Alexandru Pastia (January 25, 1893 – November 21, 1942) was a Romanian military officer. He was born in Fălticeni, then in Baia County (now in Suceava County); his mother was Olga Pastia, née Millo. He graduated in 1907 from the Alecu Donici High School in his native city and then entered the infantry officers’ academy in Bucharest. In 1912, he was sent to study in Germany. Upon his return, Pastia was assigned to an infantry regiment, within which he took part in the Second Balkan War. He also served in the infantry during World War I, until being taken prisoner in 1916, during combat near the Argeș River. After his release, Pastia was placed in charge of a machine-gunners’ company. Major Pastia took part in the Hungarian–Romanian War, seeing combat in Maramureș and Hungary, where in July