Ioan Culcer

Ioan Culcer
Ioan Culcer
	General Ioan Culcer in 1916
Born	July 29, 1853; Târgu Jiu, Wallachia
Died	September 1928 (aged 75); Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Allegiance	Romanian Army
Service/branch	Military engineering
Years of service	1877–1916
Rank	First Lieutenant (1877); General de Divizie (1916)
Commands held	5th Corps (1913–1916); 1st Army (August – October 1916)
Battles/wars	Romanian War of Independence Siege of Plevna; ; Second Balkan War Southern Dobruja Offensive; ; Romanian Campaign (World War I) Battle of Transylvania Nagyszeben Offensive; Petrozsény Offensive; Battle of Mezőlivádia; Battle of Sellenberk (1916); Battle of Nagybár; First Battle of Petrozsény; Veresmart Offensive; Battle of Mount Csindrel; Second Battle of Petrozsény; Battle of Kolun; Battle of Nagyszeben; Third Battle of Petrozsény; ; Orsova Offensive; Battle of Herkulesfürdő; First Battle of Orsova; Battle of Sălătrucu; First Battle of the Jiu Valley; ;
Awards	Military Virtue Medal; Order of Saint Stanislaus; Order of the Black Eagle; Order of the Star of Romania
Other work	Secretary-general of the War Ministry (1904–1907)
Minister of Public Works
	In office; 29 January 1918 – 4 March 1918
Prime Minister	Alexandru Averescu
Preceded by	Dimitrie Greceanu
Succeeded by	Constantin Hârjeu

Ioan Culcer (29 July 1853 – September 1928) was a Wallachian-born Romanian military leader and politician. Culcer served as a lieutenant during the Romanian War of Independence (1877–1878) and as a general during the Second Balkan War and World War I. In early 1918, he served as Minister for Public Works in the First Averescu cabinet.

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Ioan Culcer
General Ioan Culcer in 1916
Born	(1853-07-29)July 29, 1853 Târgu Jiu,^[1] Wallachia
Died	September 1928(1928-09-00) (aged 75) Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Allegiance	Romanian Army
Service/branch	Military engineering
Years of service	1877–1916
Rank	First Lieutenant (1877)^[2] General de Divizie (1916)^[3]
Commands held	5th Corps (1913–1916)^[4] 1st Army (August – October 1916)^[5]
Battles/wars	Romanian War of Independence Siege of Plevna Second Balkan War Southern Dobruja Offensive Romanian Campaign (World War I) Battle of Transylvania Nagyszeben Offensive Petrozsény Offensive Battle of Mezőlivádia Battle of Sellenberk (1916) Battle of Nagybár First Battle of Petrozsény Veresmart Offensive Battle of Mount Csindrel Second Battle of Petrozsény Battle of Kolun Battle of Nagyszeben Third Battle of Petrozsény Orsova Offensive Battle of Herkulesfürdő First Battle of Orsova Battle of Sălătrucu First Battle of the Jiu Valley
Awards	Military Virtue Medal Order of Saint Stanislaus Order of the Black Eagle Order of the Star of Romania^[6]
Other work	Secretary-general of the War Ministry (1904–1907)^[5]

Minister of Public Works^[5]
In office 29 January 1918 – 4 March 1918
Prime Minister	Alexandru Averescu
Preceded by	Dimitrie Greceanu [ro]
Succeeded by	Constantin Hârjeu