Nicolae Samsonovici

Nicolae Samsonovici
Born	(1877-08-07)7 August 1877 Dorohoi, Kingdom of Romania
Died	16 September 1950(1950-09-16) (aged 73) Sighet Prison, Romanian People's Republic
Buried	Paupers Cemetery, Sighetu Marmației, Maramureș County
Allegiance	Kingdom of Romania
Service/branch	Romanian Army
Years of service	1897–1937
Rank	Lieutenant general
Commands held	77th Infantry Regiment 19th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	Second Balkan War World War I Battle of Transylvania Battle of Mărășești
Awards	Order of the Star of Romania, commander Order of Saint Vladimir, 4th class Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class Order of St Michael and St George, knight commander Order of Michael the Brave, 3rd Class Legion of Honour, officer Order of the Crown, commander Croix de guerre 1914–1918 Victory Medal Order of the White Lion, commander Order of Polonia Restituta, second class Order of the White Eagle
Alma mater	Higher War School
Chief of the Romanian General Staff
In office 21 June 1927 – 11 August 1932
Monarchs	Ferdinand I Michael I Carol II
Prime Minister	Ion I. C. Brătianu Vintilă Brătianu Iuliu Maniu Gheorghe Mironescu Nicolae Iorga Alexandru Vaida-Voevod
Preceded by	Alexandru Lupescu [ro]
Succeeded by	Constantin Lăzărescu [ro]
52nd Minister of War of Kingdom of Romania
In office 11 August 1932 – 14 November 1933
Prime Minister	Alexandru Vaida-Voevod Iuliu Maniu
Preceded by	Constantin Ștefănescu Amza [ro]
Succeeded by	Nicolae Uică [ro]

Nicolae Samsonovici (August 7, 1877–September 16, 1950) was a Romanian general. In the 1930s, he served as Chief of the General Staff and as Defense Minister.