Ioan Popovici (16 August 1857 – 6 August 1956) was a Romanian general and commander of the Romanian 1st Army Corps from 1916 to 1918 during

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. Born in

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, he attended the (Military Infantry and Cavalry School) in Bucharest from 1879 to 1881. Afterward he rose through the ranks until he became a divisional general in 1916 as World War I was raging, engulfing Romania. He was known as "''Provincialul''" ("The Provincial") because of his ineptitude. In World War I, he took command on 3 September 1916 of the First Army Corps, which was subordinated to the First Army, under the command of

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. The 1st Corps comprised the 13th Division (under the command of and after 10 September of ), the 23rd Division ( Matei Castriș), and the 1st ''Călărași'' Brigade (Oprescu). In September 1916, Popovici fought at the First Battle of Petroșani. The loss suffered by his command a few days later at the Battle of Sibiu led to his forced retirement. He died in

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in 1956, aged 98.

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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 1857 births 1956 deaths People from Galați Romanian Land Forces generals Romanian military personnel of the Second Balkan War Romanian military personnel of World War I Romanian Army World War I generals People from the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia