Constantin Teodorescu (general)

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Constantin Teodorescu
1916 - General Constantin Teodorescu 1.jpg
Born(1863-01-25)January 25, 1863
Died1942
Bucharest, Romania[1]
Allegiance Kingdom of Romania
Years of service1883 — 1916
RankLieutenant (1883)
Lieutenant (1887)
Captain (1893)
Major (1900)
Lieutenant-Colonel (1903)
Colonel (1911)
Brigadier General (1915))[2]
Commands held
Battles/warsSecond Balkan War
World War I
AwardsOrder of the Crown
Order of the Star of Romania[2]

Constantin Teodorescu was one of the generals of the Romanian Army in the First World War. He is most known for serving as division commander in the 1916 campaign.[3]

Military career[]

Constantin Teodorescu attended the classes of the in Bucharest between 1881 and 1883, after graduating from which he was admitted to take the graduation exam of the , which he passed in 1883 with the rank of lieutenant. Subsequently, Teodorescu held various positions in the infantry units or in the upper echelons of the army, the most important being those of Deputy Chief of Staff of the Second Army Corps, commander of the IV Ilfov Regiment no. 21, senior director of the Personnel Directorate of the Ministry of War or head of the Mobilization Section of the General Staff.[4][5][6][7]

During the First World War he served as commander of the 17th Infantry Division, between August 14/27 until August 24/September 6, 1916. The 17th Division was tasked with defending the head of the Turtucaia bridge.[3]

Due to the faulty way of exercising the act of command by the superior military leadership of the army (head of the General Headquarters, commander of the 3rd Army, commanders of the 17th, 9th and 19th Infantry Divisions), after only five days of fighting, Bulgarian-German troops win at the . [8] : pp 364–398 General Radu Rosetti identified as one of the main causes of losing the battle the lack of any qualities of General Constantin Teodorescu.[8] He was taken command of the division on August 24 / September 6, 1916, later performing secondary functions such as that of commander of the Territorial Command of the 6th Infantry Division.

Works[]

  • Military geography course of Romania and neighboring countries by Colonel Teodorescu C., Professor of military geography at the Răsboiu High School and at the Special Infantry School. *With an introduction by Mr. General Ionescu, G., Director of the Geographical Service of the Army. Vol. I. General information on Europe, Russia, Austria-Hungary and the Balkan Peninsula. The theaters of operations of: Bessarabia, Galicia, Bukovina, Transylvania, Bulgaria and Serbia. With 28 sketches in the text. Bucharest (Albert Baer), 1912
  • Military geography course of Romania and neighboring countries by Colonel Teodorescu C., Professor of military geography at the Răsboiu High School and at the Special Infantry School. With an introduction by Mr. General Ionescu, G., Director of the Geographical Service of the Army. Vol II. Romania. Work approved and recommended to troops and military schools by order of the Ministry of War (General Staff) No. 11395 of March 15, 1912. With 35 sketches, 2 colored plans and 4 views in the text. Bucharest (Carol Gobl Institute of Graphic Arts Sister Ion St. Rasidescu), 1912
  • Military geography [by] Colonel Teodorescu C. Ed. II. Revised and added based on the latest alterations to the Balkans from 1912 to 1913. With numerous sketches and plans. Paper approved by order of the Ministry of War (General Staff), No. 11395 of March 15, 1912. Bucharest (Albert Baer), 1914

The first excursion of military tourists to Brăila-Măcin by Major C. Teodorescu, from the General Staff of the Second Army Corps. Bucharest (Institute of Graphic Arts Carol Gobl Sr I. St. Rasidescu), 1904

  • Answer to an article in the Army Magazine by Colonel C. Teodorescu. Bucharest (Institute of Graphic Arts Carol Gobl Sister I. St. Rasidescu), 1912

Reorganization of the Romanian army . Conference held at the Military Circle in Bucharest on March 30, 1905, in the presence of His Majesty the King and officers of all weapons in the Bucharest garrison by Major C. Teodorescu, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Second Army Corps, Patented by the General Staff. Bucharest (Carol Gobl Institute of Graphic Arts Sister Ion St. Rasidescu), 1905.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ Gheorghe Bezviconi, Necropola capitalei, Institutul de Istorie „Nicolae Iorga”, București, 1968
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Ministerul de Răsboiu, Anuarul Armatei Române pe anul 1916, Tipografia „Universala” Iancu Ionescu, București, 1916
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Alexandru Ioanițiu (Lt.-Colonel), Războiul României: 1916-1918, vol. 1, Tipografia Geniului, București, 1929
  4. ^ Ministerul de Răsboiu, Anuarul Armatei Române pe anul 1905, Lito-Tipografia L. Motzătzeanu, București, 1905
  5. ^ Ministerul de Răsboiu, Anuarul Armatei Române pe anul 1910, Tipografia Albert Baer, București, 1910
  6. ^ Ministerul de Răsboiu, Anuarul Armatei Române pe anul 1914, Tipografia F. Gobl și Fiii, București, 1914
  7. ^ Ministerul de Răsboiu, Anuarul Armatei Române pe anul 1915, Tipografia și Stabilimentul de Arte Grafice George Ionescu, București, 1915
  8. ^ General Radu R. Rosetti, Mărturisiri, (1914-1919), Editura Modelism, București, 1997
  9. ^ Biblioteca Academiei Române, Bibliografia românească modernă. Autori - Litera T, accesat la 10 aprilie 2016

Bibliography[]

  • Kiritescu, Constantin, History of the war for the unification of Romania, Scientific and Encyclopedic Publishing House, Bucharest, 1989
  • Ioanițiu Alexandru (Lt.-Colonel), The Romanian War: 1916–1918, vol. 1, Genius Printing House, Bucharest, 1929
      • , Romania in the World War 1916–1919, Documents, Annexes, Volume 1, Official Gazette and State Printing, Bucharest, 1934
      • , The General Headquarters of the Romanian Army. Documents 1916–1920, Machiavelli Publishing House, Bucharest, 1996
      • , Military History of the Romanian People, vol. V, Military Publishing House, Bucharest, 1989
      • , Romania during the First World War, Military Publishing House, Bucharest, 1987
      • , Romania in the First World War, Military Publishing House, 1979
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