1. Nicolae Macici was a Romanian lieutenant general during World War II, when he commanded the Romanian First Army, first on the side of the Axis and then on the side of the Allies.
11 Facts About Nicolae Macici
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Nicolae Macici graduated in 1907 with the rank of 2nd lieutenant, in the same class as future generals Constantin Sanatescu and Gheorghe Mihail.
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Nicolae Macici commanded a machine-gun company from the 41st Infantry Regiment in the battles at Merisor and the Vulcan Pass.
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Nicolae Macici rose to the rank of major general in October 1939 and was appointed commander of the 2nd Army Corps, stationed in Northern Dobruja, on 10 September 1940.
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Nicolae Macici fought with the 2nd Army Corps against the Soviets in the Danube Delta during Operation Munchen, and later advanced towards Odessa.
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Nicolae Macici then participated in the Battle of Debrecen and the Budapest Offensive, where he suffered a serious defeat in the Battle of Szolnok, when the commander of the 4th Infantry Division, General Platon Chirnoaga, was taken prisoner by the Germans.
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Nicolae Macici was relieved of his command on 12 February 1945.
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Nicolae Macici was put on trial in May 1945 for war crimes committed during the occupation of Transnistria, in particular, for the reprisals against the civilian population during the 1941 Odessa massacre.
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The tribunal sentenced him to death, but this sentence was later commuted to life in prison by King of Romania Michael I After being detained at prisons in Jilava and Dumbraveni, Macici was sent to Aiud Prison, where he was put in an isolation unit called "Zarca".
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Nicolae Macici died there on 15 June 1950, and was buried in the penitentiary's cemetery.
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In July 1995, the Romanian First Army Corps "General Nicolae Macici" was awarded its battle flag through a decree signed by President Ion Iliescu.