Edgar Rădulescu (27 December 1890 – 1977) was a

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n general during

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. He was a recipient of the

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Biography

Born in

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, he fought in

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. He advance in rank to lieutenant colonel in 1930 and to colonel in 1940. In 1941–1942 he served as

Prefect Prefect (from the Latin ''praefectus'', substantive adjectival form of ''praeficere'': "put in front", meaning in charge) is a magisterial title of varying definition, but essentially refers to the leader of an administrative area. A prefect' ...

Brăila County Brăila County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Brăila. Demographics At the 2021 Romanian census, Brăila County had a population of 281,452 (172,533 people in urban areas and 108,919 people in rural ...

. In April 1941 he was named commanding officer of the 19th Infantry Division and in September of that year he became commender of the II Corps (Artillery). In April 1942 he assumed command of the 11th Infantry Division and later that year he participated in the

Battle of Stalingrad The Battle of Stalingrad ; see . rus, links=on, Сталинградская битва, r=Stalingradskaya bitva, p=stəlʲɪnˈɡratskəjə ˈbʲitvə. (17 July 19422 February 1943) was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II, ...

. In March 1943 he was promoted to brigadier general (dated back to October 1942) and in 1944 he fought in the

Battle of Târgu Frumos The Battle of Târgu Frumos, also known as the Târgu Frumos Operation, occurred during Spring 1944 in World War II in and around the town of Târgu Frumos in Iași County, Moldavia, Romania. It was fought between Soviet forces (the Red Army) and ...

. After Romania switched sides to the

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in August 1944, Rădulescu commanded the II Corps in Hungary in Czechoslovakia in January–February and March–April 1945. At the end of the war he retired with the title of major general (Reserves). In August 1969, he was promoted to lieutenant general in the reserves.

Awards

Iron Cross The Iron Cross (, , abbreviated EK) was a military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, the German Empire (1871–1918), and Nazi Germany (1933–1945). The design, a black cross pattée with a white or silver outline, was derived from the in ...

(1939) 2nd and 1st Class *

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 ''

Monitorul Oficial ''Monitorul Oficial al României'' is the official government gazette, gazette of Romania, in which all the promulgation, promulgated bills, President of Romania, presidential decrees, Government of Romania, governmental ordinances and other m ...

'', anul CVIII, nr. 131 din 8 iunie 1940, partea I-a, p. 2.784. *

Order of the Crown of Romania The Order of the Crown of Romania is a chivalric order set up on 14 March 1881 by King Carol I of Romania to commemorate the establishment of the Kingdom of Romania. It was awarded as a state order until the end of the Romanian monarchy in 1947. ...

, Commander class (27 January 1942)Decret Regal nr. 267 din 27 ianuarie 1942 pentru decorațiuni, publicat în ''

'', anul CXIII, nr. 26 din 31 februarie 1945, partea I-a, p. 616. *

Order of Michael the Brave The Order of Michael the Brave () is Romania's highest military decoration, instituted by King of Romania, King Ferdinand I of Romania, Ferdinand I during the early stages of the Romanian Campaign (World War I), Romanian Campaign of the World War I ...

, 3rd class (13 September 1943) *

(3 July 1944)

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* 1890 births 1977 deaths Military personnel from Bucharest Romanian Land Forces generals Romanian military personnel of World War II Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Officers of the Order of the Star of Romania Commanders of the Order of the Crown (Romania) Recipients of the Order of Michael the Brave Prefects of Romania {{Romania-mil-bio-stub