Tudor Vladimirescu
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Tudor Vladimirescu was a Romanian revolutionary hero, the leader of the Wallachian uprising of 1821 and of the Pandur militia. He is also known as Tudor din Vladimiri or, occasionally, as Domnul Tudor
Portrait of Tudor Vladimirescu by Theodor Aman (painted after Tudor's death, it was allegedly based on the testimonials of his Pandurs)
The Etaireía and Ottomans fighting in Bucharest (August 1821).
Tudor Vladimirescu statue in Târgu Jiu.
Tudor Vladimirescu Division
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The Tudor Vladimirescu Division was a Soviet-organised division of Romanians that fought against Germany and Hungary during the final year of World War II.
Tudor Vladimirescu
…his horse after being shot in the back, claiming to return "as the grass of spring" - a far easier death than what Vladimirescu had endured in reality. A division bearing his name (Divizia Tudor Vladimirescu) was formed by the Red Army with Romanian prisoners of war who had fought on the Eastern Front. They were called on to fight…
Rumän Divizia Tudor Vladimirescu 1943 5 Mützenabz
Above: Entry of the Tudor Vladimirescu division in Bucharest in August 1944. Below: King Michael I (right) reviewing the troops with General Nicolae Cambrea.
T-V Pantera tanks of the Tudor Vladimirescu division in Bucharest.