Generalul G.A. Dabija (1872-1957)
Generalul G.A. Dabija (1872-1957)
Author(s): Delia BălăicanSubject(s): History, Military history, Political history, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Institutul National pentru Studiul Totalitarismului
Keywords: General G.A. Dabija; The First World War; the battle of Mărăşti; Romanian military writer; political prisoner at Jilava and Văcăreşti, Mărăşti Mausoleum
Summary/Abstract: G.A. Dabija (born in Iaşi, on September 20-th 1872 and passed away in Bucharest in 1957) was a hostile element of the communist regime. He was a military attaché to Bulgaria and Serbia (1910-1913). He fought for his country in the battle of Mărăşti (1917) and on the Tisa front (1919) and, as recognition of his contribution in the battle of Mărăşti, he was awarded the rank of General in 1917. G.A. Dabija became known as a military writer, which led to his detention in the communist prisons at Jilava and Văcăreşti (1952-1955). His monumental work in 4 volumes entitled The Romanian Army in The First World War(1916-1918) was published between 1928 and 1937. He was director general of the Society of Mărăşti, that the objective was building of Mărăşti Mausoleum dedicated to the heroes who sacrificed their lives to the accomplishment of the national unity ideal.
Journal: Arhivele Totalitarismului
- Issue Year: XXIV/2016
- Issue No: 3-4
- Page Range: 304-308
- Page Count: 5
- Language: Romanian
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