Personalities in Romanian Army

Emil Gârleanu (writer) - platoon commander - 15th Infantry Regiment - 1899

Mihail Sadoveanu (writer) - platoon commander - 15th Infantry Regiment - 1914/15

Panaitescu Dumitru (poet, critic and historian) - platoon commander 38th Infantry Regiment - 1915

Nicolae Vulovici (poet) - company commander - 15th Infantry Regiment - 1916 - KIA

Ştefan Odobleja (medic, psychologist) - 3rd Infantry Regiment - 1928

Horea Hulubei (scientist, nuclear physician) - platoon commander - 33rd Infantry Regiment - 1916

What was the name of our writer taken prisoner at Turtucaia in 1916, by the Bulgarians, and then released after the Peace of Bucharest - May 1918?

Is he George Toparceanu?
He wrote:
"Mearga pictorii la tara,
Ca sa moara..."
("Let the painter artists to travel to countryside,
To day there...")

But I like even more his so-called fables, where he makes a lot of fun.
And the novel with "Ciubar Voda"(The Tub King").

This post has been edited by Florin on September 28, 2004 04:08 am

I think the artist Nicolae Grigorescu not only made the famous paintings with scenes inspired from the Romanian Independence War 1877-1878, but he also took active part in combat in some battles.
Just correct me if I am wrong.

Liviu Rebreanu was also in the army.
Yes, I know, not the Romanian Army, but the Austro-Hungarian Army.
This inspired him for "Padurea Spanzuratilor" /The forest of the hanged men.

This post has been edited by Florin on September 28, 2004 04:20 am

It was Liviu Rebreanu's brother who tried to desert and was hanged. I don't know whether the writer himself was in the army. A lot of other writers were in the army.

This is list made by a friend. It contains some of the books inspired from WWI experiences. Probably all of these writers survived (they wrote the books) His grand father is Ioan Missir. You can find his book on internet in the pdf format. I posted a link somewhere on the forum (i don't know where).

George Banea, Zile de lazaret, 1938
Demostene Botez, Memorii, vol. 2, 1973
Eugen Goga, Cartea Facerii - vol. 1, 1930, vol. 2, 1931
Gib I. Mihaescu: Linia intâi, Soldatul Nistor, Cei din urmă
Ioan Missir, Fata moartă, 1938
Hortensia Papadat-Bengescu, Balaurul, 1923
Camil Petrescu, Ultima noapte de dragoste, întâia noapte de război, 1930
Victor Ion Popa, Floare de oţel, 1930
Vasile Savel, Între reţele, 1919
Eugen Todie, Hârdăul lui Satan, 1926
George Topârceanu: Amintiri din luptele de la Turtucaia, 1918; Pirin-Planina, 1937
Ion Vinea, Flamura albă, 1924

The way I remember it:

Yes, his brother was hanged for trying to reach his co-nationals who were fighting with the Austro-Hungarian army, where his brother was enrolled.

And Liviu Rebreanu himself was also in the Austro-Hungarian army.

This post has been edited by Florin on September 28, 2004 11:14 pm

Toparceanu is the one taken prisoner at Turtucaia. He wrote two interesting books about the battle and the time he was prisoner: "Amintiri din luptele de la Turtucaia" and "Pirin-Planina".

It seems that Liviu Rebreanu volunteered for service in the Romanian Army during WWI (he settled in Romania in 1910), but his request was denied.

Ioan Missir's book "Fata Moartă" (Dead Girl) can be found in full at http://sepwww.stanford.edu/sep/nick/ro/fm/fm.php .
Great read and exquisite 1st hand account of the 1st World War (only in Romanian, unfortunately), and it determined me to scan and put online as soon as possible a similar - but ilustrated too! - book written between the wars by a WW I veteran from Oltenia (a great-grandfather of mine is briefly mentioned there too hence my interest in digitizing it).

Nicolae Toniţa (painter) - 1st Border Guard Regiment - was wounded in 1916 at Turtucaia - awarded the Order of Michael the Brave through High Decree no. 3106 of 20 November 1916