Constantin Prezan was a Romanian

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 general

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 during World War I

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 and after the war a Marshal of Romania.

General Prezan commanded the 4th Army Corps in 1915-1916, and then became head of the Romanian Fourth Army

Romanian Fourth Army

The 4th Infantry Division Gemina is one of three major units of the Romanian Land Forces, with its headquarters in Cluj-Napoca. Until June 15, 2008 it was designated as the 4th Territorial Army Corps "Mareşal Constantin Prezan" .-Structure in April 2007 :This structure was in force when the...

 during the Romanian Campaign

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 later in 1916. Prezan led the Romanian Armed Forces as it retreated into the northeastern part of Romania

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 (Moldavia

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), and also in the Battle of Bucharest

Bucharest

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 (November 1916). In July and August 1917, Prezan, who was by then Chief of the General Staff (and assisted by the then-Lieutenant-Colonel Ion Antonescu

Ion Antonescu

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) successfully stopped the German invasion led by Field Marshal August von Mackensen

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. He continued serving in this position until 1920. After the war, he was promoted to Marshal of Romania in 1930.

Documents found in military archives have brought to light Prezan's role in creating the Romanian National State. During the campaign of 1916, Prezan was rewarded with the Mihai Viteazu Order

Order of Michael the Brave

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, Third Class for deeds of merit, courage, and devotion. In the summer of 1917, when he commanded the General Army Quarters, Prezan was honoured with Mihai Viteazu Order, Second Class.

Prezan led the Romanian Armed Forces

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 in the battles of Bessarabia

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, Bukovina

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, and Transylvania

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. King Ferdinand

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 awarded his outstanding service with the Mihai Viteazu Order, First Class.

A major boulevard

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in Bucharest is named after him.