Petre Cameniță

Petre Cameniță (5 November 1889 – 1962) was a Romanian major-general during World War II.

He was born in Poroina Mare, Mehedinți County in 1889 and graduated the Infantry Military School in 1911 with the rank of second lieutenant. In 1913 he participated in the Second Balkan War, and from 1916 he fought in World War I. From November 1918 to August 1919 he saw combat in the Hungarian–Romanian War. Subsequently, he sought to have a bust of Călinescu erected in Pitești, and donated 5,000 lei towards the fund established for this purpose, but the plans were abandoned once the National Legionary State came to power. On 10 September 1940, Cameniță was appointed to lead the General Directorate of Police and State Security by the government of Ion Antonescu. On 10 May 1941, in recognition of the role he played in defeating the Legionnaires' rebellion, Cameniță was promoted to the rank of brigadier general. His awards include the Order of the Star of Romania, Officer rank, and the Order of St. Sava, 3rd grade.