Ioan Mihail Racoviță

Ioan Mihail Racoviță
General Ioan Mihail Racoviță
Born	(1889-03-07)March 7, 1889 Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Died	June 28, 1954(1954-06-28) (aged 65) Sighet Prison, Romanian People's Republic
Allegiance	Romanian Army
Branch	Infantry
Rank	General
Commands	4th Army 1st Army
Battles / wars	Second Balkan War World War I World War II Eastern Front Operation München Battle of the Sea of Azov Battle of the Caucasus First Jassy-Kishinev Offensive First Battle of Târgu Frumos Second Battle of Târgu Frumos Second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive
Awards	Order of the Crown of Romania Commander Class Order of Michael the Brave, 3rd Class Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st Class Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Alma mater	Higher War School

65th Minister of Defense
In office 23 August 1944 – 5 November 1944
Prime Minister	Constantin Sănătescu
Preceded by	Constantin Pantazi
Succeeded by	Constantin Sănătescu

Ioan Mihail Racoviță (7 March 1889, Bucharest – 28 June 1954, Sighet Prison) was a Romanian general during World War II, and Minister of Defense in the aftermath of King Michael's Coup of August 1944.