Tudoranca Ciurea (9 July 1888–24 February 1971) was a Romanian Land Forces brigadier general during World War II. He advanced in rank to lieutenant colonel in 1932, and to colonel in 1937. In June 1940 he was awarded the

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 defunct Order of Michael the Brave. It is awarded by the President of Romania. It has five r ...

, Officer class.Decretul Regal nr. 1.905 din 8 iunie 1940 pentru numiri de membri ai ordinului „Steaua României”, publicat în '' Monitorul Oficial'', anul CVIII, nr. 131 din 8 iunie 1940, partea I-a, p. 2.783. From 1940 to early 1942 Ciurea served as Prefect of Ilfov County; during this time, he oversaw the demolition and rebuilding of in

Ciorogârla Ciorogârla is a commune in the southwestern part of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Ciorogârla and Dârvari. The Ciorogârla River flows through this location; its name, of Slavic origin, means "murky stream". ...

, which had been severely affected by the

1940 Vrancea earthquake The 1940 Vrancea earthquake, also known as the 1940 Bucharest earthquake, ( ro, Cutremurul din 1940) occurred on Sunday, 10 November 1940, in Romania, at 03:39 (local time), when the majority of the population was at home. The 1940 earthquake r ...

. In January 1942, he was replaced as prefect by Colonel .Decretul Conducătorului Statului nr. 38 din 7 ianuarie 1942 pentru numire de prefect al jud. Ilfov, publicat în '' Monitorul Oficial'', anul CX, nr. 9 din 12 ianuarie 1942, partea I-a, p. 179. In early 1942 Ciurea was promoted to brigadier general, and served as

Commanding Officer The commanding officer (CO) or sometimes, if the incumbent is a general officer, commanding general (CG), is the officer in command of a military unit. The commanding officer has ultimate authority over the unit, and is usually given wide latitu ...

Infantry 1st Frontier Division. In 1943 he was named General Officer Commanding 4th Infantry Division, General Officer Commanding 4th Mountain Division ('' Vânători de munte''), and finally General Officer Commanding Special Reparation Corps. Ciurea retired in November 1944. In May 1945 he was awarded the

, Commander class.Decretul Regal nr. 1.535 din 12 mai 1945 pentru conferiri de decorațiuni de război, publicat în '' Monitorul Oficial'', anul CXIII, nr. 119 din 29 mai 1945, partea I-a, p. 4.414.

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* 1888 births 1971 deaths Romanian Land Forces generals Romanian military personnel of World War II Commanders of the Order of the Star of Romania Prefects of Romania {{Romania-mil-bio-stub