The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Alecu Ioan Sion

Sion, Alecu Ioan

Major-General

* 28th of September 1890

† 24th of November 1942

Promotions

1929-10-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1935-10-16 Colonel
1941-05-10 Brigadier-General
1943-02-16 Major-General (Dated back to 1942-11-30)

Service

1931-04-XX 1933-10-XX Chief of General Secretariat, Ministry of War
1933-10-XX 1934-11-XX Attached to Information Bureau, Ministry of War
1934-11-XX 1936-XX-XX Chief of Secretariat, Supreme National Defence Council
1936-XX-XX 1937-11-XX Commanding Officer 1st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment
1937-11-XX 1939-11-01 Chief of Staff, Inspectorate-General of Artillery
1939-11-01 1940-09-XX Commanding Officer 2nd Artillery Brigade
1940-09-XX 1941-05-10 Director of Materials Directorate, Under-Secretariat of State for Supply
1941-05-10 1941-10-10 Deputy General Officer Commanding 1st Armoured Division
1941-05-10 1941-08-23 Acting General Officer Commanding 1st Armoured Division
1941-10-10 1942-01-10 General Officer Commanding 1st Armoured Division
1942-01-10 1942-08-01 Deputy General Officer Commanding 1st Armoured Division
1942-08-01 1942-11-24 General Officer Commanding 15th Infantry Division
1942-11-24 Killed in Action
Picture source: Courtesy of Valdis Kursietis