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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 Attack of the Dead Men, or the Battle of Osowiec Fortress, was a battle of World War I that took place at Osowiec Fortress (now northeastern Poland), on August 6, 1915. The incident got its name from the bloodied, corpse-like appearance of the Russian combatants after they were bombarded with a mixture of poison gases , chlorine and bromine ...
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 .
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.
Pages in category "Romanian military personnel of World War II" The following 120 pages are in this category, out of 120 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Romanian members of the Iron Guard, arrested by the Army after the pogrom and anti-government rebellion Romanian and German soldiers standing in front of several R35 tanks. During the days of the rebellion, Antonescu avoided direct confrontation with the Legionnaires but brought military units, including 100 tanks, into Bucharest from other ...
Romanian military personnel killed in World War II (15 P) Pages in category "Romanian casualties of World War II" This category contains only the following page.
World War II; 1947 – retired; Dumitru Coroamă (1885–1956) Major General [66] Served during: World War II; 1944 – arrested; Gheorghe Cosma (1892–1969) Major General [67] Served during: World War II; 1947 – retired; Nicolae Costescu (1888–1963) Major General [68] Served during: World War II; 1942 – retired; Grigore C. Crăiniceanu ...