Paraschiv Vasilescu

Paraschiv Vasilescu
Born(1864-03-14)March 14, 1864
Died1925 (aged 60–61)[1]
Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Allegiance Romania
BranchRomanian Land Forces
Years of service1885—1918
RankMajor General [2]
Commands held14th Infantry Division
1st Army
Battles/warsSecond Balkan War
World War I
AwardsOrder of the Crown (Romania), officer rank (1906)
Order of the Star of Romania, officer rank (1912)
Rise of the Country Medal (1914)[2]
Order of Michael the Brave, 3rd class (October 27, 1916)[3]

Paraschiv Vasilescu (March 14, 1864–1925) was one of the generals of the Romanian Land Forces in the First World War. Between March 3, 1904 and April 1, 1905, Major Vasilescu was the commander of the Border Guard Corps.[4] He served as a division commander in the 1916, 1917, and 1918 campaigns.[5]

  1. ^ Gheorghe Bezviconi, Necropolis of the capital, Nicolae Iorga Institute of History, Bucharest, 1968
  2. ^ a b Ministerul de Răsboiu, Anuarul Romanate pe 1916 Tipografia "Universala" Iancu Ionescu, București, 1916
  3. ^ Ministry of War, Yearbook of the officers and flags of the Romanian Army who were awarded the order "Mihai Viteazul" , Graphic Workshops "Socec & Co", Bucharest, 1930
  4. ^ Border guards from March 3, 1904 to 1934, in the magazine "Border Guard", anniversary issue, March 3, 1934, p. 17
  5. ^ Ioanițiu, Alexandru (Lt.-Colonel), Războiul României: 1916–1918,vol 1, Tipografia Geniului, București, 1929

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