Gheorghe Avramescu

In memoriam

World War II Romanian Army Lieutenant General. His military career ran from 1906 until his death at the age of 61 and during this time he served during the Second Balkan War, World War I (Battle of the Argeș and Battle of Mărășești), and World War II (the Eastern Front and other engagements in Eastern Europe). He rose in rank to become the General Officer Commanding of a number of army units: the 10th Division in 1941, the Mountain Corps later that year, the III Corps in 1943, and the VI Corps and 4th Army from 1944 to 1945. In 1945, he was arrested by the Soviets as "pro-German". He was killed in an aerial attack on the car which was transporting him, and his body was originally interred in Budapest's Kozma Street Jewish (Soshalom) Cemetery. Among his honors and awards include Order of Michael the Brave (3rd Class, 2nd Class, and 2nd Class with Swords), the Order of the Star of Romania, (Knight Class), the Romanian Order of the Crown (Grand Office Class), the Iron Cross, (1st and 2nd

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