Henri Cihoski

Henri Cihoski (born October 2, 1871, Tecuci, died May 18, 1950, Sighet) was a Romanian Lieutenant-General during World War II, of Polish origin.

Biography

Henri Cihoski's house in Bucharest

In 1917 Cihoski became a general officer, commanding the 10th Division which participated in heavy fighting at the battle of Mărăṣeṣti. He was decorated with the Order of Michael the Brave. He served as Minister of War from 1928 to 1930, and was a member of the Supreme Council of National Defense in 1943. In 1945 he was arrested and sent to Sighet prison, where he died in 1950.

He lived in house that he had built himself on Dacia Boulevard in Bucharest.

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