Nicolae Ciupercă

Nicolae Ciupercă
Nicolae Ciupercă
	Nicolae Ciupercă
Born	20 April 1882; Râmnicu Sărat, Buzău County, Kingdom of Romania
Died	25 May 1950 (aged 68); Văcărești Prison, Bucharest, Romanian People's Republic
Allegiance	Kingdom of Romania
Branch	Romanian Land Forces
Service years	1902–1941
Rank	Sublocotenent (1902); Prim Locotenent (1907); Căpitan (1911); Major (1916); Locotenent Colonel (1917); Colonel (1920); General de Brigadă (1930); General de Divizie (1936); General de Corp de Armată (1940)
Commands	Second Army; Fourth Army
Conflicts	Second Balkan War; World War I Battle of Mărăști; ; Hungarian–Romanian War; World War II Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and northern Bukovina; Operation München; Siege of Odessa; ;
Awards	Order of Michael the Brave, 3rd Class; Order of the Crown (Romania), Grand Cross Class; Order of the Star of Romania, Knight rank; Croix de Guerre;
Alma mater	Infantry and Cavalry Officer School; École militaire
Other work	Anti-communist resistance leader (1946–48)
59th Minister of Defense
	In office; 14 October 1938 – 31 January 1939
Prime Minister	Miron Cristea
Preceded by	Gheorghe Argeșanu
Succeeded by	Armand Călinescu
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Nicolae Ciupercă (20 April 1882 – 25 May 1950) was a Romanian general, born in Râmnicu Sărat. He served during World War I and World War II under the command of Alexandru Averescu and then Ion Antonescu, but would retire from a military life in 1941 over strategy disagreements with Antonescu. He also served as Minister of National Defense in 1938–1939.