Constantin Tobescu

In 1916, a short time after he had been promoted to the rank of lieutenant, Romania entered World War I on the side of the Allies.

At the end of the war, on December 19, 1918, Constantin Tobescu was transferred to the Gendarmerie and appointed commander of the company of Romanați County.

On June 22, 1941, when Romania entered World War II on the side of the Axis, Tobescu was recalled to active duty.

Some two hundred died in a typhus epidemic; the others were taken out of the camp in two batches, guarded by soldiers of the Romanian Gendarmerie, and shot to death.

[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] While his initiatives to prevent sabotage were mostly successful, he is also remembered for the special treatment he gave American and British paratroopers that were captured in Romania.