Macellariu, Horia
- Date of birth:
- May 10th, 1894 (Craiova, Rumania)
- Date of death:
- July 11th, 1989 (Bucharest, Rumania)
- Nationality:
- Romanian
Biography
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Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
- Awarded on:
- 1928
Ordinul Steaua Romaniei Officer
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 8th, 1940
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Contraamiral (Rear Admiral)
- Unit:
- Comandantul Fortei Navale Maritime Romane
- Awarded on:
- May 21st, 1944
“In recognition of their services during the naval evacuation of Crimea, conducted amidst heavy fighting, the Führer has awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross to the commanding admiral of the Black Sea, Vizeadmiral Brinkmann, the commander of Crimean naval defense, Konteradmiral Otto Schulz, and the commander of the Romanian naval forces, Konteradmiral Macellariu.”
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Comandantul Fortei Navale Maritime Romane
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Wikipedia
- - DÖRR, MANFRED, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehmacht 1939–1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1996.
- Axis Biographical Research
- Decretul Regal nr. 1.908 din 8 iunie 1940 pentru conferiri de ordine și medalii, publicat în Monitorul Oficial, anul CVIII, nr. 131 din 8 iunie 1940, partea I-a, p. 2.825.
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