Ioan Popovici (divisional general), Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Ioan Popovici (divisional general)

Romanian general

Date of Birth: 16-Aug-1857

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: military personnel, military officer

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Ioan Popovici (divisional general)

  • Ioan Popovici (16 August 1857 – ?) was a Romanian general and commander of the Romanian 1st Army Corps from 1916 to 1918, during World War I.
  • He attended the ?coala Militara de Infanterie ?i Cavalerie (Military Infantry and Cavalry School) in Bucharest from 1879 to 1881.
  • Afterward he rose through the ranks until he became a Divisional General in 1916 as World War I was raging, engulfing Romania.
  • He was known as "Provincialul" (the Provincial) because of his ineptitude.In World War I, he commanded the First Army Corps.
  • The loss suffered by his command at the Battle of Sibiu (1916) led to his forced retirement.

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