Nicolae Păiș
Nicolae T. Păiș (July 11, 1887–September 16, 1952) was a Romanian career naval officer.
Born in
Romanian Navy with the rank of second lieutenant, and was a participant in World War I. He rose to commodore July 1927 and counter-admiral in March 1937. From May 11 to July 4, 1940, Păiș was undersecretary of state in the Ministry of Air Force and Navy in the government of Gheorghe Tătărescu. Then, from July 4 to September 4, he was Minister of the Air Force and the Navy under the premiership of Ion Gigurtu. On August 30, Păiș participated in a meeting of King Carol II's Crown Council, where he was (alongside David Popescu, Gheorghe Mihail, and Ernest Ballif) one of the four out of five military representatives who recommended accepting the provisions of the Second Vienna Award, by which Romania were to cede Northern Transylvania to Hungary.[1]
During the
Order of the Crown of Romania, Grand Officer rank.[3] He was made a vice-admiral in the reserves in October 1942.[4]
His home was searched under the
Iza River.[2]
Notes
- ^ Corneanu, Constantin (May 20, 2019). "Eforturi politico-diplomatice pentru apărarea României Mari. 1918–1940". aesgs.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ a b c Ionițoiu, Cicerone. "Victimele terorii comuniste. Arestați, torturați, întemnițați, uciși. Dicționar P" (PDF) (in Romanian). pp. 104–105. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ Decretul Regal nr. 3.064 din 7 noiembrie 1941 pentru conferiri de decorații, publicat în Monitorul Oficial, anul CIX, nr. 266 din 8 noiembrie 1941, partea I-a, p. 6.996.
- ^ a b Ottmar Trașcă, Dennis Deletant, "Chestiunea evreiască" în documente militare române, 1941–1944, p. 309. Bucharest: Institutul "Elie Weisel", 2010.