Corneliu Teodorini

Corneliu Teodorini (18 September 1893 in Craiova, Romania – 10 July 1976 in Bucharest, Romania) was a Romanian general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Corneliu Teodorini
Born	(1893-09-18)18 September 1893 Craiova, Romania
Died	10 July 1976(1976-07-10) (aged 82) Bucharest, Romania
Service/branch	Army
Rank	Major General
Commands held	6th Cavalry Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

He commanded the Romanian forces during the Kerch–Eltigen Operation in Crimea in November 1943.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (November 1941) & 1st Class (11 February 1943)[1]
• Order of Michael the Brave
  • 2nd class – DR 3267/20.12.1943 (brigadier general, commander of 6th Cavalry Division)
  • 3rd class – DR 399/8.02.1943 (colonel, commander of 6th Cavalry Division)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross 27 August 1943 as Colonel and commander of the Romanian 6th Cavalry Division[2]
  • Oak Leaves on 8 December 1943 as Captain General (General de brigadă) and commander of the Romanian 6th Cavalry Division[2]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 371.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 739.

Bibliography

• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.