Victor Siminel, 1897-1980
Victor Siminel, 1897-1980

Summary/Abstract: General Victor Siminel was born on July 27, 1897 at Fundu Galben, Lapusna County. A career officer, he participated in the two world wars, on the East front, too, after 1941. Over August 28 - September 19, 1944 he headed the Special Intelligence Service (SSI); in September 1946 he was appointed chief of the Romanian Military Delegation in the Liaison Committee with the Allied Control Commission for the Enforcement of the Armistice. Although he even became a member of ARLUS, Victor Siminel was arrested on July 20, 1951 under charges of “intense activity against the working class,” kept in custody without trial and subjected to a criminal or administrative sentence running until July 25, 1956.

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