# List of generals of the Romanian Armed Forces

This article provides a list of general officers and marshals of the Romanian Armed Forces, along with an overview of their service, major battles and awards, and other select biographical details. A general officer, or general, is an officer of high rank in an army. The Romanian Armed Forces have four ranks of general officer, in ascending order of rank: Brigadier General, Major General, Lieutenant General, General.
In cases of exceptional military service, the President of Romania may award a general the rank of Mareșal, or Marshal of Romania, the highest military rank in the Romanian Armed Forces.

## Marshals of Romania

| Name | Rank | Service record | Notes |
| Ion Antonescu (1882–1946) | Marshal of Romania | 1904 – enlisted Served during Second Balkan War World War I World War II 1944 – ousted | Nickname – Câinele Roșu ("Red Dog") Served as 43rd Prime Minister of Romania Executed in 1946 for treason Major awards: Order of Michael the Brave Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
| Alexandru Averescu (1858–1938) | Marshal of Romania | 1876 – enlisted Served during War of Independence Second Balkan War World War I 1918 – promoted to Prime Minister | Served as 24th Prime Minister of Romania Major battles: Battle of Turtucaia Flămânda Offensive Battle of Mărăști Battle of Mărășești Major awards and honors: Honorary member of the Romanian Academy Order of Michael the Brave |
| Michael I of Romania (1921–2017) | Marshal of Romania | 1941 – honorary title awarded by Ion Antonescu | King of Romania from 20 July 1927 to 8 June 1930, and 6 September 1940 to 30 December 1947 |
| Constantin Prezan (1861–1943) | Marshal of Romania | 1883 – enlisted Served during: World War I Hungarian–Romanian War 1920 – placed in reserve | Appointed Marshal of Romania in 1930 in recognition of service Major awards: Honorary member of the Romanian Academy Order of Michael the Brave |

## Generals

| Name | Rank | Service record | Notes |
| Aurel Aldea (1887–1949) | Lieutenant General | Served during: Second Balkan War World War I World War II 1941 – retired 1944 – recalled 1945 – retired, second time | Coordinated a "National Resistance Movement" in opposition to the communist regime Died in detention at Aiud Prison |
| Paul Alexiu (1893–1963) | Major General | Served during: World War II 1950 – retired | |
| Barbu Alinescu (1890–1952) | Brigadier General | Served during: World War II 1942 – retired | |
| Anghel Andreescu (1950 – ) | General | | Member of the Romanian Academy of Scientists, Military Department |
| Constantin Anton (1894–1993) | Brigadier General | Served during: World War II 1947 – retired | Served with the Romanian Gendamerie |
| Ilie Antonescu (1894–1974) | Major General | Served during: World War II 1945 – in reserve 1948 – retired | |
| Petre Antonescu (1891–1957) | Brigadier General | Served during: World War II 1945 – in reserve 1948 – retired | |
| Ioan Arbore (1892–1954) | Major General | Served during: World War I World War II 1945 – retired | Major battles: Battle of Stalingrad Arrested in 1946 and imprisoned in 1948 as a traitor Died in prison in 1954 |
| Gheorghe Argeșanu (1883–1940) | General (posthumous) | Served during: World War I World War II 1940 – arrested | Served as 40th Prime Minister of Romania Killed during the Jilava prison massacre of 1940 Posthumously promoted to General in 1945 |
| Ioan Arhip (1890–1980) | Major General | Served during: World War II 1945 – retired | |
| Constantin Atanasescu (1885–1949) | General | Served during: World War II 1940 – retired | Retired as a lieutenant general but promoted to general while still on reserve in 1947 |
| Vasile Atanasiu (1886–1964) | General | Served during: World War I World War II 1948 – retired | Major awards: Order of Michael the Brave Order of the White Lion Order of Suvorov |
| Gheorghe Avramescu (1888–1945) | General | Served during: Second Balkan War World War I World War II 1945 – arrested | Killed by German airstrike while in Soviet custody Major awards: German Cross in Gold Order of Michael the Brave, 2nd class |
| Constantion Bădescu (1892–1962) | Brigadier General | Served during: World War II 1947 – retired | |
| Gheorghe Băgulescu (1886–1963) | Brigadier General | Served during: World War I World War II 1940 – retired | Served with a vânători de munte unit in World War I Served as ambassador and military attaché to Tokyo from 1934 to 1939 Ambassador and military attaché to Tokyo & Nanking-China from 1941 to 1943 Major awards: Order of Michael the Brave, 3rd class Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class |
| Ștefan Balaban (1890–1962) | Brigadier General | Served during: World War II 1947 – reserve | |
| Grigore Bălan (1896–1944) | Brigadier General | Served during: World War II 1944 – killed in action | |
| Radu Băldescu (1888–1953) | Major General | Served during: World War II 1947 – retired | |
| Ștefan Bardan (1892 – unknown) | Major General | Served during: World War II 1947 – retired | |
| Emanoil Bârzotescu (1888–1968) | Major General | Served during: World War II 1947 – retired | Arrested in 1950 Released in 1953 |
| Alexandru Batcu (1892–1964) | Brigadier General | Served during: World War II 1948 – retired | |
| Ioan Beldiceanu (1892–1982) | Major General | Served during: World War II 1947 – retired | |
| George Bengescu-Dabija (1844–1916) | General | 1859 – enlisted | Also a poet and playwright Served as Senator for Fălciu County Member of Junimea literary society |
| Ioan Bengliu (1881–1940) | Lieutenant General | Served during: World War II 1940 – retired | Served with the Romanian Gendarmerie |
| Anton Berindei (1838–1899) | Division General | | Served as War Minister in the cabinet of Petre S. Aurelian from 1896 to 1899. |
| Emil Bodnăraș (1904–1976) | General | | Served as a Soviet agent from 1931 to 1935 Participated in the 1944 coup led by King Michael against the government of Ion Antonescu Minister of War, 1947–1955 |
| Ion Boițeanu (1885–1946) | Lieutenant General | Served during: World War II 1945 – retired | |
| Constantin Brătescu (1892–1971) | Major General | Served during: World War II 1943–1948 – Soviet prisoner of war 1948 – retired | Served as a liaison officer to the German military Major battles: Operation Barbarossa Operation Blue Battle of Stalingrad. |
| Ernest Broșteanu (1869–1932) | Division General | Served during: Second Balkan War World War I 1930 – retired | Major battles: Battle of Mărășești Major awards: Order of Michael the Brave, 3rd class |
| Constantin Budișteanu (1838–1911) | Division General | Served during: Romanian War of Independence 1897 – retired | Served as Senate President after military career Major battles: Siege of Plevna Major awards: Military Virtue Medal Order of the Star of Romania Danube Crossing Cross |
| Ștefan Burileanu (1874–1944) | Division General | Served during: World War I | Inventor of the Burileanu 57mm anti-aircraft artillery Member of the Romanian Academy of Sciences |
| Corneliu Calotescu (1889–1970) | Major General | Served during: World War I World War II 1945 – retired | |
| Mihail Cămărașu (1891–1962) | Lieutenant General | Served during: World War II 1948 – retired | |
| Nicolae Cambrea (1899–1976) | Major General | Served during: World War II 1942–1943 – Soviet prisoner of war 1950 – retired | Served with the Tudor Vladimirescu Division after release from Soviet captivity |
| Petre Cameniță (1889–1962) | Major General | Served during: World War II 1945 – retired | |
| Alexandru Candiano-Popescu (1841–1901) | General of Cavalry | Served during: Romanian War of Independence | Participated in the Republic of Ploiești revolt of 1870 |
| Sava Caracaș (1890–1945) | Brigadier General | Served during: World War II 1945 – died in military hospital | |
| Dumitru Carlaonț (1888–1970) | Major General | Served during: World War II 1945 – retired | Arrested and released by the Communist government three times between 1948 and 1960 |
| Ioan Carlaonț (1885–1952) | Major General | Served during: World War I World War II 1940 – retired | Led the "National Resistance Movement" in Oltenia, in opposition to the communist regime Died in detention at Aiud Prison |
| Corneliu Carp (1895–1982) | Brigadier General | Served during: World War II 1947 – retired | |
| Gheorghe Catrina (1953 – ) | General | | Served as the Chief of the Romanian Air Force Staff from 2003 to 2007 |
| Ilie Ceaușescu (1926–2002) | Lieutenant General | | Brother of Romanian president Nicolae Ceaușescu Served as Deputy Minister of Defense from 1982 to 1989 |
| Marin Ceaușu (1891–1954) | Brigadier General | Served during: World War II 1947 – retired | |
| Alexandru Cernat (1828–1893) | General | 1851– enlisted Served during: Romanian War of Independence 1891 – retired | Served as Minister of War in 1878 |
| Mircea Chelaru (1949 – ) | Lieutenant General | | Last leader of the Romanian National Unity Party |
| Mihai Chițac (1928–2010) | Lieutenant General | | Served as Minister of the Interior between 1989 and 1990 Convicted of aggravated manslaughter in 2008 for the shooting deaths of pro-democracy protesters |
| Platon Chirnoagă (1894–1974) | Brigadier General | Served during: World War II 1945 – American prisoner of war 1947 – left Romania | |
| Vasile Chițu (1896–1968) | Brigadier General | Served during: World War II 1944 – retired | |
| Gheorghe Cialâk (1886–1977) | Lieutenant General | Served during: World War II 1945 – retired | |
| Henri Cihoski (1871–1950) | Division General | Served during: Second Balkan War World War I | Major awards: Cross of Sanitary Merit Order of the Star of Romania Order of Michael the Brave Order of the Crown of Romania Order of St. George |
| Nicolae Ciupercă (1882–1950) | General | Served during: World War I World War II 1941 – retired | Served as Minister of Defense between 1938 and 1939 |
| Tudorancea Ciurea (1888–1971) | Brigadier General | Served during: World War II 1944 – retired | |
| Constantin Coandă (1857–1932) | General | Served during: Romanian War of Independence | Served as the 26th Prime Minister of Romania Injured in a 1920 bombing by anarchist Max Goldstein |
| Traian Cocorăscu (1888–1970) | Brigadier General | Served during: World War II 1942 – retired | |
| Ion Codreanu (1891–1960) | Brigadier General | Served during: World War II 1947 – retired | |
| Dumitru Coliu (1907–1979) | General | | |
| Simion Coman (1890–1971) | Brigadier General | Served during: World War II 1947 – retired | |
| Nicolae M. Condiescu (1880–1939) | Brigadier General | Served during: Second Balkan War World War I 1926 – reserve status | Also a novelist after his military career ended |
| Constantin S. Constantin (1889–1948) | Major General | Served during: World War II 1945 – retired | |
| Constantin Constantinescu-Claps (1889–1948) | Major General | Served during: World War II 1943 – retired | |
| Ion Constantinescu (1896 – unknown) | Brigadier General | Served during: World War II 1947 – retired | |
| Tancred Constantinescu (1876–1951) | General | Served during: World War II | Served as Minister of Industry between 1923 and 1926 Major battles: Operation Barbarossa |
| Vladimir Constantinescu (1895–1965) | Brigadier General | Served during: World War II 1947 – retired | |
| Constantin Constantiniu (1894–1971) | Brigadier General | Served during: World War II 1952 – retired | |
| Mihail Corbuleanu (1894–1973) | Major General | Served during: World War II 1947 – retired | |
| Dumitru Coroamă (1885–1956) | Major General | Served during: World War II 1944 – arrested | |
| Gheorghe Cosma (1892–1969) | Major General | Served during: World War II 1947 – retired | |
| Nicolae Costescu (1888–1963) | Major General | Served during: World War II 1942 – retired | |
| Grigore C. Crăiniceanu (1852–1935) | Division General | Served during: World War I | Served as War Minister from 1909 to 1910 |
| Ilie Crețulescu (1892–1971) | Major General | Served during: World War II 1948 – retired | |
| Constantin Cristescu (1866–1923) | General | Served during: World War I | |
| Constantin Croitoru (1952 – ) | Lieutenant General | | Served as the Chief of the Romanian Air Force Staff from 2007 to 2009 |
| Ioan Culcer (1853–1928) | General | Served during: Romanian War of Independence Second Balkan War World War I 1916 – relieved of command | Served as Governor of the Southern Dobruja Served as Minister of Public Works in 1918 |
| Dumitru Dămăceanu (1896–1978) | Brigadier General | Served during: World War II 1949 – retired | Major participant in King Michael's Coup of 1944 |
| Dorin Dănilă (1953 – ) | Vice Admiral | | Served as the Chief of the Romanian Naval Forces Staff from 2006 to 2010 |
| Nicolae Dăscălescu (1884–1969) | Lieutenant General | Served during: World War I Hungarian–Romanian War World War II 1945 – retired | Commander of the 2nd Corps (1942–1945) Commander of the 4th Army (March–June 1945) |
| Ion Dincă (1928–2007) | General | | Served as Mayor of Bucharest |
| Constantin Doncea (1904–1973) | Major General | | Fought with the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War |
| Corneliu Dragalina (1887–1949) | Lieutenant General | Served during: World War II 1945 – retired | Major awards: Order of Michael the Brave Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross |
| Ion Dragalina (1860–1916) | Division General | Served during: World War I | Major battles: Battle of Orșova |
| Alexandru Drăghici (1913–1993) | Major General | | Served as Interior Minister and State Security Minister |
| Ioan Dumitrache (1889–1977) | Lieutenant General | Served during: World War II 1947 – retired | Major awards: Order of Michael the Brave Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross |
| Petre Dumitrescu (1882–1950) | General | Served during: World War II 1944 – retired | Major awards: Order of Michael the Brave Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Iron Cross |
| Ștefan Fălcoianu (1835–1905) | Division General | 1856 – enlisted 1872 – placed in reserve | Author of several books on military theory and history Major awards: Order of Osmanieh Order of the Star of Romania Order of the Crown of Romania |
| Ion Emanuel Florescu (1819–1893) | General | | Served as the 13th Prime Minister of Romania |
| Teodor Frunzeti (1955 – ) | Lieutenant General | | Served as chief of the Romanian Land Forces Staff from 2006 to 2009 Author of several books and articles on military activity |
| Ermil Gheorghiu (1896–1977) | Major General | Served during: World War II 1947 – arrested | Commander of the Romanian Air Force during World War II Major awards: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
| Dan Ghica-Radu (1955 – ) | Lieutenant General | | Served as chief of the Romanian Land Forces Staff from 2009 to 2011 |
| Eremia Grigorescu (1863–1919) | General | Served during: World War I | Major battles: Battle of Mărășești Major awards and honors: Order of Michael the Brave Awarded a sword by Emperor Yoshihito of Japan |
| Ștefan Gușă (1940–1994) | Major General | | Served as Chief of the General Staff of the Romanian Armed Forces from 1986 to 1989 |
| Nicolae Haralambie (1835–1908) | Brigadier General | Served during: Romanian War of Independence | Participated in the dethronement of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza in 1866 Served as War Minister between 1866 and 1867 |
| Emanoil Ionescu (1887–1949) | Lieutenant General | Served during: World War II 1948 – retired | Commander of the Romanian Air Force 1st Air Corps Major awards: Iron Cross Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Order of Suvorov |
| Radu Korne (1895–1949) | Brigadier General | Served during: World War II 1945 – retired | Major awards: Order of Michael the Brave Iron Cross Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
| Iacob Lahovary (1846–1907) | Brigadier General | | Served as Minister of War and Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Mihail Lascăr (1889–1959) | General | Served during: Second Balkan War World War I World War II 1950 – retired | Major battles: Operation Barbarossa Crimean Campaign (1941) Battle of Stalingrad Major awards: Order of Michael the Brave Iron Cross Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves |
| Horia Macellariu (1894–1989) | Counter Admiral | Served during World War II | Served as the commander of the Royal Romanian Navy during World War II |
| Gheorghe Magheru (1802–1880) | General | Served during: Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829) 1947 – retired | Major awards: Gold Sword for Bravery Order of Saint Anna |
| Gheorghe Manoliu (1888–1980) | Major General | Served during: World War II 1945 – retired | Major awards: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
| Gheorghe Manu (1833–1911) | General | Served during: Romanian War of Independence | Major awards: Military Virtue Medal |
| Gheorghe Mihail (1887–1982) | General | Served during: Second Balkan War World War I World War II 1947 – retired | Major awards: Order of Michael the Brave |
| Vasile Milea (1927–1989) | General | | Served as Chief of the Romanian General Staff between 1980 and 1985 |
| Nicolae Militaru (1925–1996) | General | | Served as Defence Minister from 1989 to 1990 |
| Leonard Mociulschi (1889–1979) | Major General | Served during: Second Balkan War World War I World War II 1947 – retired | Major awards: Order of Michael the Brave Iron Cross Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
| Traian Moșoiu (1868–1932) | General | Served during: World War I Hungarian–Romanian War | |
| Ilie Năstase (1946 – ) | Major General | | Best known as a former ATP no. 1 ranked tennis player Rank granted by presidential decree in December 2008 |
| Serghei Nicolau (1905–1999) | Lieutenant General | | Led the military espionage bureau of the Romanian General Staff |
| Constantin Nicolescu (1887–1972) | Lieutenant General | Served during: Second Balkan War World War I World War II 1948 – retired | Major awards: Order of Michael the Brave Legion of Honour |
| Alexandru Nicolschi (1915–1992) | Lieutenant General | | Served with the Romanian Securitate |
| Neculai Onțanu (1949 – ) | Major General | | Served as mayor of Bucharest's Sector 2 |
| Gabriel Oprea (1961 – ) | General | | Served as Minister of National Defense between 2009 and 2012 Served as Minister of Internal Affairs between 2014 and 2015 |
| Ion Mihai Pacepa (1928–2021) | Lieutenant General | | Served with the Romanian Securitate Defected to the United States in 1978 Worked with the CIA subsequent to defection |
| Nicolae Păiș (1887–1952) | Vice Admiral | Served during: World War II | Served as the Minister of Air and Marine Forces in 1940 |
| Gheorghe Pănculescu (1903–2007) | General | Served during: World War I World War II | Was the final surviving Romanian World War I veteran at his death in 2007 |
| Constantin Petrovicescu (1883–1949) | Division General | | |
| Artur Phleps (1881–1944) | Major General | Served during: World War I Hungarian-Romanian War of 1919 World War II | Also served with the Waffen-SS and the Austro-Hungarian Army Major awards: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves German Cross in Gold |
| Gheorghe Pintilie (1902–1985) | Lieutenant General | | Served as the first Director of the Romanian Securitate |
| Nicolae Pleșiță (1929–2009) | Major General | | Led the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Securitate from 1980 to 1984 |
| David Popescu (1886–1955) | Brigadier General | Served during: World War II 1941 – retired | |
| Ioan Popovici (1857–1956) | Divisional General$^{:p.129}$ | Served during: World War I 1916 – retired | * Nicknamed Provincialul ("the Provincial") due to ineptitude |
| Ioan Popovici (1865–1953) | Brigadier General | Served during: World War I 1948 – arrested 1953 – died in prison | * Nicknamed Epure to distinguish him from another general also named Ioan Popivici |
| Dumitru Prunariu (1952 – ) | Lieutenant General | | Best known as Romania's first cosmonaut Major awards and honors: Order of the Star of Romania Order of Aeronautical virtue Asteroid 10707 Prunariu was named in his honor in 2017 |
| Ioan Mihail Racoviță (1889–1954) | General | Served during: World War II 1947 – retired | Major awards: Order of Michael the Brave Iron Cross Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
| Nicolae Rădescu (1874–1953) | General | Served during: World War I World War II 1945 – left Romania | Served as the 45th Prime Minister of Romania |
| Edgar Rădulescu (1890–1977) | Brigadier General | Served during: World War II 1945 – retired | Major awards: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross |
| Aristide Razu (1868–1950) | Division General | Served during: World War I 1928 – retired | Major battles: Battle of Bran-Câmpulung |
| Valter Roman (1913–1983) | Major General | | Served with the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War High-ranking member of the Romanian Communist Party |
| Radu R. Rosetti (1877–1949) | Brigadier General | Served during: World War I 1924 – retired | Author of several books and articles on military history |
| Leontin Sălăjan (1913–1966) | General | | Served as Chief of the Romanian General Staff between 1950 and 1954 |
| Constantin Sănătescu (1885–1947) | General | Served during: Second Balkan War World War I World War II 1947 – retired | Served as the 44th Prime Minister of Romania |
| Bartolomeu Constantin Săvoiu (1945 – ) | General (reserves) | | Grandmaster of the Romanian National Grand Lodge |
| Costică Silion (1955 – ) | General | | Served as the General Inspector of the Romanian Gendarmerie from 2005 to 2009 |
| Ioan Sion (1890–1942) | Brigadier General (posthumous) | Served during: World War I | |
| Ion-Aurel Stanciu (1955 – ) | General | | Served as the Chief of the Romanian Air Force Staff from 2009 to 2011 |
| Victor Stănculescu (1928–2016) | General | | Served as Minister of National Defence between 1990 and 1991 Convicted of aggravated manslaughter in 2008 for the shooting deaths of pro-democracy protesters |
| Ilie Șteflea (1888–1946) | Lieutenant General | Served during: World War I World War II 1945 – retired | Major awards: Order of the Crown of Romania Order of the Star of Romania Order of Michael the Brave Iron Cross |
| Ioan Talpeș (1944 – ) | General | | Served as head of the Romanian Foreign Intelligence Service from 1992 to 1997 |
| Nicolae Tătăranu (1890–1953) | Major General | Served during: World War II 1945 – retired | Major awards: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
| Gheorghe Teleman (1838–1913) | General | Served during: Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) | |
| Corneliu Teodorini (1893–1976) | Brigadier General | Served during: World War II 1945 – retired | Major awards: Iron Cross Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
| Corneliu Teodorini (1893–1951) | Brigadier General | Served during: World War II 1940 – retired 1941 – recalled 1944 – retired | Served with the Romanian Gendarmerie |
| Radu Timofte (1949–2009) | Brigadier General | | Served as the head of the Romanian Intelligence Service from 2001 to 2006 |
| Artur Văitoianu (1864–1956) | General | Served during: World War I World War II | Served as the 27th Prime Minister of Romania |
| Ion Vincze (1910–1996) | Major General | | |
| Matei Vlădescu (1835–1901) | Division General | Served during: Romanian War of Independence | |