The statue of General Drăgălina
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It was unveiled on June 3, 1943, representing the general in a reconnaissance with the map and binoculars in hand. It is the work of the sculptor Mihail Onofrei. Until 1918, the statue of Emperor Franz Josef I, unveiled in 1906, was placed on the same plinth.
On December 8, 1860, Ioan Drăgălina was born in Caransebeș, the one who would become one of the bravest Romanian generals engaged in the battles of the First World War. He went through all the military ranks, namely captain (1893), major (1899), lieutenant colonel (1908). In the period 1908-1911, lt.col. Ioan Dragălina was commander of the Military Infantry School in Bucharest. At the beginning of the First World War he had the rank of brigadier general and commanded the 3rd Territorial Command.
In April 1911, Ioan Dragălina was promoted to colonel and appointed commander of the 34th Regiment from Constanța. During this period, he was decorated with the Order of the Crown of Romania, IV class. In 1915, he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general. During the period of Romania's neutrality (1914-1916), he was involved in the construction of fortifications in the Prahova Valley.
Text & Photo Source: http://cnipt-caransebes.ro/zona-turistica/
On December 8, 1860, Ioan Drăgălina was born in Caransebeș, the one who would become one of the bravest Romanian generals engaged in the battles of the First World War. He went through all the military ranks, namely captain (1893), major (1899), lieutenant colonel (1908). In the period 1908-1911, lt.col. Ioan Dragălina was commander of the Military Infantry School in Bucharest. At the beginning of the First World War he had the rank of brigadier general and commanded the 3rd Territorial Command.
In April 1911, Ioan Dragălina was promoted to colonel and appointed commander of the 34th Regiment from Constanța. During this period, he was decorated with the Order of the Crown of Romania, IV class. In 1915, he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general. During the period of Romania's neutrality (1914-1916), he was involved in the construction of fortifications in the Prahova Valley.
Text & Photo Source: http://cnipt-caransebes.ro/zona-turistica/
