Platon Chirnoagă

Platon Chirnoagă (October 24, 1894 – March 29, 1974) was a Romanian brigadier-general during World War II.

He then fought in World War I in Transylvania and Moldavia, and was promoted to lieutenant in 1917.

He became Commanding Officer 7th Artillery Regiment and subsequently Vice Chief of Staff 3rd Army in 1942.

[2] In 1945, Chirnoagă was declared Minister of Defence in a puppet government in exile established by Nazi Germany.

A CIA report from May 1949 identified Chirnoagă as a member of the Iron Guard, who had close contacts with Horia Sima.