Ioan Carlaonț (19 October 1885 – 6 February 1952) was a

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, who led an anti-communist resistance movement in

Oltenia Oltenia (, also called Lesser Wallachia in antiquated versions, with the alternative Latin names ''Wallachia Minor'', ''Wallachia Alutana'', ''Wallachia Caesarea'' between 1718 and 1739) is a historical province and geographical region of Romania ...

after

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. He was the older brother of General Dumitru Carlaonț. He was born in Miculești, Gorj County. After attending the Artillery Military School in

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(1904–1906), he fought in

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 then pursued his studies at the Higher War School (1919–1920), after which he was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1920, and then to colonel in 1926. Carlaonț commanded the 38th Regiment from 1926 to 1928, the Special Artillery School from 1928 to 1933, and the 2nd Artillery Brigade from 1933 to 1937. He was promoted to brigadier general on 1 April 1935, commanding the Vth Corps from 1937 to 1939 and the 11th Infantry Division from 1939 to 1940. After being promoted to major general on 6 June 1940, he retired from active duty two months later. After 1945, Carlaonț led the anti-communist National Resistance Movement in Oltenia. He was arrested in

Târgu Jiu Târgu Jiu () is the capital of Gorj County in the Oltenia region of Romania. It is situated on the Southern Sub-Carpathians, on the banks of the river Jiu. Eight localities are administered by the city: Bârsești, Drăgoieni, Iezureni, Polat ...

on 25 October 1948, and was condemned on 21 June 1949 by the Craiova Military Tribunal to 15 years imprisonment. He died at Aiud Prison on 6 February 1952, succumbing to

tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by '' Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, i ...

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