David Popescu was a Romanian general during World War II and Interior Minister in 1940.
12 Facts About David Popescu
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David Popescu was born in 1886 in Comarnic, Prahova County, Kingdom of Romania, the son of Iulian and Maria.
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David Popescu attended primary school in his hometown, and then went to the Sfintii Petru si Pavel High School in Ploiesti.
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David Popescu started military service in 1905, advancing to sergeant by 1906.
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Once Romania entered World War I on the side of the Allies in August 1916, Popescu fought in Dobruja as a battalion commander of the 40th Infantry Regiment.
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David Popescu was wounded in action and sent to a hospital in Iasi for treatment.
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From 1921 to 1922, David Popescu attended the Military Academy of Turin.
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David Popescu was promoted to colonel in 1930, and brigadier general in 1938.
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David Popescu served as the Minister of Internal Affairs in the Gigurtu cabinet from July 4 to September 4,1940, and in the First Antonescu cabinet from September 4 to September 14,1940.
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David Popescu fought with his division in Southern Bessarabia and at the Siege of Odessa.
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In 1946 David Popescu was investigated by the Bucharest People's Tribunal in connection with Ion Antonescu's trial, but he was not arrested.
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David Popescu was released on July 4,1953, and acquitted of all charges.