Ioan Mihail Racoviță (7 March 1889, Bucharest – 28 June 1954, Sighet Prison) was a Romanian general during World War II, and Minister of Defense in the aftermath of King Michael's Coup of August 1944.

He commanded the Romanian Cavalry Corps during the initial phase of Operation Barbarossa in June 1941.

Racoviță was recalled into active service on 25 January 1944 and took over the command of the 4th Army, which had to be completely rebuilt after the Battle of Stalingrad.

[1][2] Racoviță's forces fell back towards Bacău, and he was replaced three days later by general Ilie Șteflea.

During the 23 August coup d'état he played an important role, alongside the communist activist Emil Bodnăraș and generals Dumitru Dămăceanu and Aurel Aldea.