A FORGOTTEN GENDARME - ARMY CORPS GENERAL (R.) CONSTANTIN (PIKI) Z. VASIILU (I)
A FORGOTTEN GENDARME - ARMY CORPS GENERAL (R.) CONSTANTIN (PIKI) Z. VASIILU (I)
Author(s): Ioan LăcătuşuSubject(s): Military history, Political history, Security and defense, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949)
Published by: Centrul tehnic-editorial al armatei
Keywords: Romanian Gendarmerie; Inspectorate of the Gendarmerie; gendarme corps; general inspectorate; career personality; arrest; execution; elections;
Summary/Abstract: After many years in which the institution of the Romanian Gendarmerie was condemned by the communist regime, since the Revolution of December 1989, it has made its way towards its normal traditions. It is in this context that one may place the attempt to rehabilitate General Constantin (Piki) Z. Vasiliu, commander of the Romanian Gendarmerie between 1940 and 1944. Unfortunately, very little has been written about him. In the present article, we intend to reveal his personality and career as well as his role as He a d of the Gendarmerie and Secretary of State at the Ministry of Interior, in a turbulent and difficult period for the Romanian nation, as it was the one between 1940 and 1944.
Journal: Romanian Military Thinking
- Issue Year: 2011
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 189-194
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English
