Romanian officer; gained fame for fighting against the Turks. On 28 November 1877 at Pleven Castle, Osman Pasha surrendered his sword to him when he capitulated.
As a gratitude for his efforts toward the independence of Bulgaria, the Bulgarian people built a bust of him in the Romanian Soldier Mausoleum at Grivitsa.
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^"Doi generali imenși în același mormânt: "Comuniștii m-au arestat ca pe un borfaș de rând!"" [Two great generals in the same grave: "The communists arrested me like an ordinary burglar!"] (in Romanian). Antena 3. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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mihail, cerchez, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 2. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Mihail Cerchez news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Mihail Cerchez Cristodulo 1839 1885 was a Romanian general Mihail Cerchez CristoduloBorn 1839 06 08 8 June 1839Barlad MoldaviaDied12 July 1885 1885 07 12 aged 46 Iași RomaniaResting placeEternitatea cemetery IașiCitizenshipRomanianKnown forRomanian officer gained fame for fighting against the Turks On 28 November 1877 at Pleven Castle Osman Pasha surrendered his sword to him when he capitulated Biography EditDescended from an old Moldavian family Cerchez was colonel in the Romanian Army during the Romanian War of Independence 1877 1878 and fought at the Siege of Pleven and the battles of Smardan and Vidin Cerchez gained fame for being the officer to whom Osman Pasha surrendered and gave his sword on 28 November 1877 at Pleven He is buried at Eternitatea cemetery in Iași next to World War II General Radu Korne 1 Legacy EditThe 85th Logistics Support Battalion for the 8th Mixed Artillery Brigade was named General Mihail Cerchez As a gratitude for his efforts toward the independence of Bulgaria the Bulgarian people built a bust of him in the Romanian Soldier Mausoleum at Grivitsa References Edit Doi generali imenși in același mormant Comuniștii m au arestat ca pe un borfaș de rand Two great generals in the same grave The communists arrested me like an ordinary burglar in Romanian Antena 3 17 September 2019 Retrieved 30 March 2021 This biographical article related to the military of Romania is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mihail Cerchez amp oldid 1070733034, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
