Marin Ceaușu (15 August 1891–21 August 1954) was a

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n brigadier-general during

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Biography

He was born in Bârca,

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. After graduating in 1913 from military school with the rank of second lieutenant, he commanded a platoon with the 5th Artillery Regiment until 1916, when he was promoted to lieutenant. He served in

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with the 1st Artillery Regiment and was made captain in 1917. During the

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of 1916–1917 he fought in battles at Muncelu,

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, and Cireșoaia. During the

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, he advanced in rank to major (1923), lieutenant colonel (1933), and colonel (1938). From 1939 to 1942 Ceaușu served as Commanding Officer 14th Artillery Regiment. In 1942 he became Commanding Officer 2nd Infantry Division and fought at the

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. In September 1942, during the offensive towards

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, he was wounded by a mine explosion, and was put at disposition for I Corps. In 1943, he was promoted to brigadier general, and was named General Officer Commanding Artillery IV Corps. In 1944, he was General Officer Commanding Artillery V Corps and fought in Moldavia. Finally, in 1945, he served in Czechoslovakia as General Officer Commanding 21st Division, during the Prague offensive. Ceaușu went into reserve in 1946, and retired in 1947. He died in

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in 1954.

Awards

Order of the Star of Romania The Order of the Star of Romania (Romanian: ''Ordinul Steaua României'') is Romania's highest civil Order and second highest State decoration after the Order of Michael the Brave. It is the oldest Order of Romania. It is awarded by the Preside ...

, Officer class, 8 June 1940.Decretul Regal nr. 1.905 din 8 iunie 1940 pentru numiri de membri ai ordinului „Steaua României”, publicat în ''

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'', anul CVIII, nr. 131 din 8 iunie 1940, partea I-a, p. 2.783. *

, Commander class. *

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, 3rd class, 4 August 1945.Decretul regal nr. 2.467 din 4 august 1945 pentru conferiri de Ordinul "Mihai Viteazul" cu spade clasa III, publicat în ''

'', anul CXIII, nr. 179 din 9 august 1945, partea I-a, pp. 6.932-6.933. *

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, 2nd class and 1st class.

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* 1891 births 1954 deaths Romanian Land Forces generals Romanian military personnel of World War II Recipients of the Order of Michael the Brave Recipients of the Order of the Star of Romania People from Dolj County Romanian military personnel of World War I Recipients of the Iron Cross (1939), 1st class {{Romania-mil-bio-stub