Constantin Anton
BornMay 21, 1894
Bucharest
DiedMarch 17, 1993
Bucharest
NationalityRoman
OccupationBrigadier general

Constantin Anton[1] (May 21, 1894 in Bucharest – March 17, 1993 in Bucharest[2]) was a brigadier general of the Romanian Armed Forces during World War II.

From 1944 to 1946, he served as the Inspector-General of the Jandarmeria Română, a Romanian military police force.[1] In 1948, he was arrested and tried by the Bucharest People's Tribunal for "complicity with high treason".[3] He was sentenced to 18 years of hard labor as a result. In 1952, his sentence was altered to 10 years in prison and demotion to civilian status.[2][3] In 1959, he was released, and in 1964 he was reinstated to the military with the rank of divisional general.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Galeria comandanților | JANDARMERIA ROMÂNĂ". www.jandarmeriaromana.ro. Archived from the original on 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  2. ^ a b "Generals of World War II - Anton, St. Constantin". www.generals.dk. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  3. ^ a b c "Istoric - INSPECTORATUL GENERAL AL JANDARMERIEI ROMÂNE". INSPECTORATUL GENERAL AL JANDARMERIEI ROMÂNE (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
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