Aurel Aldea

Aurel Aldea
Aurel Aldea
Born	18 March 1887; Slatina, Olt County, Kingdom of Romania
Died	17 October 1949 (aged 62); Aiud Prison, Aiud, Alba County, Romania
Allegiance	Kingdom of Romania
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1908–1945
Rank	2nd Lieutenant (1908); 1st Lieutenant (1911); Captain (1916); Major (1917); Lieutenant Colonel (1923); Colonel (1928); Brigadier General (1936); Major General (1940); Lieutenant General (1944)
Commands held	4th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	Second Balkan War; World War I; World War II
Alma mater	Higher War School
Minister of Internal Affairs
	In office; 23 August 1944 – 3 November 1944
Prime Minister	Constantin Sănătescu
Preceded by	Dimitrie I. Popescu
Succeeded by	Nicolae Penescu
Other work	Anti-communist resistance leader (1945–46)

Aurel Aldea (18 March 1887 – 17 October 1949) was a Romanian general, Interior Minister, and anti-communist resistance leader.

Aurel Aldea
Born	(1887-03-18)18 March 1887 Slatina, Olt County, Kingdom of Romania
Died	17 October 1949(1949-10-17) (aged 62) Aiud Prison, Aiud, Alba County, Romania
Allegiance	Kingdom of Romania
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1908–1945
Rank	2nd Lieutenant (1908) 1st Lieutenant (1911) Captain (1916) Major (1917) Lieutenant Colonel (1923) Colonel (1928) Brigadier General (1936) Major General (1940) Lieutenant General (1944)
Commands held	4th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	Second Balkan War World War I World War II
Alma mater	Higher War School

Minister of Internal Affairs
In office 23 August 1944 – 3 November 1944
Prime Minister	Constantin Sănătescu
Preceded by	Dimitrie I. Popescu [ro]
Succeeded by	Nicolae Penescu



Other work	Anti-communist resistance leader (1945–46)