AN EPHEMERAL IDOLATRY. THE CASE OF LIEUTENANT-COMMANDER PETRE DEMETRIADE Cover Image

O IDOLATRIE EFEMERĂ. CAZUL COMANDORULUI DEMETRIADE
AN EPHEMERAL IDOLATRY. THE CASE OF LIEUTENANT-COMMANDER PETRE DEMETRIADE

Author(s): Marian Moșneagu
Subject(s): History, Recent History (1900 till today)
Published by: Editura Muzeului National al Marinei Romane
Keywords: Petre Demetriade; lieutenant-commander; the founder of the Danube Flotilla of Romania; In memoriam

Summary/Abstract: The bust of Lieutenant-Commander Petre Demetriade (1868-1907), the founder of the Danube Flotilla, who died prematurely at only 39 years old, disappeared following the Soviet occupation in the fall of 1944, deserves and must be replaced in Galați, where it had been unveiled by his comrades, on October 25, 1909, as an eternal and pious tribute of admiration and gratitude.

  • Issue Year: XII/2024
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 54-64
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English, Romanian
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