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Romanian general
Nicolae Sinescu
BornNovember 28, 1865
Died1934
Allegiance Romania
BranchRomanian Land Forces
Years of service1886 — 1917
RankMajor General
Battles / wars
AwardsOrder of the Star of Romania (1912)
Order of the Crown (1907)
Medal for bravery and faith (1913)
Cross of "Sanitary Merit" (1914)

Nicolae Sinescu (1865-1934) was one of the generals of the Romanian Land Forces in the First World War. He served as a cavalry division commander in the 1916 and 1917 campaigns.

Biography

After graduating from the military school of officers with the rank of lieutenant, Nicolae Sinescu held various positions in the cavalry units or in the upper echelons of the army, the most important being the commander of the 5th Red Brigade and Inspector General of the Cavalry.

During the First World War, he served as: commander of the 2nd Cavalry Division, between November 29, 1916, to January 15, 1917, and commander of the Cavalry Corps between July 2, 1917, to December 1917.

References

  1. Biblioteca Academiei Românei, Bibliografia românească modernă. Authors - Letter S , accessed on November 24, 2017
  2. Ministerul de Răsboiu, Anuarul Armatei Române pe anul 1916, Tipografia „Universala” Iancu Ionescu, București, 1916
  3. ^ 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

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 Offices, 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 in the years of the First World War, Militară Publishing House, Bucharest, 1987
  • "Romania in the First World War", Military Publishing House, 1979
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