Gheorghe Avramescu

Gheorghe Avramescu
Gheorghe Avramescu
	Avramescu in 1931-1935
Born	26 January 1884; Botoșani, Botoșani County, Kingdom of Romania
Died	3 March 1945 (aged 61); Jászberény, Kingdom of Hungary
Buried	Hajongard Cemetery, Cluj-Napoca
Allegiance	Kingdom of Romania
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1906–1945
Rank	General
Unit	4th Army
Battles/wars	Second Balkan War; World War I Battle of the Argeș; Battle of Mărășești; ; World War II–Eastern Front Operation München; Siege of Sevastopol; Battle of the Sea of Azov; Crimean campaign; Second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive; Battle of Turda; Battle of Carei; Battle of Debrecen; ;
Awards	Order of Michael the Brave, 3rd Class; Order of Michael the Brave, 2nd Class; Order of Michael the Brave, 2nd Class (With Swords); Order of the Star of Romania, Knight class; Order of the Crown (Romania), Grand Officer Class; Iron Cross, 2nd Class; Iron Cross, 1st Class; German Cross, in Gold
Memorials	Bust in Cluj-Napoca
Alma mater	Higher War School
Spouse(s)	Adela Avramescu (m. 1913)
Children	Felicia Avramescu-Sturdza (1918–1945)

Gheorghe Avramescu (26 January 1884 – 3 March 1945) was a Romanian Lieutenant General during World War II. In 1945, he was arrested by the NKVD on the Slovakian front and died in custody the next day.

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