Ion Pantazi (1920-1996)
Ion Pantazi (1920-1996)
Author(s): Marius UgleaSubject(s): History, Military history, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), Special Historiographies:, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism
Published by: Institutul National pentru Studiul Totalitarismului
Keywords: Ion Pantazi; Romania; anti-communist resistance; forced labour; political prisoners;
Summary/Abstract: Ion Pantazi, author of the memorial volume “Am trecut prin iad” (I have been through hell), is one of the emblematic figures of the anti-communist resistance in Romania, being one of the organizers of the most spectacular escape from a labor camp: the escape from Mina Cavnic, June 6, 1953.He was born on July 26, 1920, in Bucharest. In 1940, he graduated from the Military High School in Cernăuți, in 1942, the Military School of Cavalry Officers with the rank of lieutenant. He fought on the front in the 9th Roșiori Regiment, being promoted to lieutenant on May 10, 1945. On March 1, 1946, he was removed from the active army and expelled as a law student due to his origin and training, considered dangerous by the newly installed political regime in Romania.
Journal: Arhivele Totalitarismului
- Issue Year: XXIX/2021
- Issue No: 1-2
- Page Range: 265-268
- Page Count: 4
- Language: Romanian
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