The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Nicolae Şova

Şova, Nicolae

Lieutenant-General

* 9th of November 1885

† 12th of March 1966

Promotions

1925-05-10 Lieutenant-Colonel
1932-04-01 Colonel
1938-03-31 Brigadier-General
1942-01-24 Major-General
1944-01-24 Lieutenant-General

Service

1927-04-01 1929-04-01 Assistant Commanding Officer 83rd Infantry Regiment
1929-04-01 1931-04-01 Deputy Chief of Staff, VI Corps
1931-04-01 1935-01-01 Commanding Officer 83rd Regiment
1935-01-01 1938-03-31 Military Attaché to Vienna
1938-03-31 1939-02-05 Commanding Officer 20th Infantry Brigade
1939-02-05 1940-07-08 Director of Personnel, Ministry of Defence
1940-07-08 1941-01-10 Secretary-General, Ministry of National Defence
1941-01-10 1943-02-19 General Officer Commanding 1st Guard Division
1943-02-19 1944-08-23 Under-Secretary of State for the Navy
1944-08-23 1944-09-21 At disposal of the Ministry of War
1944-09-22 1945-02-07 General Officer Commanding VII Corps
1945-XX-XX In reserve
1945-03-24 Retired
1946-05-18 1946-06-20 Arrested
1946-06-20 Released
1946-09-24 1948-02-06 Arrested
1948-02-06 Condemned to 10 years imprisonment
1956-10-01 Released
Picture source: Courtesy of Valdis Kursietis