Constantin Anton
Appearance
Constantin Anton | |
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Born | May 21, 1894 Bucharest |
Died | March 17, 1993 Bucharest |
Nationality | Roman |
Occupation | Brigadier general |
Constantin Anton[1] (May 21, 1894 in Bucharest – March 17, 1993 in Bucharest[2]) was a brigadier general of the Romanian Armed Forces during World War II.
From 1944 to 1946, he served as the Inspector-General of the Jandarmeria Română, a Romanian military police force.[1] In 1948, he was arrested and tried by the Bucharest People's Tribunal for "complicity with high treason".[3] He was sentenced to 18 years of hard labor as a result. In 1952, his sentence was altered to 10 years in prison and demotion to civilian status.[2][3] In 1959, he was released, and in 1964 he was reinstated to the military with the rank of divisional general.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Galeria comandanților | JANDARMERIA ROMÂNĂ". www.jandarmeriaromana.ro. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ a b "Generals of World War II - Anton, St. Constantin". www.generals.dk. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ a b c "Istoric - INSPECTORATUL GENERAL AL JANDARMERIEI ROMÂNE". INSPECTORATUL GENERAL AL JANDARMERIEI ROMÂNE (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
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- Romanian Gendarmerie officers
- Romanian military personnel of World War II
- 1894 births
- 1993 deaths
- Romanian Land Forces generals
- Military personnel from Bucharest
- Prisoners and detainees of Romania
- Romanian military personnel of World War I
- Romanian military personnel of the Second Balkan War
- Carol I National Defence University alumni
- Recipients of the Order of the Crown (Romania)
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