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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 .
World War II; 1947 – retired; Major awards: Order of Michael the Brave; Iron Cross; Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross; Nicolae Rădescu (1874–1953) General Served during: World War I; World War II; 1945 – left Romania; Served as the 45th Prime Minister of Romania; Edgar Rădulescu (1890–1977) Brigadier General [110] Served during: World ...
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.
This is a list consisting of all the heads of state of modern and contemporary Romania, from the establishment of the United Principalities in 1859 to the present day. The incumbent ad interim head of state, as of 14 February 2025, is President of the Senate Ilie Bolojan .
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 first German troops arrived in Romania on 10 October, partly as a response to Antonescu's request for military assistance, in addition to their main goal of defending the Romanian oil fields. [23] Romania subsequently joined the Tripartite Pact and the Anti-Comintern Pact on 23 November and 25 November, respectively. [24]
World War II sites in Romania (2 C) Pages in category "Military history of Romania during World War II" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total.
Ion Gigurtu was the Prime Minister of Romania from July to September 1940, right before Antonescu. A committed Germanophile, he took the first major steps for the integration of Romania into the Axis, including the withdrawal of Romania from the League of Nations (11 July) and the enacting of a local version of the Nuremberg Laws (9 August).