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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 .
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.
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.
World War II; Served as the commander of the Royal Romanian Navy during World War II; Gheorghe Magheru (1802–1880) General [88] Served during: Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829) 1947 – retired; Major awards: Gold Sword for Bravery; Order of Saint Anna; Gheorghe Manoliu (1888–1980) Major General [89] Served during: World War II; 1945 ...
Romanian Waffen-SS personnel (4 P) Pages in category "Romanian military personnel of World War II" The following 120 pages are in this category, out of 120 total.
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 cities.
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.
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.