Ilie Șteflea
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Ilie Șteflea
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Lieutenant-General Ilie Șteflea
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| Born | April 11, 1888 Szelistye, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | May 21, 1946 Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania |
| Allegiance | Romanian Army |
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Infantry |
| Years of service | 1909—1944 |
| Rank | General de corp de armată |
| Battles/wars | World War I-Romanian Campaign World War II |
Ilie Șteflea (April 11, 1888—May 21, 1946) was a Romanian General during World War II and Chief of the Romanian General Staff between 20 January 1942 and 23 August 1944.[1][2]
Early life and career
Ilie Șteflea was born in Săliște (near Sibiu, Transylvania, at the time part of Austria-Hungary). Economic hardships forced his family to move to the Kingdom of Romania, to the newly acquired province of Dobruja.
Șteflea attended the primary school at Medgidia, and the secondary schools at Constanţa and at the Gheorghe Lazăr High School in Bucharest. He graduated first at the Military School for Infantry Officers in 1909, promoted to the rank of Sublocotenent (Second Lieutenant) and assigned to the 34th Infantry Regiment, based in Constanţa.
In 1915 he was sent on an information-gathering mission in Transylvania, in the Timiş Valley and Braşov.
After the war had started, Șteflea was given the command of a machine gun company in the 34th Infantry Regiment, holding the rank of captain. On 26 August 1916 he was wounded at Daidâr (now Shumentsi, Tutrakan Municipality) during the Battle of Turtucaia and evacuated to Moldova.
On 1 April 1917 he was assigned as instructor to the Military School for Infantry Officers in Botoșani, where he taught infantry tactics inspired by the French military doctrine and war experience.
Awards and decorations
| Award or decoration | Country | Date | Ref | |
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Order of the Crown (with swords and Military Virtue ribbon) | Romania |
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Order of the Star of Romania (with swords and Military Virtue ribbon) | |||
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Order of Michael the Brave | 17 November 1941 | ||
| Aeronautical Virtue Order (with swords, Golden Cross class) | ||||
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Iron Cross (2nd class) |  Germany |
12 October 1941 | |
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Iron Cross (1st class) | 26 March 1942 | ||
| Maritime Virtue Order (1st, 2nd and 3rd class) | Romania |
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References
- ↑ Generals.dk, Ilie Șteflea's short biography, accessed on February 29, 2012
- ↑ Romanian Ministry of National Defense, Gallery of Chiefs of the General Staff, accessed on February 29, 2012
- ↑ AsiiRomani.ro, Biography of Ilie Șteflea
External links
- (Romanian) AsiiRomani.ro, Biography of Ilie Șteflea
- Articles with Romanian-language external links
- 1888 births
- 1946 deaths
- People from Săliște
- Romanian Austro-Hungarians
- Chiefs of the General Staff of Romania
- Romanian Land Forces generals
- Romanian military personnel of World War I
- Romanian military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Iron Cross (1939), 1st class
- Recipients of the Order of the Crown (Romania)
- Knights of the Order of the Crown (Romania)
- Recipients of the Order of Michael the Brave
- Recipients of the Star of Romania Order
