Mihail Lascăr
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| Born | November 8, 1889 Târgu Jiu, Romania |
| Died |
July 24, 1959 (aged 69) Bucharest, Romania |
| Allegiance | Romanian Army |
| Years of service | 1910–50 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held |
1st Mountain Brigade 6th Division Horia, Cloșca și Crișan Division Fourth Army |
| Battles/wars |
World War II |
| Awards |
Iron Cross, 1st class Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves Order of Michael the Brave, 2nd class |
| Other work | Minister of Defense, 1946–1947 |
Mihail Lascăr (Romanian pronunciation: [mihaˈil ˈlaskər]; born November 8, 1889 in Târgu Jiu, Romania; died July 24, 1959 in Bucharest, Romania) was a Romanian General during World War II and Romania's Minister of Defense from 1946 to 1947.
After graduating from the Infantry Officer School in 1910 with the rank of 2nd lieutenant, he fought in the Second Balkan War and in World War I, being promoted to major. He became colonel in 1934, and brigadier general in 1939.
On January 10, 1941, he was appointed commanding officer of the 1st Mountain Brigade, an elite military unit of the Third Army. On June 22, 1941, Operation Barbarossa (the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany and its allies) commenced, with the Mountain Brigade entering Northern Bukovina. From there, Lascăr and his unit swung East, crossing the rivers Dniester, Bug, and Dnieper. He fought in the Battle of the Azov Sea, and then in the Battle of Crimea, remaining in charge of the Mountain Brigade until February 10, 1942. On March 11, 1942, he took charge of the 6th Division of the Romanian Third Army, and fought at the Battle of Stalingrad. He was taken prisoner on November 22, 1942, spending the years 1943-1945 in captivity in the Soviet Union.
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