Ioan Popovici (23 August 1865 – 1953, in Sighet) was a

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assigned to the general staff headquarters, during

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. He attended the (Military Infantry and Cavalry School) in Bucharest from 1885 to 1887. Afterward he rose through the ranks until he became a brigadier general in 1916 as World War I was raging, engulfing Romania. He was known as "Epure" to distinguish him from another Romanian general with the same name. In World War I, he was assigned to the general staff at headquarters.Marele Cartier General, ''Ordinea de bătaie a armatei - 14 august 1916'', București, 1916 After the

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took power in Romania, he was arrested in 1948 (at 83 years of age), ultimately dying in

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in 1953.

References

Bibliography

* Falkenhayn, Erich von, ''Campania Armatei a 9-a împotriva românilor și a rușilor'', Atelierele Grafice Socec & Co S.A., București, 1937 * Kirițescu, Constantin, ''Istoria războiului pentru întregirea României'', Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică, București, 1989 * * ''România în războiul mondial 1916-1919, Documente, Anexe'', Volumul 1, Monitorul Oficial și Imprimeriile Statului, București, 1934 * ''Marele Cartier General al Armatei României. Documente 1916 – 1920'', Editura Machiavelli, București, 1996 * ''Istoria militară a poporului român'', vol. V,

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, București, 1989 * ''România în anii primului Război Mondial'', Editura Militară, București, 1987 * ''România în primul război mondial'', Editura Militară, 1979 {{DEFAULTSORT:Popovici, Ioan 1865 births 1953 deaths Place of birth missing Romanian Land Forces generals Romanian Army World War I generals Romanian military personnel of World War I Ministers of agriculture of Romania Inmates of Sighet prison Prisoners who died in Securitate custody Romanian people who died in prison custody