Gheorghe Mărdărescu
Gheorghe D. Mărdărescu was a Romanian army major general during World War I and a commander during the Hungarian–Romanian War. He was Romanian Minister of War from 20 April 1922 to 29 March 1926.
Mărdărescu was born in Iași, Romania on 4 August 1866. In 1888 he graduated from the Infantry and Cavalry Military School in Bucharest with the rank of second lieutenant, and was promoted to lieutenant in 1891. He pursued his military studies at the Higher War School from 1892 to 1894. He advanced in rank to captain in 1896, and on 10 May 1906 he was promoted to major and named commandant of the Infantry Shooting School. After being promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1910 and colonel in 1913, he was appointed Chief of Staff of 1st Army Corps. In 1915 he became Commandant of the School of Cavalry Officers at the Military Academy. On 10 May 1916 he was promoted to brigadier general; on 15 August he took command of the 18th Infantry Brigade and then was put in charge of 3rd Army Group.
On 11 April 1919 Mărdărescu took command of all Romanian forces in Transylvania, at the start of the Hungarian–Romanian War. For his actions during the war he was awarded by King Ferdinand the Order of Michael the Brave, 3rd Class.
He died on 5 September 1938 in Bad Nauheim, Germany.
