Matei Castriș was a Romanian Brigadier General who was one of the generals of the Romanian Land Forces in the First World War. He served as division commander in the 1916 campaign. He was commanded due to the hesitant manner of leading the subordinate troops, which led to the failure of the occupation of the city of Sibiu, during the initial period of the campaign.Alexandru Ioanițiu (Lt.-Colonel), Războiul României: 1916-1918, vol 1, Tipografia Geniului, București, 1929
Biography After graduating from the military school of officers with the rank of lieutenant, Matei Castriș held various positions in the infantry units or in the upper echelons of the army, the most important being the commander of the 1st Border Guard Regiment or the 18th Infantry Brigade.Ministry of War, Yearbook of the Romanian Army for 1905, Lito-Tipografia L. Motzătzeanu, Bucharest, 1905Ministry of War, Yearbook of the Romanian Army for 1910, Albert Baer Printing House, Bucharest, 1910Ministry of War, Yearbook of the Romanian Army for 1914, F. Gobl and Sons Printing House, Bucharest, 1914Ministry of War, Yearbook of the Romanian Army for 1915, George Ionescu Printing and Graphic Arts Establishment, Bucharest, 1915
During the First World War he served as commander of the 1st Border Guard Brigade, between 14/27 August - 28 August / 10 September 1916 and of the 23rd Infantry Division, between 28 August / 10 September - 9/22 September 1916.
References
Bibliography Kiritescu, Constantin, History of the war for the unification of Romania, Scientific and Encyclopedic Publishing House, Bucharest, 1989 Ioanițiu Alexandru (Lt.-Colonel), The Romanian War: 1916-1918, vol 1, Genius Printing House, Bucharest, 1929 Romania in the World War 1916-1919, Documents, Annexes, Volume 1, Official Gazette and State Printing Offices, Bucharest, 1934 The General Headquarters of the Romanian Army. Documents 1916 - 1920 , Machiavelli Publishing House, Bucharest, 1996 Military history of the Romanian people, vol. V, Military Publishing House, Bucharest, 1989 Romania in the years of the First World War, Militară Publishing House, Bucharest, 1987 "Romania in the First World War", Military Publishing House, 1979