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Iacob Zadik (also spelled Zadig or Zadic; ; ; December 8, 1867 – April 8, 1970) was a artillery and infantry commander, who rose to the rank of divisional general. An assimilated ethnic Armenian, he prepared for a career in the Romanian Land Forces beginning at age nine. This led him to complete military training at several schools, including the Higher War School, where he graduated in 1898. Involved in repressing the 1907 Peasants' Revolt, he fist saw field action during the Second Balkan War (1913). He spent the early years of World War I in France, appointed to the staff of Joseph Joffre, but returned in time to participate in the Romanian offensive of 1916. As one of the leaders of the First Army, Zadik then took part in the defense of Moldavia, specifically the battles of Mărășești and First Oituz. During the armistice period of early 1918, he took leadership of the 8th Infantry Division in Botoșani.
Zadik earned distinction especially for leading the 8th Infantry Division's November 1918 expedition into the Duchy of Bukovina, which helped that region unite with Romania. He then secured Romanian Bukovina's northern border by moving against the West Ukrainian People's Republic and the Austrian Sich Riflemen, capturing Archduke Wilhelm of Austria; in early to mid 1919, his 8th Division was on a peacekeeping mission to Pokuttia, which was the site of multiple conflicts between Poles and Ukrainians. Though he effectively secured Pokuttia for annexation by the Second Polish Republic, Zadik extended his protection toward the Ukrainian civilians. He later served briefly as the head of the military command in Bessarabia, which was later incorporated in his command of the 4th Army Corps. During the 1920s, he involved himself in containing criminal activity on the eastern borders of Greater Romania. Just before retiring in 1929, he drew controversy with his decision to institute a state of siege on Romania's border with the Soviet Union.
Zadik withdrew from active duty and took administrative positions, including one at the Aircraft Construction Enterprise, while also serving as vice president of Cultul Eroilor society in the late 1920s. His career in the arms was followed by his son Grigore, who specialized in anti-aircraft defense. After the introduction of a communist regime in 1947, Zadik Sr was singled out for having publicly supported Bessarabia's incorporation within Romania; he was consequently imprisoned during the 1950s, but rehabilitated the following decade. Though his name was left out of specialized works, he received decorations for his past service, and was rumored to have been rescued from poverty by high-ranking members of the Communist Party apparatus, including Emil Bodnăraș; in his final years, he made public statements in support of the national-communist party line. He died in 1970, aged 102.
Zadik initially studied in Iași at Trei Ierarhi school (1874–1878), followed by Institutele-Unite (1878–1886).Filipciuc I, p. 620. See also Firoiu, p. 16 After first persuading his parents, he was allowed to apply for the Military High School in that same city—according to his own testimony, he was only accepted because of his high grades, as the school was generally reserved for the children of Land Forces officers.Filipciuc II, pp. 235–236; Firoiu, p. 16 During the first years of the Kingdom of Romania, Zadik was a School Sergent, leading its 4th Grade; Nicolae Petala was his colleague, a Corporal of the 3rd Grade.Petre I. Sturdza, Amintiri: patruzeci de ani de teatru, pp. 23–24. Bucharest: Editura Casei Școalelor, 1940. Zadik became an Artillery Sub-lieutenant in July 1888, before his graduation."Știrĭ mărunte", in Epoca, July 13 (25), 1888, p. 3 He then trained as an officer (to 1891),Filipciuc I, p. 620. See also Antonian, p. 139 by attending Bucharest's School of Officers. His focus was on artillery training, though he also took mandatory training in cavalry warfare; he specialized in training artillery regiments on location.Filipciuc I, p. 620 & II, p. 236; Firoiu, p. 17 He moved frequently, stationed with various regiments in Focșani, Brăila, Tulcea, Constanța, Bârlad, and Roman.Filipciuc I, p. 620 During his youth in the military, he befriended two writers, Mihail Sadoveanu (whose novels became favorites of his) and Emil Gârleanu (who was also a fellow officer).Filipciuc II, pp. 237–238; Firoiu, pp. 18–19 A Lieutenant in 1891, he was involved in a sexual scandal after Cojocaru, a jealous husband and army private, assaulted him; public controversy ensued when a military tribunal sentenced Cojocaru to a six-years prison term."Bucurescĭ 25 Iunie/7 Iulie 1891. E revoltător!", in Voința Națională, June 26 (July 8), 1891; "Ultime informații", in Lupta, June 22, 1891, p. 3; Constantin Bacalbașa, "Tribunalele militare", in Lupta, July 26, 1891, p. 1 (Part IV); July 30, 1891, p. 1 (Part V)
From 1896 to 1898, Zadik also studied at the Higher War School. He steadily rose through the ranks, becoming an army officer in 1901.Antonian, p. 139; Filipciuc I, p. 620 His son was born in Bucharest on March 27, 1898, following his father's career choices by enlisting for the army school at Dealu Monastery.Neagoe, p. 29 As a lieutenant colonel, Zadik Sr was assigned to the 1st Infantry Division in Craiova, and later to the 7th Division in Roman. In the latter capacity, he was involved in repressing the Romanian Peasants' Revolt, organizing interrogations of officers who "have been in contact with the rebels".Indiscret, "Răscoalele din 1907. Unde's dosarele dela Ministerul de interne? Aŭ fost,—dar aŭ dispărut!", in Adevărul, January 27, 1912, p. 2 Zadik first saw action abroad during the Second Balkan War (1913).Filipciuc I, pp. 620, 621 He became Colonel, and was assigned to the Staff of the 3rd Army Corps in Galați, shortly before World War I; in October 1914, he was moved to the 4th Army Corps in Iași. In 1915–1916, he went on a mission to Joseph Joffre, commander of the French Army on the Western Front.Antonian, p. 139. See also Filipciuc II, pp. 236–237; Firoiu, pp. 17–18
Returning to Romania after its 1916 entry into the war, Zadik was assigned to the Northern Army at Bacău, and drafted plans for the Romanian offensive into Austria-Hungary. In September of that year, he became a Commander of the Order of Saint Stanislaus, and was recognized as an Officer of the Star of Romania in November. As Romania was faced with a massive counteroffensive and only held on to Western Moldavia, he became Chief of Staff of the First Army, reconstructed from surviving units at Podu Iloaiei (December 1, 1916); he was made brigadier general on April 1, 1917, and, from May 15, became Constantin Cristescu's second in command within the First Army. He was moved to the front during June, taking over defensive positions in Tecuci County and relieving the 1st Russian Army. By December, his son Grigore had been evacuated with the entire Dealu army school to Iași, and faced the prospect of being moved to safety in the Russian Empire. In January, he fell ill with epidemic typhus, and had to be hospitalized. Grigore's colleague and "forever a friend", engineer Constantin Nicolau, notes that the other Zadiks were by then living in Roman.Nicolau, pp. 22–23 He also recalls that Zadik Sr treated him "like a father".Nicolau, p. 61
During the defense of Moldavia, Zadik helped his troops achieve victory in the Battle of Mărășești, though he later credited success to "the Romanian peasant set out to defend his ancestral lands".Filipciuc II, p. 236; Firoiu, pp. 13–14, 18. See also Antonian, pp. 139-140 He was present for, though not directly involved in, the successful bayonet counterattack mounted by the "white ghosts"—soldiers of the 32nd Infantry Regiment, who dressed down to their underwear.Filipciuc II, pp. 232–233 While serving as a Secretary in the Ministry of War Ammunition (from September 1), Zadik held a command position in the First Battle of Oituz, and became an Officer of the Order of the Crown (he would receive its Grand Cross in 1919).Filipciuc I, pp. 620–621. See also Antonian, p. 141 Grigore Zadik saw action with the Romanian Air Force (Balloon Corps), despite being underage; as reported by the General, his son's missions were his only cause for worry during that stage of war.Filipciuc II, p. 236; Firoiu, pp. 14–15 Grigore survived the campaign and was made a Sublieutenant.
These reports were substantiated by Flondor in multiple telegrams he addressed to Marghiloman, pleading for a military intervention throughout the Duchy.Filipciuc II, pp. 239–241 Literary historian Ion Filipciuc believes that, while the brigands in such descriptions have generally been taken for Austrian Sich Riflemen under Archduke Wilhelm of Austria, they were in fact "Ukrainian deserters and ", who numbered in the hundreds, and who only had immediate goals such as robbery.Filipciuc I, pp. 601, 603–604 Officially, Zadik's mandate was to help the Romanian National Guard and the Austrian Gendarmes—the Romanian Prime Minister, Alexandru Marghiloman, would not give open recognition to Flondor's National Council, as this would have been a breach of Romania's peace treaty with Austria.Olaru, pp. 24–25 However, in a letter he sent to Alexandru Tzigara-Samurcaș, Marghiloman argued that he was acting specifically against Austrian rule, and confessed that Zadik was to march on Cernăuți, the Bukovinian capital. Zadik's opening proclamation to the people of Bukovina, issued on November 6, referred to his crossing over a "border placed between us by cruel fate", and to the Romanian Army as determined to ensure self-determination ("the legitimate right of peoples to dispose of their own fate").Baboș, p. 52; Filipciuc I, pp. 608–609
The troops involved were from the 8th Infantry Division (comprising the 16th, 29th and 37th Infantry Regiments), which was at the time largely demobilized, with many soldiers on leave to perform agricultural tasks. It was supplemented troops from the Romanian Gendarmerie and Border Guards. Their exact orders were to act as if on a regular campaign, directed against "brigands" ( răufăcători), but without any forced requisitioning; troops were to return to their headquarters once this mission was declared accomplished.Baboș, pp. 52–53 The first Romanian units entering Suceava on the early hours of November 6 were Anton Ionescu's Border Guards, which immediately proclaimed that the border had been erased; this undiplomatic move was corrected on November 8, as Zadik entered the city, with a proclamation insisting that Romanian troops were only there as a protective shield.Filipciuc I, pp. 604–606, 608, 612 Zadik eventually collected a 3,000-strong expeditionary force,Olaru, p. 25 operationally divided into three detachments: "Dragoș", "Alexandru cel Bun", and "Suceava".Baboș, p. 52; Filipciuc III, pp. 638, 639–640 The auxiliary force of Gendarmes and Border Guards, alongside a cavalry squadron, was ordered to move westwards, into Gura Humorului.Baboș, p. 52
Zadik's troops were still on the move as Romania resumed its war on the Central Powers, joining efforts with the Allied Army of the Orient. These events, and Marghiloman's downfall, allowed the advance into Bukovina to be integrated within the larger war effort.Baboș, pp. 52–53; Filipciuc I, pp. 609–610 & III, pp. 638; Olaru, p. 25 Still in Suceava on November 8, Zadik wrote in the city album: "Here endeth Habsburg domination. Fini Austria".Filipciuc III, pp. 639 That same day, he met two of Flondor's envoys, who were disguised in rags to avoid being captured by "anarchists in control of the Cernăuți–Ițcani route". The overall push was assisted by Romanian units from the disintegrating Hungarian Army, who disputed the city with Ukrainians loyal to the West Ukrainian People's Republic (ZUNR)—on November 9, Ilie Lazăr took the city for the former camp, planting the flag of Romania on Cernăuți City Hall.Filipciuc I, p. 608; Lazăr, pp. 33–34; Olaru, p. 26 Zadik procrastinated, still waiting for Romania to officially proclaim its reentry into the war.Filipciuc I, pp. 609–610 He stationed his force for a days-long rest about 60 outside the city; Lazăr traveled there to meet him: "I asked him to make his entry, for the population had been out in the streets for three days, waiting for him to arrive."Lazăr, p. 34
Zadik eventually entered Cernăuți on November 11, by way of Horecea Mănăstirii suburb. He shared his automobile with Lazăr and Lieutenant Colonel Nicolae Rovinaru, stopping in front of the National Romanian Home. Here, Zadik was met by Romanian women, who "pelted him with flowers", and by Flondor, who reportedly said: "let us embrace as two brothers who have not seen each other in 155 years". In their speeches, both Flondor and Zadik referenced "Greater Romania"—the latter also paid homage to Grigore Ghica, who had tried to oppose Bukovina's occupation in 1774, and had "lost his head" as a result.Baboș, p. 53; Filipciuc I, p. 610, II, p. 241 & III, p. 640 Philologist Sextil Pușcariu, who was active within the Romanian movement in Bukovina, recalls the ceremony in which he and his colleagues first met with Zadik: "A very emotional Flondor spoke, followed by an even more emotional Zadik. Both speeches were weak and poorly recited: either speaker lost his train of thought again and again, could no longer recall phrases they had learned by heart, and took such pauses that under normal circumstances would have been embarrassing. ... Everyone's eyes teared up as Flondor and Zadik embraced each other, I could feel my own tears running down my cheek."Pușcariu, pp. 397–398
Zadik's arrival coincided exactly with the Armistice on the Western Front, which led to a suspension of hostilities with Austria-Hungary. His presence was met with a public protest by the Austrian loyalist Aurel Onciul, who presented himself as the governor of lower Bukovina. The two engaged in a dialogue, until Zadik invited Onciul to present his case directly to the Romanian government in Iași; Onciul followed up on the invitation and found himself "assaulted by some youths" upon arriving at Iași railway station, resulting in his hospitalization and political neutralization.Pușcariu, p. 397. See also Filipciuc I, p. 608; Olaru, p. 26 Similarly, Zadik arrested the leaders of a "Ukrainian republic" that had been unilaterally proclaimed in Kitsman.Olaru, p. 27 While many Ukrainians simply left Bukovina in protest, Zadik's entry into Bukovina was welcomed by the local Poles: their paramilitary Polish Legion paraded before him in Cernăuți.Ștefan Purici, "Unirea Bucovinei: idealuri și proiecte în context intern și internațional", in Analele Bucovinei, Vol. XXV, Issue 1, 2018, p. 48 Zadik was also instrumental in curbing violence against Bukovina Jews, which had flared up in places such as Dorna Candrenilor, Todirești, and Poiana Stampei.Daniel Hrenciuc, O scurtă istorie a evreilor din Rădăuți, pp. 106–107. Cluj-Napoca: Editura Mega, 2018. . See also Filipciuc I, pp. 617–618
Zadik's securing of the province paved the way for the union of Bukovina with Romania, ultimately proclaimed on November 28. He was present for the deliberations as an army representative, and, as Filipciuc notes, had no voting rights; Filipciuc also dismisses as inaccurate any reports suggesting that Zadik himself signed the union proclamation.Filipciuc I, pp. 612–614 On Saint Stephen's Day (December 27) 1918, the General presided over the Cernăuți festivities honoring Stephen the Great."Informațiuni. Serbătorirea amintirii lui Ștefan cel Mare la Cernăuți", in Unirea. Ziar Național, January 18, 1919, p. 4 From January 1919, Zadik and his 8th Infantry Division were tasked with organizing a Romanian offensive into Pokuttia, which they were to pacify in support of Poland; Zadik's operation was directed against the ZUNR, which controlled Pokuttia and still stated a claim to northern Bukovina.Borchuk et al., pp. 173–176 ZUNR representatives, alarmed by Romanian maneuvers, met Zadik in Bukovina and asked for a truce. The two sides only agreed that the territorial conflict should be resolved with further negotiations in Bucharest.Borchuk et al., p. 175 The Romanian incursion began on May 22, and saw no opposition from the UHA, which withdrew its soldiers to the Polish front.Borchuk et al., pp. 177–178 The expedition was closely preceded by the airdropping of leaflets which included Zadik's pledges to the Pokuttian inhabitants.Seserman, p. 33
During May–June 1919, Iacob Zadik oversaw the joining of Romanian troops in Transylvania, Bukovina, and Bessarabia; the Romanian General Staff assigned him to command all troops stationed between Maramureș and Hotin County.Borchuk et al., p. 181 On May 28, he met with Polish General Franciszek Kraliczek-Krajowski, agreeing to form a joint military command and a civilian government, both based in Kolomyia.Borchuk et al., pp. 181–182 The two sides could not agree on other terms: the Poles demanded that they be allowed to move between Romanian troops, all the way south to the Bukovina border, and also that the Romanian side allow Poles to form political groups throughout Pokuttia.Seserman, p. 35 On May 29, Zadik supervised the imposition of a state of siege, meant to quell conflicts between Polish and Ukrainian civilians.Seserman, pp. 34–35 Two days later, he and other Romanian officers were asked to leave Nadvirna, which was part of a Polish-controlled area, as the temporary administration could not vouch for his safety. In that context, local Ukrainians proceeded to ask the Romanian authorities to protect them from persecution and violence, while local Poles were complaining of mistreatment in Romanian-controlled areas.Borchuk et al., pp. 182–183
On June 7, Zadik took command of General Nicolae Petala's troops, which had also been moved into Pokuttia. His final report to Petala included a request to have the Polish 4th Rifle Division moved out of Cernăuți (where it was allegedly causing damages) and into Pokuttia.Seserman, pp. 36–37 On June 16, he received from Bucharest his orders to evacuate Pokuttia. He then oversaw the terms of the withdrawal with his Polish counterparts, Wacław Iwaszkiewicz-Rudoszański and Robert Lamezan de Salins; discussions took place in Lviv, but the outcome was postponed by more urgent developments in the parallel Hungarian–Romanian War.Seserman, pp. 38–39 Zadik and his troops finally left the region to be annexed by Poland, on August 17 or 18, 1919.Borchuk et al., pp. 185–186; Filipciuc I, p. 620 & III, pp. 644; Seserman, p. 40 On his departure, the General thanked Pokuttians for their friendly behavior toward his troops.Filipciuc III, pp. 644 Only four Romanian soldiers had died in combat throughout the entire operation, though three others were lost to accidents.Seserman, p. 40
In the years following his expeditions, Zadik acquired an international reputation, which reached the Republic of Armenia. In a report he compiled for the latter's government in 1919, Bessarabian Armenian activist Artyom Tumanyan noted that Zadik was one of Romania's most prominent "indigenous Armenians"—though he also indicated that such Armenians had fully assimilated into Romanian life.Lidia Prisac, Ion Gumenâi, "Armenii din Basarabia în contextul Marii Uniri", in Constantin Manolache, Liliana Rotaru, Ion Xenofontov (eds.), Historia est Magistra Vitae: Valori, paradigme, personalități. In honorem profesor Ion Eremia, pp. 557–558. Chișinău: Central Science Library, 2019. Again withdrawn from active duty, Zadik served on the Superior Council of the Romanian Army (1922–1924) and a review board for would-be generals. In April–November 1924, he was Military Commander of Bessarabia. In 1923, the year when he welcomed to Romania Ferdinand Foch,Firoiu, pp. 17–18 Zadik was made a Commander of the Legion of Honor, a Grand Officer of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, and a Grand Officer of the Star of Romania. In 1925, he attended a commemoration of the Council of Nicaea, and appears in the collective portrait done by Gheorghe Popovici.Orest Tafrali, "Tablourile comemorative istorice ale lui Gheorghe Popovici", in Arta și Arheologia, Fascicles 7–8, 1931–1932, pp. 71–72 By 1928, when Grigore Zadik was involved with teaching aerostatics at a specialized school in Bucharest,Constantin Iordache, "Pagini uitate din istoria aviației. Aerostierii", in Magazin Istoric, August 1998, p. 48Constantin Iordache Iacob was a vice president of Cultul Eroilor ("Heroes' Cult") society, in which capacity he obtained that a World War memorial be erected at Galata.Dumitru Roman, "S.O.S. Monumentul Galata din Iași. Profanare și hoție cu 'bunăvoință' de la... Primărie!?", in România Eroică, Vol. XIII, Issues 1–2, 2010, p. 46
In January 1929, as commander of the 4th Army Corps, Zadik Sr issued an ordinance introducing the state of siege all along Romania's border with the Soviet Union. This drew controversy in Romania, as creating a precedent for generals legislating against Parliament; as noted by the newspaper Adevărul, his ruling was also a way to bypass the anti-censorship laws advanced by the National Peasants' Party and the Maniu cabinet.Rep., "Ultima oră. Ordonanța No. 1 din 1929 a d-lui general Zadig. Guvernul e dator să-și spună cuvântul", in Adevărul, January 27, 1929, p. 6 According to a front-page critique in that same newspaper, the order had transformed Zadik into a hero to the Romanian far-right. The latter's exponents now argued that his intervention was justified by communist infiltration in Bessarabia and Bukovina.Ad., "Minciună convențională sau prejudecată?", in Adevărul, February 2, 1929, p. 1 Zadik became an old-age pensioner in October 1929, but continued to work for government, serving as a delegate on the board of the Aircraft Construction Enterprise (December 1929–June 1938). In 1930, he was created an Officer in the Order of Polonia Restituta. In 1935 he was one of the inaugural holders of the Order of Ferdinand I (as Grand Officer), also being recognized as an honorary citizen of Cernăuți in autumn 1937 (though some reports suggest that this distinction was bestowed upon him in 1918).Filipciuc I, pp. 618–621 & III, pp. 643
The General and his wife Rosa had two sons, both officers (the second of whom was named Ioan-Cristea) and a daughter, Margareta.Antonian, p. 140 By 1927, they were in-laws with Grigore Kessim, a prosecutor at the High Court of Cassation and Justice,"Ultima oră. †Grigore Kessim", in Universul, March 19, 1927, p. 3 also credited as the chief physician of Bucharest. Of Iacob's progeny, Grigore took high positions in the military, serving as Ion Antonescu's aide on mission to the League of Nations (1936); a Major in 1937, he spent the years 1937–1939 training with France's 11th Artillery Regiment, and, like his father, was inducted into the Legion of Honor. With his training in both artillery and aviation, he commanded and organized Bucharest's anti-aircraft defense during the early stages of World War II, when Romania was aligned with the Axis Powers (1940–1942). He was then moved to the Eastern Front, where he similarly contributed to the defense of Rostov-on-Don against the Soviet Air Forces.
Zadik Sr was finally released and rehabilitated in the early 1960s. In October 1967, the State Council, under Chivu Stoica, awarded him the Order of the Fatherland's Defense, Second Class, "on the occasion of his 100th birthday , for feats of war accomplished during World War I".Agerpres, "Solemnitatea înmînării unor distincții", in Scînteia Tineretului, October 15, 1967, p. 17. See also Filipciuc I, p. 621 This was followed by Sabia de Onoare Medal in December. On August 12, 1967, his wartime recollections appeared in Scînteia, mouthpiece of the Romanian Communist Party.Filipciuc II, pp. 232, 234 Military historian Vasile Arimia reports that, at some point before 1976, Zadik was living in Piatra Neamț and working as a coach driver. Arimia claims that he knew this to be true from General Emil Bodnăraș, the communist potentate, who claimed to have taken his carriage ride while visiting Bisericani Monastery.Filipciuc II, pp. 228–231 Arimia also recalls that President Nicolae Ceaușescu and Bodnăraș both took care of restoring Zadik to a more fitting social position, and ordered his home to be restored.Filipciuc II, p. 229 Filipciuc dismisses this account as an urban legend meant to improve Bodnăraș's public image for posterity.Filipciuc II, pp. 230–231
Colonel Grigore Zadik lived with his father at Carol Davila Street 24, in the Bucharest neighborhood of Cotroceni."Uriașa urnă a inimilor și conștiinței noastre. Momente trăite—în casele oamenilor, pe mări, pe meleaguri pitorești", in Scînteia, March 3, 1969, p. 3 In old age, Iacob Zadik donated his memorabilia to the National Military Museum, and "three hundred of my valuable books, as well as forty-four music sheets—old songs and romanzas" to the Romanian Academy.Firoiu, p. 19 The donation included several manuscripts of his memoirs.Filipciuc III, pp. 635–636 Filipciuc notes that Iacob, as a "contemporary of five wars" still kept informed of political developments as a centenarian, and was upset by the invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968. Scînteia reporters visited him and his son at their home during the legislative election of March 1969, alongside a team carrying the mobile ballot box. They quoted Zadik Sr as saying that his interest as a former soldier was in supporting world peace on the basis of non-interventionism; his son added that they had both been impressed by Ceaușescu's "extremely realistic foreign policy, with its rooting in truly reasonable principles".
The General died on April 8, 1970, in Bucharest. He is credited by Firoiu as the "first Romanian general to have reached the age of 103", though Filipciuc corrects this inaccuracy by noting Zadik was nine months short of reaching that age;Filipciuc I, pp. 621–622 & II, pp. 239–240. See also Firoiu, p. 20 he is buried at Bellu Cemetery."Բուխարեստում յարգել են ռումինական բանակի յայտնի հայազգի գեներալ Յակոբ Զատիկի յիշատակը", in Alik, December 5, 2018, p. 5 Including his interview in a 1974 anthology, Firoiu looked back on Zadik as "the very first one who, in front of his troops, has entered and liberated sweet Bukovina". As noted by Filipciuc, any other details on this expedition, as well as any mention of Zadik's stay in Pokuttia, were absent from Firoiu's published interview.
Grigore survived his father only to February 1974, dying at age 76."Decese", in România Liberă, February 26, 1974, p. 4. See also Filipciuc II, p. 234; Firoiu, pp. 14, 18 The general was still entirely omitted from the 1983 reference work on Romanian military commanders; his memory was instead preserved by the Armenian community and the local Gregorian Church—by 1991, its Romanian Diocese Museum had a Zadik display case.Sergiu Selian, "Biblioteca și Muzeul Eparhiei Armene din România", in Contemporanul, Issue 40/1991, p. 5 Although the December 1989 Revolution had toppled Ceaușescu, the Aleea Alexandru home was never returned to the family.Filipciuc II, p. 230 General Zadik was formally commemorated by the Armenian community in Romania, represented by Varujan Vosganian and Gregorian bishop Tadev Hakobyan-Muradyan, with a special service held at Bellu on November 27, 2018. As noted by writer Magda Ursache, in November 2021 the anniversary of Bukovina's union was entirely omitted from the national calendar. In that context, "nobody as much as mentioned General Iacob Zadic's 8th Division, which entered Cernăuți on November 11, to curb Ukrainian terrorism."Magda Ursache, "Clio între slujitori și detractori", in Revista Acolada, Issue 12/2021, p. 11
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