Ioan Mihail Racoviță
Ioan Mihail Racoviță (7 March 1889, Bucharest – 28 June 1954, Sighet Prison) was a Romanian general during World War II, and Minister of Defense in the aftermath of King Michael's Coup of August 1944.
Ioan Mihail Racoviță | |
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General Ioan Mihail Racoviță | |
| Born | March 7, 1889 Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania |
| Died | June 28, 1954 (aged 65) Sighet Prison, Romanian People's Republic |
| Allegiance | Romanian Army |
| Service/ | Infantry |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | 4th Army 1st Army |
| Battles/wars | Second Balkan War World War I World War II |
| Awards | Order of Michael the Brave, 3rd Class Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st Class Order of the Star of Romania, 1st Class Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
| Alma mater | Higher War School |
| 65th Minister of Defense | |
| In office 23 August 1944 – 5 November 1944 | |
| Prime Minister | Constantin Sănătescu |
| Preceded by | Constantin Pantazi |
| Succeeded by | Constantin Sănătescu |
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