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After [[King Michael's Coup]] in August 1944, he took command of the [[First Army (Romania)|1st Romanian Army]], taking part in the battles on the Czechoslovakian front in the [[Javorina]], between the rivers [[Hron]] and [[Morava (river)|Morava]] and thereafter in [[Bohemia]]. Atansiu retired in 1948.
After [[King Michael's Coup]] in August 1944, he took command of the [[First Army (Romania)|1st Romanian Army]], taking part in the battles on the Czechoslovakian front in the [[Javorina]], between the rivers [[Hron]] and [[Morava (river)|Morava]] and thereafter in [[Bohemia]]. Atansiu retired in 1948.


==Awards==
He was awarded the Romanian [[Order of Michael the Brave]], the [[Czechoslovak]] [[Order of the White Lion]], the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[Order of Suvorov]] and the Soviet [[Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"]].
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.generals.dk/general/Atanasiu/St._Vasile/Romania.html|title=Atanasiu, St. Vasile|publisher=Generals.dk|accessdate=October 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>Șerban Pavelescu - ''Generalul de armată Vasile Atanasiu'', Revista de Istorie Militară nr. 2/1995, p.38-39.</ref><ref>Alesandru Duțu, Florica Dobre, Leonida Loghin, ''Armata română în al doilea război mondial 1941–1945'', București, Editura Enciclopedică, 1999</ref>
During his career, Atanasiu received the following awards and medals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.generals.dk/general/Atanasiu/St._Vasile/Romania.html|title=Atanasiu, St. Vasile|publisher=Generals.dk|accessdate=October 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>Șerban Pavelescu - ''Generalul de armată Vasile Atanasiu'', Revista de Istorie Militară nr. 2/1995, p.38-39.</ref><ref>Alesandru Duțu, Florica Dobre, Leonida Loghin, ''Armata română în al doilea război mondial 1941–1945'', București, Editura Enciclopedică, 1999</ref>
*Romanian awards
**[[Order of Michael the Brave]], 3rd class
*[[Czechoslovakia|Czechoslovak]] award
**[[Order of the White Lion]]
*[[Soviet Union|Soviet]] awards
**[[Order of Suvorov]]
**[[Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"]]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 15:54, 12 October 2020

General Vasile Atanasiu

Vasile Atanasiu (April 25, 1886 in Târgovişte, Romania – June 6, 1964 in Bucharest, Romania) was a Greek-Romanian general.

Biography

He graduated from the "Military School of Artillery, Combat Engineering and Navy officers" in 1907, with the rank of sub-lieutenant, being promoted lieutenant in 1910, captain in 1915 and major in 1917 during World War I. After the war he attended the Școala Superioară de Război (Military Academy), nowadays the Carol I National Defence University, graduating in 1920, when he was advanced to the rank of lieutenant colonel.

After reaching the rank of colonel in 1928, and of brigadier general in 1935, Vasile Atanasiu was advanced to divisional general in 1940, before the beginning of World War II and to lieutenant general in 1942.

He served as Commander of the 2nd Army Corps in 1941, and moved to the 3d Army Corps which he commanded from June 22, 1941 to March 20, 1943. In this capacity he led the Corps in the military actions for the liberation of Bessarabia in the battle for the beachhead of Albița on the Prut River, and then in the advance to the Dniester at Tiraspol. He was then in command of the corps on the front line from Karpovo to Dalnik during the Siege of Odessa.

In 1943 he was appointed Inspector-General of Artillery position which he held from March 20, 1943 to February 12, 1945.

After King Michael's Coup in August 1944, he took command of the 1st Romanian Army, taking part in the battles on the Czechoslovakian front in the Javorina, between the rivers Hron and Morava and thereafter in Bohemia. Atansiu retired in 1948.

Awards

During his career, Atanasiu received the following awards and medals.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Atanasiu, St. Vasile". Generals.dk. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Șerban Pavelescu - Generalul de armată Vasile Atanasiu, Revista de Istorie Militară nr. 2/1995, p.38-39.
  3. ^ Alesandru Duțu, Florica Dobre, Leonida Loghin, Armata română în al doilea război mondial 1941–1945, București, Editura Enciclopedică, 1999


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