Ciupercă was born in April 1882 in Râmnicu Sărat, Buzău County, located in the northeastern part of the historical region of Muntenia.

[3] After Romania entered World War I on the side of the Allies in 1916, Ciupercă was promoted to the rank of major and served with the Romanian Second Army, under the command of General Alexandru Averescu.

On June 26, 1940, the Soviet Union demanded that the regions of northern Bukovina and Bessarabia be evacuated of all Romanian military personnel and civilian administration, and that the territories be ceded to the USSR.

Due to overwhelming international pressure, the Romanian government was forced to accept the ultimatum,[5] and the Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina commenced on June 28.

The Fourth Army under General Ciupercă was stationed along the Soviet border with Romania, and thus he was placed in charge of the evacuation of military and civilian assets in the region.

A number of clashes broke out in the region between the Soviet and Romanian troops, however General Ciupercă was able to evacuate all military assets from the area with little loss of life.

General Ciupercă was still under command of the 4th Army when Romania joined Operation Barbarossa on 22 June 1941 in order to reclaim the lost territories of Bessarabia and Bukovina.

On 17 October, the day after Odessa fell to the Romanian forces, Ciupercă was awarded the Order of Michael the Brave, 3rd class for his leadership of the 4th Army during the period 22 June–9 September.

Founded in spring 1945 by Ion Vulcănescu, the members of the organization sought to facilitate the actions of American airborne troops which they hoped were to land in Romania[3] (see Vin americanii!).

[3] Due to these activities and to his association with the Romanian invasion of the Soviet Union, on 12 September 1948, the retired general was arrested and tried by the Bucharest People's Tribunal.

Due to failing health, Ciupercă was admitted to the medical wing of the prison, where he died on 25 May, 1950, being ill with cerebral atherosclerosis, Parkinson's disease, myocarditis, and azotemia.