareșal, or Marshal of Romania, the highest military rank in the Romanian Armed Forces.

Marshals of Romania

Name	Rank	Service record	Notes
Ion Antonescu (1882–1946)	Marshal of Romania^[1]	1904 – enlisted Served during Second Balkan War World War I World War II 1944 – ousted	Nickname – Câinele Roșu ("Red Dog") Served as 43rd Prime Minister of Romania Executed in 1946 for treason Major awards: Order of Michael the Brave Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Alexandru Averescu (1858–1938)	Marshal of Romania	1876 – enlisted Served during War of Independence Second Balkan War World War I 1918 – promoted to Prime Minister	Served as 24th Prime Minister of Romania Major battles: Battle of Turtucaia Flămânda Offensive Battle of Mărăști Battle of Mărășești Major awards and honors: Honorary member of the Romanian Academy Order of Michael the Brave
Michael I of Romania (1921–2017)	Marshal of Romania^[2]	1941 – honorary title awarded by Ion Antonescu	King of Romania from 20 July 1927 to 8 June 1930, and 6 September 1940 to 30 December 1947
Constantin Prezan (1861–1943)	Marshal of Romania	1883 – enlisted Served during: World War I Hungarian–Romanian War 1920 – placed in reserve	Appointed Marshal of Romania in 1930 in recognition of service Major awards: Honorary member of the Romanian Academy Order of Michael the Brave

Generals

Name	Rank	Service record	Notes
Aurel Aldea (1887–1949)	Lieutenant General^[3]	Served during: Second Balkan War World War I World War II 1941 – retired 1944 – recalled 1945 – retired, second time	Coordinated a "National Resistance Movement" in opposition to the communist regime Died in detention at Aiud Prison
Paul Alexiu (1893–1963)	Major General^[4]	Served during: World War II 1950 – retired
Barbu Alinescu (1890–1952)	Brigadier General^[5]	Served during: World War II 1942 – retired
Anghel Andreescu (1950 – )	General^[6]		Member of the Romanian Academy of Scientists, Military Department
Constantin Anton (1894–1993)	Brigadier General^[7]	Served during: World War II 1947 – retired	Served with the Romanian Gendamerie
Ilie Antonescu (1894–1974)	Major General^[8]	Served during: World War II 1945 – in reserve 1948 – retired
Petre Antonescu (1891–1957)	Brigadier General^[9]	Served during: World War II 1945 – in reserve 1948 – retired
Ioan Arbore (1892–1954)	Major General^[10]	Served during: World War I World War II 1945 – retired	Major battles: Battle of Stalingrad Arrested in 1946 and imprisoned in 1948 as a traitor Died in prison in 1954
Gheorghe Argeșanu (1883–1940)	General (posthumous)^[11]	Served during: World War I World War II 1940 – arrested	Served as 40th Prime Minister of Romania Killed during the Jilava prison massacre of 1940 Posthumously promoted to General in 1945
Ioan Arhip (1890–1980)	Major General^[12]	Served during: World War II 1945 – retired
Constantin Atanasescu (1885–1949)	General^[13]	Served during: World War II 1940 – retired	Retired as a lieutenant general but promoted to general while still on reserve in 1947
Vasile Atanasiu (1886–1964)	General^[14]	Served during: World War I World War II 1948 – retired	Major awards: Order of Michael the Brave Order of the White Lion Order of Suvorov
Gheorghe Avramescu (1888–1945)	General^[15]	Served during: Second Balkan War World War I World War II 1945 – arrested	Killed by German airstrike while in Soviet custody Major awards: German Cross in Gold Order of Michael the Brave, 2nd class
Constantion Bădescu (1892–1962)	Brigadier General^[16]	Served during: World War II 1947 – retired
Gheorghe Băgulescu (1886–1963)	Brigadier General^[17]	Served during: World War I World War II 1940 – retired	Served with a vânători de munte unit in World War I Served as ambassador and military attaché to Tokyo from 1934 to 1939 Ambassador and military attaché to Tokyo & Nanking-China from 1941 to 1943 Major awards: Order of Michael the Brave, 3rd class Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class
Ștefan Balaban (1890–1962)	Brigadier General^[18]	Served during: World War II 1947 – reserve
Grigore Bălan (1896–1944)	Brigadier General^[19]	Served during: World War II 1944 – killed in action
Radu Băldescu (1888–1953)	Major General^[20]	Served during: World War II 1947 – retired
Ștefan Bardan (1892 – unknown)	Major General^[21]	Served during: World War II 1947 – retired
Emanoil Bârzotescu (1888–1968)	Major General^[22]	Served during: World War II 1947 – retired	Arrested in 1950 Released in 1953
Alexandru Batcu (1892–1964)	Brigadier General^[23]	Served during: World War II 1948 – retired
Ioan Beldiceanu (1892–1982)	Major General^[24]	Served during: World War II 1947 – retired
George Bengescu-Dabija (1844–1916)	General^[25]	1859 – enlisted	Also a poet and playwright Served as Senator for Fălciu County Member of Junimea literary society
Ioan Bengliu (1881–1940)	Lieutenant General^[26]	Served during: World War II 1940 – retired	Served with the Romanian Gendarmerie
Anton Berindei (1838–1899)	Division General^[27]		Served as War Minister in the cabinet of Petre S. Aurelian from 1896 to 1899.^[27]
Emil Bodnăraș (1904–1976)	General^[28]		Served as a Soviet agent from 1931 to 1935 Participated in the 1944 coup led by King Michael against the government of Ion Antonescu Minister of War, 1947–1955
Ion Boițeanu (1885–1946)	Lieutenant General^[29]	Served during: World War II 1945 – retired
Constantin Brătescu (1892–1971)	Major General^[30]	Served during: World War II 1943–1948 – Soviet prisoner of war 1948 – retired	Served as a liaison officer to the German military Major battles: Operation Barbarossa Operation Blue Battle of Stalingrad.
Ernest Broșteanu (1869–1932)	Division General^[31]	Served during: Second Balkan War World War I 1930 – retired	Major battles: Battle of Mărășești Major awards: Order of Michael the Brave, 3rd class
Constantin Budișteanu (1838–1911)	Division General^[32]	Served during: Romanian War of Independence 1897 – retired	Served as Senate President after military career Major battles: Siege of Plevna Major awards: Military Virtue Medal Order of the Star of Romania Danube Crossing Cross
Ștefan Burileanu (1874–1944)	Division General^[33]	Served during: World War I	Inventor of the Burileanu 57mm anti-aircraft artillery Member of the Romanian Academy of Sciences
Corneliu Calotescu (1889–1970)	Major General^[34]	Served during: World War I World War II 1945 – retired
Mihail Cămărașu (1891–1962)	Lieutenant General^[35]	Served during: World War II 1948 – retired
Nicolae Cambrea (1899–1976)	Major General^[36]	Served during: World War II 1942–1943 – Soviet prisoner of war 1950 – retired	Served with the Tudor Vladimirescu Division after release from Soviet captivity
Petre Cameniță (1889–1962)	Major General^[37]	Served during: World War II 1945 – retired
Alexandru Candiano-Popescu (1841–1901)	General of Cavalry^[38]	Served during: Romanian War of Independence	Participated in the Republic of Ploiești revolt of 1870
Sava Caracaș (1890–1945)	Brigadier General^[39]	Served during: World War II 1945 – died in military hospital
Dumitru Carlaonț (1888–1970)	Major General^[40]	Served during: World War II 1945 – retired	Arrested and released by the Communist government three times between 1948 and 1960
Ioan Carlaonț (1885–1952)	Major General^[41]	Served during: World War I World War II 1940 – retired	Led the "National Resistance Movement" in Oltenia, in opposition to the communist regime Died in detention at Aiud Prison
Corneliu Carp (1895–1982)	Brigadier General^[42]	Served during: World War II 1947 – retired
Gheorghe Catrina (1953 – )	General		Served as the Chief of the Romanian Air Force Staff from 2003 to 2007
Ilie Ceaușescu (1926–2002)	Lieutenant General^[43]		Brother of Romanian president Nicolae Ceaușescu Served as Deputy Minister of Defense from 1982 to 1989
Marin Ceaușu (1891–1954)	Brigadier General^[44]	Served during: World War II 1947 – retired
Alexandru Cernat (1828–1893)	General^[45]	1851– enlisted Served during: Romanian War of Independence 1891 – retired	Served as Minister of War in 1878
Mircea Chelaru (1949 – )	Lieutenant General^[46]		Last leader of the Romanian National Unity Party
Mihai Chițac (1928–2010)	Lieutenant General^[47]		Served as Minister of the Interior between 1989 and 1990 Convicted of aggravated manslaughter in 2008 for the shooting deaths of pro-democracy protesters
Platon Chirnoagă (1894–1974)	Brigadier General^[48]	Served during: World War II 1945 – American prisoner of war 1947 – left Romania
Vasile Chițu (1896–1968)	Brigadier General^[49]	Served during: World War II 1944 – retired
Gheorghe Cialâk (1886–1977)	Lieutenant General^[50]	Served during: World War II 1945 – retired
Henri Cihoski (1871–1950)	Division General^[51]	Served during: Second Balkan War World War I	Major awards: Cross of Sanitary Merit Order of the Star of Romania Order of Michael the Brave Order of the Crown of Romania Order of St. George
Nicolae Ciupercă (1882–1950)	General^[52]	Served during: World War I World War II 1941 – retired	Served as Minister of Defense between 1938 and 1939
Tudorancea Ciurea (1888–1971)	Brigadier General^[53]	Served during: World War II 1944 – retired
Constantin Coandă (1857–1932)	General	Served during: Romanian War of Independence	Served as the 26th Prime Minister of Romania Injured in a 1920 bombing by anarchist Max Goldstein
Traian Cocorăscu (1888–1970)	Brigadier General^[54]	Served during: World War II 1942 – retired
Ion Codreanu (1891–1960)	Brigadier General^[55]	Served during: World War II 1947 – retired
Dumitru Coliu (1907–1979)	General^[56]
Simion Coman (1890–1971)	Brigadier General^[57]	Served during: World War II 1947 – retired
Nicolae M. Condiescu (1880–1939)	Brigadier General^[58]	Served during: Second Balkan War World War I 1926 – reserve status	Also a novelist after his military career ended
Constantin S. Constantin (1889–1948)	Major General^[59]	Served during: World War II 1945 – retired
Constantin Constantinescu-Claps (1889–1948)	Major General^[60]	Served during: World War II 1943 – retired
Ion Constantinescu (1896 – unknown)	Brigadier General^[61]	Served during: World War II 1947 – retired
Tancred Constantinescu (1876–1951)	General^[62]	Served during: World War II	Served as Minister of Industry between 1923 and 1926 Major battles: Operation Barbarossa
Vladimir Constantinescu (1895–1965)	Brigadier General^[63]	Served during: World War II 1947 – retired
Constantin Constantiniu (1894–1971)	Brigadier General^[64]	Served during: World War II 1952 – retired
Mihail Corbuleanu (1894–1973)	Major General^[65]	Served during: World War II 1947 – retired
Dumitru Coroamă (1885–1956)	Major General^[66]	Served during: World War II 1944 – arrested
Gheorghe Cosma (1892–1969)	Major General^[67]	Served during: World War II 1947 – retired
Nicolae Costescu (1888–1963)	Major General^[68]	Served during: World War II 1942 – retired
Grigore C. Crăiniceanu (1852–1935)	Division General	Served during: World War I	Served as War Minister from 1909 to 1910^[69]
Ilie Crețulescu (1892–1971)	Major General^[70]	Served during: World War II 1948 – retired
Constantin Cristescu (1866–1923)	General	Served during: World War I
Constantin Croitoru (1952 – )	Lieutenant General		Served as the Chief of the Romanian Air Force Staff from 2007 to 2009
Ioan Culcer (1853–1928)	General	Served during: Romanian War of Independence Second Balkan War World War I 1916 – relieved of command	Served as Governor of the Southern Dobruja Served as Minister of Public Works in 1918
Dumitru Dămăceanu (1896–1978)	Brigadier General^[71]	Served during: World War II 1949 – retired	Major participant in King Michael's Coup of 1944
Dorin Dănilă (1953 – )	Vice Admiral		Served as the Chief of the Romanian Naval Forces Staff from 2006 to 2010
Nicolae Dăscălescu (1884–1969)	Lieutenant General^[72]	Served during: World War I Hungarian–Romanian War World War II 1945 – retired	Commander of the 2nd Corps (1942–1945) Commander of the 4th Army (March–June 1945)
Ion Dincă (1928–2007)	General		Served as Mayor of Bucharest^[73]
Constantin Doncea (1904–1973)	Major General^[74]		Fought with the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War
Corneliu Dragalina (1887–1949)	Lieutenant General^[75]	Served during: World War II 1945 – retired	Major awards: Order of Michael the Brave Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross
Ion Dragalina (1860–1916)	Division General^[76]	Served during: World War I	Major battles: Battle of Orșova
Alexandru Drăghici (1913–1993)	Major General^[77]		Served as Interior Minister and State Security Minister
Ioan Dumitrache (1889–1977)	Lieutenant General^[78]	Served during: World War II 1947 – retired	Major awards: Order of Michael the Brave Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross
Petre Dumitrescu (1882–1950)	General^[79]	Served during: World War II 1944 – retired	Major awards: Order of Michael the Brave Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Iron Cross
Ștefan Fălcoianu (1835–1905)	Division General^[61]	1856 – enlisted 1872 – placed in reserve	Author of several books on military theory and history Major awards: Order of Osmanieh Order of the Star of Romania Order of the Crown of Romania
Ion Emanuel Florescu (1819–1893)	General^[80]		Served as the 13th Prime Minister of Romania
Teodor Frunzeti (1955 – )	Lieutenant General^[81]		Served as chief of the Romanian Land Forces Staff from 2006 to 2009 Author of several books and articles on military activity
Ermil Gheorghiu (1896–1977)	Major General^[82]	Served during: World War II 1947 – arrested	Commander of the Romanian Air Force during World War II Major awards: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Dan Ghica-Radu (1955 – )	Lieutenant General^[83]		Served as chief of the Romanian Land Forces Staff from 2009 to 2011
Eremia Grigorescu (1863–1919)	General	Served during: World War I	Major battles: Battle of Mărășești Major awards and honors: Order of Michael the Brave Awarded a sword by Emperor Yoshihito of Japan
Ștefan Gușă (1940–1994)	Major General		Served as Chief of the General Staff of the Romanian Armed Forces from 1986 to 1989
Nicolae Haralambie (1835–1908)	Brigadier General	Served during: Romanian War of Independence	Participated in the dethronement of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza in 1866 Served as War Minister between 1866 and 1867
Emanoil Ionescu (1887–1949)	Lieutenant General^[84]	Served during: World War II 1948 – retired	Commander of the Romanian Air Force 1st Air Corps Major awards: Iron Cross Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Order of Suvorov
Radu Korne (1895–1949)	Brigadier General^[85]	Served during: World War II 1945 – retired	Major awards: Order of Michael the Brave Iron Cross Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Iacob Lahovary (1846–1907)	Brigadier General^[86]		Served as Minister of War and Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mihail Lascăr (1889–1959)	General^[87]	Served during: Second Balkan War World War I World War II 1950 – retired	Major battles: Operation Barbarossa Crimean Campaign (1941) Battle of Stalingrad Major awards: Order of Michael the Brave Iron Cross Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Horia Macellariu (1894–1989)	Counter Admiral	Served during World War II	Served as the commander of the Royal Romanian Navy during World War II
Gheorghe Magheru (1802–1880)	General^[88]	Served during: Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829) 1947 – retired	Major awards: Gold Sword for Bravery Order of Saint Anna
Gheorghe Manoliu (1888–1980)	Major General^[89]	Served during: World War II 1945 – retired	Major awards: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Gheorghe Manu (1833–1911)	General^[90]	Served during: Romanian War of Independence	Major awards: Military Virtue Medal
Gheorghe Mihail (1887–1982)	General^[91]	Served during: Second Balkan War World War I World War II 1947 – retired	Major awards: Order of Michael the Brave
Vasile Milea (1927–1989)	General		Served as Chief of the Romanian General Staff between 1980 and 1985^[92]
Nicolae Militaru (1925–1996)	General^[93]		Served as Defence Minister from 1989 to 1990
Leonard Mociulschi (1889–1979)	Major General^[94]	Served during: Second Balkan War World War I World War II 1947 – retired	Major awards: Order of Michael the Brave Iron Cross Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Traian Moșoiu (1868–1932)	General	Served during: World War I Hungarian–Romanian War
Ilie Năstase (1946 – )	Major General^[95]		Best known as a former ATP no. 1 ranked tennis player Rank granted by presidential decree in December 2008^[96]
Serghei Nicolau (1905–1999)	Lieutenant General^[97]		Led the military espionage bureau of the Romanian General Staff
Constantin Nicolescu (1887–1972)	Lieutenant General^[98]	Served during: Second Balkan War World War I World War II 1948 – retired	Major awards: Order of Michael the Brave Legion of Honour
Alexandru Nicolschi (1915–1992)	Lieutenant General^[99]		Served with the Romanian Securitate
Neculai Onțanu (1949 – )	Major General^[100]		Served as mayor of Bucharest's Sector 2
Gabriel Oprea (1961 – )	General^[101]		Served as Minister of National Defense between 2009 and 2012 Served as Minister of Internal Affairs between 2014 and 2015
Ion Mihai Pacepa (1928–2021^[102])	Lieutenant General^[103]		Served with the Romanian Securitate Defected to the United States in 1978 Worked with the CIA subsequent to defection
Nicolae Păiș (1887–1952)	Vice Admiral	Served during: World War II	Served as the Minister of Air and Marine Forces in 1940
Gheorghe Pănculescu (1903–2007)	General	Served during: World War I World War II	Was the final surviving Romanian World War I veteran at his death in 2007
Constantin Petrovicescu (1883–1949)	Division General^[104]
Artur Phleps (1881–1944)	Major General^[105]	Served during: World War I Hungarian-Romanian War of 1919 World War II	Also served with the Waffen-SS and the Austro-Hungarian Army Major awards: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves German Cross in Gold
Gheorghe Pintilie (1902–1985)	Lieutenant General		Served as the first Director of the Romanian Securitate
Nicolae Pleșiță (1929–2009)	Major General^[106]		Led the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Securitate from 1980 to 1984
David Popescu (1886–1955)	Brigadier General^[107]	Served during: World War II 1941 – retired
Ioan Popovici (1857–1956)	Divisional General^[108]^{: p. 129}	Served during: World War I 1916 – retired	* Nicknamed Provincialul ("the Provincial") due to ineptitude
Ioan Popovici (1865–1953)	Brigadier General^[51]	Served during: World War I 1948 – arrested 1953 – died in prison	* Nicknamed Epure to distinguish him from another general also named Ioan Popivici
Dumitru Prunariu (1952 – )	Lieutenant General		Best known as Romania's first cosmonaut Major awards and honors: Order of the Star of Romania Order of Aeronautical virtue Asteroid 10707 Prunariu was named in his honor in 2017
Ioan Mihail Racoviță (1889–1954)	General^[109]	Served during: World War II 1947 – retired	Major awards: Order of Michael the Brave Iron Cross Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Nicolae Rădescu (1874–1953)	General	Served during: World War I World War II 1945 – left Romania	Served as the 45th Prime Minister of Romania
Edgar Rădulescu (1890–1977)	Brigadier General^[110]	Served during: World War II 1945 – retired	Major awards: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross
Aristide Razu (1868–1950)	Division General	Served during: World War I 1928 – retired	Major battles: Battle of Bran-Câmpulung
Valter Roman (1913–1983)	Major General		Served with the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War High-ranking member of the Romanian Communist Party
Radu R. Rosetti (1877–1949)	Brigadier General^[111]	Served during: World War I 1924 – retired	Author of several books and articles on military history
Leontin Sălăjan (1913–1966)	General^[112]		Served as Chief of the Romanian General Staff between 1950 and 1954
Constantin Sănătescu (1885–1947)	General^[113]	Served during: Second Balkan War World War I World War II 1947 – retired	Served as the 44th Prime Minister of Romania
Bartolomeu Constantin Săvoiu (1945 – )	General (reserves)^[114]		Grandmaster of the Romanian National Grand Lodge
Costică Silion (1955 – )	General		Served as the General Inspector of the Romanian Gendarmerie from 2005 to 2009
Ioan Sion (1890–1942)	Brigadier General (posthumous)^[115]	Served during: World War I
Ion-Aurel Stanciu (1955 – )	General		Served as the Chief of the Romanian Air Force Staff from 2009 to 2011
Victor Stănculescu (1928–2016)	General^[47]		Served as Minister of National Defence between 1990 and 1991 Convicted of aggravated manslaughter in 2008 for the shooting deaths of pro-democracy protesters
Ilie Șteflea (1888–1946)	Lieutenant General^[116]	Served during: World War I World War II 1945 – retired	Major awards: Order of the Crown of Romania Order of the Star of Romania Order of Michael the Brave Iron Cross
Ioan Talpeș (1944 – )	General		Served as head of the Romanian Foreign Intelligence Service from 1992 to 1997
Nicolae Tătăranu (1890–1953)	Major General^[117]	Served during: World War II 1945 – retired	Major awards: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Gheorghe Teleman (1838–1913)	General	Served during: Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
Corneliu Teodorini (1893–1976)	Brigadier General^[118]	Served during: World War II 1945 – retired	Major awards: Iron Cross Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Corneliu Teodorini (1893–1951)	Brigadier General^[119]	Served during: World War II 1940 – retired 1941 – recalled 1944 – retired	Served with the Romanian Gendarmerie
Radu Timofte (1949–2009)	Brigadier General^[120]		Served as the head of the Romanian Intelligence Service from 2001 to 2006
Artur Văitoianu (1864–1956)	General	Served during: World War I World War II	Served as the 27th Prime Minister of Romania
Ion Vincze (1910–1996)	Major General^[121]
Matei Vlădescu (1835–1901)	Division General	Served during: Romanian War of Independence