Gheorghe Alexianu

Gheorghe Alexianu
Governor of Transnistria
In office
19 August 1941 – 26 January 1944
ConducătorIon Antonescu
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byGheorghe Potopeanu
Governor of Ținutul Bucegi
In office
1 February 1939 – 6 September 1940
MonarchCarol II
Preceded byAlexandru N. Gane
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Governor of Ținutul Suceava
In office
29 August 1938 – 31 January 1939
MonarchCarol II
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byGheorghe Flondor
Personal details
Born(1897-01-01)1 January 1897
Străoane, Putna County, Kingdom of Romania
Died1 June 1946(1946-06-01) (aged 49)
Jilava Prison, Ilfov County, Kingdom of Romania
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
Alma materUniversity of Bucharest
ProfessionLawyer
Known forOdessa massacre
Military service
Allegiance Kingdom of Romania
Branch/service Royal Romanian Army
Years of service1916–1918
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
Criminal conviction
Conviction(s)War crimes
Crimes against peace
Crimes against humanity
Criminal penaltyDeath
Details
VictimsUkrainian Jews

Gheorghe Alexianu (January 1, 1897 – 1 June 1946) was a Romanian lawyer, high school teacher and associate professor who served as governor of Transnistria between 1941 and 1944. In 1946, he was accused and convicted of war crimes, crimes against peace and crimes against humanity; he was sentenced to death by the Bucharest People's Tribunal (sentence reconfirmed in the appeals of 2006 and 2008), and was executed on June 1, 1946, by shooting.


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