Nicolae Samsonovici

Nicolae Samsonovici
Nicolae Samsonovici
Born	7 August 1877; Dorohoi, Kingdom of Romania
Died	16 September 1950 (aged 73); Sighet Prison, Romanian People's Republic
Buried	Paupers Cemetery, Sighetu Marmației, Maramureș County
Allegiance	Kingdom of Romania
Branch	Romanian Army
Service years	1897–1937
Rank	Lieutenant general
Commands	77th Infantry Regiment; 19th Infantry Division
Conflicts	Second Balkan War; World War I Battle of Transylvania; Battle of Mărășești; ;
Awards	Order of the Star of Romania, commander; Order of Saint Vladimir, 4th class; Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class; Order of St Michael and St George, knight commander; Order of Michael the Brave, 3rd Class; Legion of Honour, officer; Order of the Crown, commander; Croix de guerre 1914–1918; Victory Medal; Order of the White Lion, commander; Order of Polonia Restituta, second class; Order of the White Eagle;
Alma mater	Higher War School
Chief of the Romanian General Staff
	In office; 21 June 1927 – 11 August 1932
Monarchs	Ferdinand I; Michael I; Carol II
Prime Minister	Ion I. C. Brătianu; Vintilă Brătianu; Iuliu Maniu; Gheorghe Mironescu; Nicolae Iorga; Alexandru Vaida-Voevod
Preceded by	Alexandru Lupescu
Succeeded by	Constantin Lăzărescu
52nd Minister of War of Kingdom of Romania
	In office; 11 August 1932 – 14 November 1933
Prime Minister	Alexandru Vaida-Voevod; Iuliu Maniu
Preceded by	Constantin Ștefănescu Amza
Succeeded by	Nicolae Uică
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Nicolae Samsonovici (August 7, 1877–September 16, 1950) was a Romanian general. He attended officer training school in Bucharest from 1897 and afterwards joined an infantry regiment in a Romanian Army regiment. Samsonovici commanded a battalion during the Second Balkan War and during the First World War served was chief of staff of, successively, a division, corps and army. He ended the war in command of the 77th Infantry Regiment. Samsonovici was promoted to general rank in 1919 and served on the army staff; in the 1930s, he served as Chief of the General Staff and as Defense Minister. He resigned from active duty in 1937 upon which he was promoted to the rank of army corps general. Samsonovici was arrested by the communist regime in 1950 and died in prison.