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'' general constantin constantinescu-claps '' 1913-1944 army 4th army 1961 beceni , bacău county kingdom of romania second balkan war world war i world war ii 20 february 1884 army general constantin constantinescu-claps . jpg constantin constantinescu-claps
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constantin constantinescu-claps

constantin constantinescu-claps -lrb- february 20 , 1884 -- 1961 -rrb- was a romanian military commander during world war ii , condemned as a military criminal in the communist romania after the war -lrb- later exonerated -rrb- .
he participated in both world war i and world war ii , and rose through the ranks in the romanian army .
on november 9 , 1941 , he was appointed the commander of the romanian fourth army , and became a corps general on january 24 , 1942 .
on february 10 , 1943 , he was relieved of his assignment and replaced by constantin sănătescu .
constantinescu-claps retired in 1943 , was arrested in 1951 , and was condemned to 15 years ' imprisonment in 1954 .
in 1955 , he was exonerated and released .
