Romanian general Ioan Dumitrache (25 August 1889 - 6 March 1977) received the German Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (Knight's Cross of the Iron Crosses) in 2 November 1942 after commanded the Romanian 2nd Mountain Division, which captured the Soviet town of Nalchik in the Caucasus, the farthest, or most southern, Axis advance on the Eastern Front. He also received a promotion to the rank of General de divizie or Major General shortly afterwards.
Source :
https://audiovis.nac.gov.pl/obraz/54471/
https://www.feldgrau.com/WW2-Romanian-Knights-Cross-Holders
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