Ioan Mihail Racoviţă (7 March 1889, Bucharest - 28 June 1954, Sighet) was a Romanian Major General during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He commanded the Romanian Cavalry Corps during the initial phase of Operation Barbarossain June 1941 and may have commanded the First Army (Romania) from May 1946 to December 1947. (Ro-wiki)