Nicolae Ciupercă
Nicolae Ciupercă | |
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Nicolae Ciupercă | |
| Born | 20 April 1882 Râmnicu Sărat, Buzău County, Kingdom of Romania |
| Died | 25 May 1950 (aged 68) Văcărești Prison, Bucharest, Romanian People's Republic |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Romania |
| Branch | Army |
| Years of service | 1902–1941 |
| Rank | Sublocotenent (1902) Prim Locotenent (1907) Căpitan (1911) Major (1916) Locotenent Colonel (1917) Colonel (1920) General de Brigadă (1930) General de Divizie (1936) General de Corp de Armată (1940) |
| Commands | Second Army Fourth Army |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Order of Michael the Brave, 3rd Class Order of the Crown (Romania), Grand Cross Class Order of the Star of Romania, Knight rank Croix de Guerre |
| Alma mater | Infantry and Cavalry Officer School École militaire |
| Other work | Anti-communist resistance leader (1946–48) |
| 59th Minister of Defense | |
| In office 14 October 1938 – 31 January 1939 | |
| Prime Minister | Miron Cristea |
| Preceded by | Gheorghe Argeșanu |
| Succeeded by | Armand Călinescu |
Nicolae Ciupercă (20 April 1882 – 25 May 1950) was a Romanian general, born in Râmnicu Sărat. He served during World War I and World War II under the command of Alexandru Averescu and then Ion Antonescu, but would retire from a military life in 1941 over strategy disagreements with Antonescu. He also served as Minister of National Defense in 1938–1939.