Matei Castriș was a Romanian Brigadier General who was one of the generals of the

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in the

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. He served as division commander in the 1916 campaign. He was commanded due to the hesitant manner of leading the subordinate troops, which led to the failure of the occupation of the city of

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, during the initial period of the campaign.Alexandru Ioanițiu (Lt.-Colonel), ''Războiul României: 1916-1918'', vol 1, Tipografia Geniului, București, 1929

Biography

After graduating from the military school of officers with the rank of lieutenant, Matei Castriș held various positions in the infantry units or in the upper echelons of the army, the most important being the commander of the 1st Border Guard Regiment or the 18th Infantry Brigade.Ministry of War, '' Yearbook of the Romanian Army for 1914, '' F. Gobl and Sons Printing House, Bucharest, 1914Ministry of War, '' Yearbook of the Romanian Army for 1915, '' George Ionescu Printing and Graphic Arts Establishment, Bucharest, 1915 During the First World War he served as commander of the 1st Border Guard Brigade, between 14/27 August - 28 August / 10 September 1916 and of the 23rd Infantry Division, between 28 August / 10 September - 9/22 September 1916.

References

Bibliography

* Kiritescu, Constantin, ''History of the war for the unification of Romania'', Scientific and Encyclopedic Publishing House, Bucharest, 1989 * Ioanițiu Alexandru (Lt.-Colonel), ''The Romanian War: 1916-1918'', vol 1, Genius Printing House, Bucharest, 1929 * ''Romania in the World War 1916-1919, Documents, Annexes'', Volume 1, Official Gazette and State Printing Offices, Bucharest, 1934 * ''The General Headquarters of the Romanian Army. Documents 1916 - 1920 '', Machiavelli Publishing House, Bucharest, 1996 * ''Military history of the Romanian people'', vol. V, Military Publishing House, Bucharest, 1989 * ''Romania in the years of the First World War'', Militară Publishing House, Bucharest, 1987 * "Romania in the First World War", Military Publishing House, 1979 {{DEFAULTSORT:Castriș, Matei 1863 births 1924 deaths Romanian Land Forces generals Romanian Army World War I generals Romanian military personnel of the Second Balkan War