Aristide Razu


Aristide Razu, CB, was a Romanian divisional general, commander of the Romanian 22nd Infantry Division in the 1916 Romanian Campaign against the Central Powers, and of the Romanian 5th Infantry Division during the Battle of Mărășești, 6–19 August 1917, in World War I.

Biography

Razu was born on 7 March 1868 in the City of Cahul, as Aristarh Razu, to Aristide Razu, a physician, and Clara Razu, born Krupensky; he was baptized in the Orthodox religion. He finished his studies at the University of Liège on 18 October 1895 with a degree in electrical engineering. From 1910 to 1913 he served as a military attaché of Romania in Istanbul, Turkey.
During the First World War, he served as commander of the 22nd Infantry Division in the 1916 campaign, then as commander of the 5th Infantry Division in the 1917 campaign, and finally as commander of the 1st Army Corps in 1918.
He died in Bucharest in 1950.

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