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Emil Rebreanu

Emil Rebreanu
Rebreanu wearing his Medal for Bravery
Born(1891-12-17)December 17, 1891
Major, Austria-Hungary (now Maieru, Romania)
DiedMay 14, 1917(1917-05-14) (aged 25)
Between Ghimeș-Făget and Palanca
AllegianceAustria-Hungary
BranchArtillery
Years of service1914–1917
RankSecond Lieutenant
Battles / warsRussian Front (March 1915–December 1915)
Italian Front (December 1915–May 1916)
Romanian Front (August 1916–May 1917)[1]
AwardsMedal for Bravery

Emil Rebreanu (December 17, 1891 – May 14, 1917) was an Austro-Hungarian Romanian military officer executed during World War I. The protagonist in Forest of the Hanged, a 1922 novel by his brother Liviu Rebreanu, is influenced by his experience.

  1. ^ Bianca Biliboc; Ionuț Lupaș (2014). "Emil Rebreanu – o graniță între datorie și conștiință [Emil Rebreanu – on the borderline between duty and conscience]" (PDF). Columna (in Romanian). Comitetul Român de Istoria și Filosofia Științei și Tehnicii. Retrieved 26 December 2018.

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