Corneliu Calotescu

Corneliu Calotescu (November 19, 1889 – October 17, 1970) was a Romanian major-general during World War II. 
Born in Pitești, he fought in World War I at the Battle of Mărăști and was subsequently decorated with the Order of Michael the Brave, Third Class.
Calotescu served as Secretary-General to the Under-Secretary of State of Land Forces in 1940. In June 1940 he was awarder the Order of the Crown, Commander class. In 1941, he was Deputy Governor-General of Bukovina, and then Governor-General of Bukovina. In March 1943 he took command of the 3rd Infantry Division. After King Michael's Coup of August 1944, he was named commander of the 2nd "Vânători de munte" Division, with which he fought in Transylvania until October 12, 1944, when he went into the reserves. 
In March 1945, Calotescu retired. In May 1945 he was tried by the Bucharest People's Tribunal; found guilty of crimes perpetrated during the 1941 Odessa massacre, he was condemned to death. Later that year his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment, and he was sent to Aiud Prison. In June 1956 he was pardoned and released. He returned to Pitești, where he died in 1970.