Gheorghe Arsenescu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Romanian Army officer
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Place of Birth: Câmpulung, Arges, Romania
About Gheorghe Arsenescu
- Gheorghe Arsenescu (May 31, 1907 – May 29, 1962) was a Romanian army officer who led an anti-communist resistance movement in post-World War II Romania.
- He was born in Câmpulung.
- Colonel Arsenescu, together with a fellow army officer, Toma Arnautoiu, formed a group named "Haiducii Muscelului" (Romanian for "The Outlaws from Muscel").
- Arsenescu's resistance group operated out of the Southern Fagaras Mountains, and, according to official reports, was responsible for over 70 robberies and 15 murders.
- He was captured by the Securitate in 1961 and executed in 1962 at Jilava Prison.
- A notable member of Arsenescu's resistance movement was Elisabeta Rizea, who was captured by the Securitate at the same time as he was.
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