Contributions to the elucidation of a controversial episode.The Ciulei case. (1)

• Published in: Bulletin of "Carol I" National Defense University Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 27 - 53
• Main Author: Corciu, Liviu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bucharest Carol I National Defence University Publishing House 01.01.2024; "Carol I" National Defence University
• Subjects: Archives & records; Armed forces; Belt and Road Initiative (BRI); Capital punishment; Chinese Private Security Companies (PSCs); Defense; Geopolitical Strategy; Global Security Dynamics; Hypotheses; Latin America; Military schools; Politics; Politics / Political Sciences; Public opinion; Security and defense; Trials; miscarriage of justice; courtmartial; short execution; military justice; deserter
• ISSN: 2284-936X; 2284-9378
• DOI: 10.53477/2284-9378-24-28

Considered in Romanian historiography as a representative miscarriage of justice, a proof of the imperfection of the military justice system during the First World War, the Ciulei case aroused the interest of post-war society because of the strident injustice that characterized the entire trial. To make matters even more complicated, his brigade commander, Colonel Sturdza, who had signed the order to court-martial him, deserted to the enemy. What is actually the truth? Was Ciulei the victim of Sturdza or was he the victim of an unfortunate chain of events? With a title inspired by one of the few works that have approached this subject with scientific rigor, and here I am referring to the work of professors Petre Otu and Maria Georgescu, presented in the bibliography, this article aims to contribute to the elucidation of this episode, providing readers with arguments identified in primary sources, from documents in the custody of the Romanian National Military Archives.