# Cleante Davidoglu

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{{Short description|Romanian general}}
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| name                = Cleante Davidoglu
| image               = 1916 - General Cleante Davidoglu.png
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| caption             = General Cleante Davidoglu
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| birth_date          = 1871
| birth_place         = [Bârlad](/source/B%C3%A2rlad), [Vaslui County](/source/Vaslui_County), [Kingdom of Romania](/source/Kingdom_of_Romania)
| death_date          = 1947
| death_place         = [Bucharest](/source/Bucharest), [Kingdom of Romania](/source/Kingdom_of_Romania)
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| allegiance          = [Romanian Army](/source/Romanian_Armed_Forces)
| branch              = Infantry
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| rank                = [Major general](/source/Major_general)
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| battles             = {{tree list}}
* [World War I](/source/World_War_I)
** [Romanian Campaign](/source/Romania_during_World_War_I)
* [Khotyn Uprising](/source/Khotyn_Uprising)
* [Hungarian–Romanian War](/source/Hungarian%E2%80%93Romanian_War)
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| awards              = [Order of Michael the Brave](/source/Order_of_Michael_the_Brave), 3rd Class
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| other_work          = [Commandant of Gendarmerie](/source/Gendarmerie_(Romania)), 1927–1928
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'''Cleante Davidoglu''' (1871–1947)<ref name="jan"/><ref name="gen"/> was a [Romania](/source/Romania)n [major general](/source/major_general) during [World War I](/source/World_War_I) and its immediate aftermath, who served as commander of the [Gendarmerie](/source/Gendarmerie_(Romania)) from 1927 to 1928.

==Biography==
===Early life===
He was born in [Bârlad](/source/B%C3%A2rlad), [Vaslui County](/source/Vaslui_County),<ref name="gen"/> the son of Profira Moțoc and Doctor Cleante Davidoglu. His younger brother was the mathematician [Anton Davidoglu](/source/Anton_Davidoglu).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://asemath.ase.ro/membrii|title=Membri marcanți de-a lungul timpului — Anton Davidoglu (1876-1958)|trans-title= Prominent members over time — Anton Davidoglu (1876-1958)|publisher= [Bucharest University of Economic Studies](/source/Bucharest_University_of_Economic_Studies), Department of Applied Mathematics| language=ro|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> His grandfather was a [salep](/source/salep) seller, his great-grandfather a [sipahi](/source/sipahi) in the [Ottoman Army](/source/Military_of_the_Ottoman_Empire), and his great-great-grandfather a [janissary](/source/Janissaries) from around [Piatra Neamț](/source/Piatra_Neam%C8%9B).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.catavencii.ro/cum-e-turcul-si-pistolul/|title=Cum e turcul, și pistolul|magazine=Cațavencii|date=14 June 2019|language=ro|access-date=24 May 2020}}</ref>

===World War I===
After his military studies, he was promoted to captain in 1905, and then served with the Romanian Army in [World War I](/source/World_War_I).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015035452898&view=1up&seq=237|last1=Mille|first1= Constantin|first2=Alexandru V.|last2= Beldiman|title="Adevărul": 1888-1913: 25 de ani de acțiune|location=Bucharest|publisher=[Adevărul](/source/Adev%C4%83rul) |year=1913|page=191|language=ro|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> During the [Romanian Campaign of 1916](/source/Romanian_Campaign_(1916)), lieutenant colonel Davidoglu commanded the 4th ''[Roșiori](/source/Ro%C8%99iori_(military_unit))'' Regiment at the battles of [Transylvania](/source/Battle_of_Transylvania), [Oituz](/source/First_Battle_of_Oituz), and [Robănești](/source/Battle_of_Rob%C4%83ne%C8%99ti).<ref>{{Cite book|first1=Gheorghe|last1= Cernat|first2=Stelian |last2=Dragnea|title=De la tiraliorii lui Cuza la Brigada 30 Gardă, 1860–1995, istorie fapte de arme imagine prezentă|publisher=Editura Tempus|location=Ploiești|year=1996|pages=164}}</ref> In 1917 he was promoted to colonel, and by the end of the war to brigadier general.

===Hotin uprising===
In October 1918, [Prime Minister](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Romania) [Alexandru Marghiloman](/source/Alexandru_Marghiloman) ordered the Romanian Army to take control of [Bukovina](/source/Bukovina) and [Hotin](/source/Khotyn), in the far-northern tip of [Bessarabia](/source/Bessarabia). The 1st Cavalry Division soon moved into the region; it was spearheaded by the 3rd Redcoats Regiment and the 40th Infantry Regiment, both of which were placed under the command of General Davidoglu.<ref>{{cite journal|first=Ion|last= Giurcă|title=Ofițeri englezi implicați în evenimentele de la Hotin din ianuarie 1919|journal=Document. Buletinul Arhivelor Militare Române|volume= IV|issue= 2–4|year= 2001|pages= 14–18|language=ro}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first=Mikhail|last= Meltyukhov|author-link=Mikhail Meltyukhov|title=Бессарабский вопрос между мировыми войнами 1917—1940|trans-title=Bessarabian Question Between World Wars 1917—1940| location= Moscow|publisher= Veche|year= 2010|isbn=978-5-9533-5010-5|page=60}}</ref><ref name="Stănescu">{{citation|first=M. C. |last=Stănescu|title=Hotin—ianuarie 1919. Răscoală sau agresiune?|magazine=[Magazin Istoric](/source/Magazin_Istoric)|date=July 1995|pages= 22–26|language=ro}}</ref> Hotin was ceded by the Austrians on November 10, but on January 7, 1919, the [Hotin Uprising](/source/Khotyn_Uprising), a [Ukrainian](/source/Ukrainians)-led insurrection, began. On January 19 [Podolian](/source/Podolian_Governorate) irregulars crossed into [Hotin County](/source/Hotin_County) at [Atachi](/source/Ataky), disarming Romanian border guards and moving in on [Soroca](/source/Soroca); on January 23, after reaching [Secureni](/source/Sokyriany), rebellion erupted in Hotin itself, chasing out the Romanian garrison. Soon after, Davidoglu's troops were joined by various units, including the 37th Infantry Regiment from [Bacău](/source/Bac%C4%83u) and the machine-gunners of [Bălți](/source/B%C4%83l%C8%9Bi).<ref name="Stănescu"/> On January 28–30, the regrouped units forced the rebels out the area, pushing them back over the [Dniester](/source/Dniester) by February 1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://condeiulardelean.ro/articol/actiuni-intreprinse-de-romania-prima-jumatate-anului-1919-pentru-apararea-hotararilor-de-0|title=Acțiuni întreprinse de România în prima jumătate a anului 1919 pentru apărarea hotărârilor de Unire adoptate la Chișinău, Cernăuți și Alba-Iulia|first=Ion |last=Giurcă|publisher=Condeiul Ardelean|date=31 May 2019|language=ro|access-date=24 May 2020}}</ref> 

===The Hungarian–Romanian War===
In March 1919 he was stationed in [Satu Mare](/source/Satu_Mare), where he helped Doctor {{ill|Lükő Béla|hu}} establish the surgery section of the city's hospital.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.muzeusm.ro/en/medici-celebri-dr-luko-bela/|title=Medici celebri – Dr. Lükö Béla. Un omagiu adus medicilor de altădată, un exemplu împuternicitor pentru medicii de azi!|website=www.muzeusm.ro|date=24 March 2020|language=ro|access-date=24 May 2020}}</ref> In April 2019, during the [Hungarian–Romanian War](/source/Hungarian%E2%80%93Romanian_War), he led the 2nd ''[Roșiori](/source/Ro%C8%99iori_(military_unit))'' Brigade in the battles around Satu Mare<ref>{{citation|first=Carol C.|last=Koka|volume=7|issue=2|title=Jertfe pentru neam și țară |url=http://www.satu-mare.ro/fisiere/pagini_fisiere/EN23x11.pdf|date=June 2015|pages=16–18|journal=Eroii Neamului|language=ro|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref> and [Mátészalka](/source/M%C3%A1t%C3%A9szalka).  For the bravery he displayed in those engagements, Davidoglu was awarded on June 6 the [Order of Michael the Brave](/source/Order_of_Michael_the_Brave), 3rd class.<ref>{{citation|author=Ministerul de Răsboiu|title= Anuarul ofițerilor și drapelelor Armatei Române cărora li s-au conferit ordinul "Mihai Viteazul"|publisher= Atelierele grafice "Socec & Co"|location= București|year= 1930|page=155}}</ref>

===The Gendarmerie===
Promoted to major general,<ref name="just" /> he served as commander of the [Gendarmerie](/source/Gendarmerie_(Romania)) from 1927 to 1928.<ref name="jan">{{cite web|url=http://www.jandarmeriaromana.ro/galeria-comandan%C8%9Bilor|title=Galeria comandanților|website=jandarmeriaromana.ro|language=ro|access-date=2 June 2020|archive-date=3 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603020633/http://www.jandarmeriaromana.ro/galeria-comandan%C8%9Bilor/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In July 1927, [Iuliu Maniu](/source/Iuliu_Maniu) and [Virgil Madgearu](/source/Virgil_Madgearu), representing the [National Peasants' Party](/source/National_Peasants'_Party), wrote an open letter to [Prime Minister](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Romania) [Ion I. C. Brătianu](/source/Ion_I._C._Br%C4%83tianu), the leader of the [National Liberal Party](/source/National_Liberal_Party_(Romania%2C_1875)), protesting Davidoglu's alleged interference in the [1927 Romanian general election](/source/1927_Romanian_general_election).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/154820626.pdf|title=Scrisoare deschisă d-lui Prim-Ministru Ion I. C. Brătianu|first1=Iuliu|last1=Maniu|author1-link=Iuliu Maniu|first2=Virgil|last2= Madgearu|author2-link=Virgil Madgearu|newspaper=[Gazeta Transilvaniei](/source/Gazeta_Transilvaniei)| language=ro|date=6 July 1927|access-date=24 May 2020}}</ref>

Davidoglu subsequently served as Chief Gendarmerie Inspector of [Mehedinți County](/source/Mehedin%C8%9Bi_County). He died in [Bucharest](/source/Bucharest) in 1947.<ref name="gen">{{cite web|url=https://dsftrom.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/6b4d183fa2ed583cd036a11993eea8da.pdf|title=Generalii întregirii| language=ro|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref>

In 2012 the office of Gendarmerie Inspector of Mehedinți County was named in his honor.<ref name="just">{{cite web|url=http://legislatie.just.ro/Public/DetaliiDocumentAfis/139875|title=Ordin nr. 176|website=legislatie.just.ro|date=17 July 2012|language=ro|access-date=24 May 2020}}</ref>

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Category:1871 births
Category:1947 deaths
Category:People from Bârlad
Category:Romanian Army World War I generals
Category:Recipients of the Order of Michael the Brave
Category:Romanian Gendarmerie generals
Category:Romanian Land Forces generals
Category:Romanian people of the Hungarian–Romanian War

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