Romanian troops in Russia (1)

General GHEORGHE NETEJORU, who is 90 years old today, was born 21 June 1922 an fought as a sub-lieutenant in ”Regimentul 2 Artilerie de Gardă” (2nd Guards Artillery Regiment), he was taken prisoner on 25 august 1944 and spent 10 years as a POW in the Soviet Union. The girl in the photo is his wife, she did wait 10 years for him to return and continued their life together.

Photo credit: the book ”Și eu am luptat în Est” (I also fought in the East) by GHEORGHE NETEJORU, Ed. Militară, 2010.