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Ion Antonescu (/ ˌ æ n t ə ˈ n ɛ s k uː /; Romanian: [i'on antoˈnesku] ⓘ; 14 June [O.S. 2 June] 1882 – 1 June 1946) was a Romanian military officer and marshal who presided over two successive wartime dictatorships as Prime Minister and Conducător during most of World War II.
The holocaust – a warning from history, including photos of the victims and a synagogue that was burned down (Romanian) Confiscation of Jewish Property in Europe, 1933–1945 New Sources and Perspectives, Symposium Proceedings , United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 's Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, 2003 (see "Seizure of Jewish ...
Antonescu and Adolf Hitler at the Führerbau in Munich (June 1941).. In the immediate wake of the loss of Northern Transylvania, on 4 September 1940, the Iron Guard (led by Horia Sima) and General (later Marshal) Ion Antonescu united to form the "National Legionary State", which forced the abdication of Carol II in favor of his 19-year-old son Michael.
The latter, however, had been occupied by Bavarian mountain troops in a flanking movement, and the Battle of Turnu Roșu Pass ended with the Romanians retaking the pass at a cost of 3,000 men. On 17 October the Romanian Second Army attacked the Austro-Hungarians at Brașov, but the attack was repulsed and the counterattack forced the Romanians ...
World War II; 1941 – retired; 1944 – recalled; 1945 – retired, second time; Coordinated a "National Resistance Movement" in opposition to the communist regime; Died in detention at Aiud Prison; Paul Alexiu (1893–1963) Major General [4] Served during: World War II; 1950 – retired; Barbu Alinescu (1890–1952) Brigadier General [5 ...
The Soviets took control of the oilfields in the Ploiești area, and the Romanian Army was used to fight German forces on the Eastern Front. The First Army became one of the Romanian armies fighting for the Red Army on the Eastern Front. In its campaign from August 1944 to May 1945, the Romanian Army lost some 64,000 men killed.
Pages in category "Romanian military personnel of World War II" The following 127 pages are in this category, out of 127 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Romanian military personnel killed in World War II" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .