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Constantin Iancovescu (1862–1945) was a
Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
n politician and general. During
World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
, he was Secretary General of the War Ministry from August to September 1916. He became Chief of the General Staff and Commander of the Danube Defense Group in November 1916 and of the Army 3 Corps from December 1916 to July 24, 1917. From July 20, 1917 to March 5, 1918, he served as
Minister of War A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...
. He was promoted in 1918 to
lieutenant general Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...
. On December 1, 1917 he was awarded the
Order of Michael the Brave The Order of Michael the Brave ( ro, Ordinul Mihai Viteazul) is Romania's highest military decoration, instituted by King Ferdinand I during the early stages of the Romanian Campaign of the First World War, and was again awarded in the Second Wor ...
, 3rd class, for the way he led his troops at the
Battle of the Argeș The Battle of the Argeș was a battle of the Romanian Campaign of World War I. Taking place on 1 December 1916, the battle was fought along the line of the Argeș River in Romania between Austro-German forces of the Central Powers and Romanian f ...
. From 1916 to 1919 Iancovescu served as director of the National Military Circle.


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1862 births 1945 deaths Chiefs of the General Staff of Romania Recipients of the Order of Michael the Brave Romanian Land Forces generals Romanian Ministers of Defence {{Romania-politician-stub