Paraschiv Vasilescu (March 14, 1864–1925) was one of the generals of the

Romanian Land Forces The Romanian Land Forces ( ro, Forțele Terestre Române) is the army of Romania, and the main component of the Romanian Armed Forces. In recent years, full professionalisation and a major equipment overhaul have transformed the nature of the Lan ...

in the

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. Between March 3, 1904 and April 1, 1905, Major Vasilescu was the commander of the Border Guard Corps. He served as a division commander in the 1916, 1917, and 1918 campaigns. Ioanițiu, Alexandru (Lt.-Colonel), ''Războiul României: 1916–1918'',vol 1, Tipografia Geniului, București, 1929

Biography

After graduating in 1885 from the military school of officers with the rank of second lieutenant, Vasilescu held various positions in the infantry units or in the upper echelons of the army, the most important being those of commander of the 3rd Infantry Regiment and of the 4th Territorial Corps. Ministry of War, '' Yearbook of the Romanian Army for 1914, '' F. Gobl and Sons Printing House, Bucharest, 1914 Ministry of War, '' Yearbook of the Romanian Army for 1915, '' George Ionescu Printing and Graphic Arts Establishment, Bucharest, 1915 During

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, he served as commander of the 14th Infantry Division between and and the 1st Army, between and . From January 1917 he served as Deputy Chief of the General Headquarters. He was decorated with the

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, class III, for the way he led the 14th Infantry Division in the battles of the 1916 campaign, being one of the first generals decorated with this order (the second decree for generals, together with General

Eremia Grigorescu Eremia Teofil Grigorescu (28 November 1863 – 21 July 1919) was a Romanian artillery general during World War I, and Minister of War in the Constantin Coandă cabinet (October–November 1918). Early life Born in 1863 in the village Golășei ...

). After the war, Vasilescu held a number of important positions in the army, such as commander of the Army Corps and Inspector General of the Army.

References

Bibliography

* Kirițescu, Constantin, '' History of the war for the unification of Romania'', Scientific and Encyclopedic Publishing House, Bucharest, 1989 * Ioanițiu, Alexandru (Lt.-Colonel), '' The Romanian War: 1916-1918'', vol 1, Genius Printing House, Bucharest, 1929 * ''Romania in the World War 1916-1919, Documents, Annexes'', Volume 1, Official Gazette and State Printing Offices, Bucharest, 1934 * ''The General Headquarters of the Romanian Army. Documents 1916 - 1920'', Machiavelli Publishing House, Bucharest, 1996 * ''Military history of the Romanian people'', vol. V, Military Publishing House, Bucharest, 1989 * ''Romania in the years of the First World War'', Militară Publishing House, Bucharest, 1987 * "Romania in the First World War", Military Publishing House, 1979 {{DEFAULTSORT:Vasilescu, Paraschiv 1864 births 1925 deaths Romanian Land Forces generals Romanian military personnel of the Second Balkan War Romanian Army World War I generals Recipients of the Order of Michael the Brave Officers of the Order of the Crown (Romania) Officers of the Order of the Star of Romania