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Corneliu Calotescu (November 19, 1889 – October 17, 1970) was a Romanian Major-General during World War II.
Born in Pitești, he fought in World War I at the Battle of Mărăști and was subsequently decorated with the Order of Michael the Brave, Third Class.
Calotescu served as Secretary-General to the Under-Secretary of State of Land Forces in 1940.In 1941, he was Deputy Governor-General of Bukovina, and then Governor-General of Bukovina.He became General Officer Commanding the 3rd Division in 1943 and went into the reserves in 1944.
In March 1945, Calotescu retired.In May 1945 he was tried by the Bucharest People's Tribunal and found guilty of crimes perpetrated during the 1941 Odessa massacre, and he was condemned to death. Later that year his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment, and he was sent to Aiud Prison. In June 1956 he was pardoned and released.. He returned to Pitești, where he died in 1970.
Publications
- Calotescu, Corneliu (1929). În luptă cu Regimentul Muscel No. 30 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Editura Inst. de Arte Grafice „Lucia”.