Constantin Iancovescu

Constantin Iancovescu
Constantin Iancovescu
Minister of War of Kingdom of Romania
	In office; July 20, 1917 – March 5, 1918
Monarch	Ferdinand I of Romania
Preceded by	Vintilă Brătianu
Succeeded by	Constantin Hârjeu
Personal details
Born	1862
Died	1945
Military service
Rank	Lieutenant General
Battles/wars	World War I

Constantin Iancovescu (1862–1945) was a Romanian politician and general.^[1]

Prior to World War I, Iancovescu achieved the rank of brigadier general in 1915.^[2] At the onset of World War I, he served as Secretary General of the Ministry of War from August to September of 1916. In November of 1916, he became Chief of General Staff and Commander of the Danube Defense Group, and later, Commander of the Third Army (Armata a 3-a Română) from December 1916 to July 24, 1917.^[3]

On December 1, 1917, Iancovescu was awarded the Order of Michael the Brave, III Class,^[4] for the way he led his troops at the Battle of the Argeș, which occurred one year earlier, from 1 to 3 December 1916.^[5]

"For the way he led the troops of the Danube Defense Group during the fierce battles at Călugăreni in November 1916 and the skill with which he facilitated the operations of the Argeș Army." High Decree no. 1403, "Mihai Viteazul" Order , class III, December 1, 1917 ^[4]

He served as Minister of War^[6] between July 20, 1917 and March 5, 1918, achieving the rank of lieutenant general^[2] and replacing Vintilă Brătianu, who assumed command of the newly created Ministry of Munitions and War Materials.^[7]

From 1916 to 1919, Iancovescu served as director of the National Military Circle.^[8]

References

^ Prodan, Costică.; Preda, Dumitru; Istorie Militară, Comisia Română de; Mărăşeşti-Mărăşti-Oituz, Fundaţia (1998). The Romanian army during the First World War. Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic. p. 57. ISBN 973-9243-77-0.
^ ^a ^b Averescu, Alexandru (1992). Notițe zilnice din război: 1916-1918 (Războiul nostru) (in Romanian). Editura Militară. ISBN 978-973-32-0216-5.
^ Negru, Anemari Monica. Viaţa pe front în scrieri personale (in Romanian). Editura Cetatea de Scaun. ISBN 978-606-537-480-5.
^ ^a ^b Ministerul de Răsboiu, Anuarul ofițerilor și drapelelor Armatei Române cărora li s-au conferit ordinul „Mihai Viteazul”, Atelierele grafice „Socec & Co”, București, 1930, p. 119; English Translation: Ministry of Răsboiu, Yearbook of officers and flags of the Romanian Army who were awarded the "Mihai Viteazul" order , "Socec & Co" graphic workshops, Bucharest, 1930, p. 119
^ "Weapons and Warfare (B)". The Probert Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
^ "General Constantin Iancovescu". mapn.ro (in Romanian). Ministerul Apărării Naţionale. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
^ Maria, regina Romaniei (2016-09-26). Jurnal de razboi (II). 1917–1918 (in Romanian). Humanitas SA. ISBN 978-973-50-5444-1.
^ "Conducere". www.cmn.ro (in Romanian). Cercul Militar Național. Retrieved December 24, 2020.