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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.
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.
World War II; Was the final surviving Romanian World War I veteran at his death in 2007; Constantin Petrovicescu (1883–1949) Division General [104] Artur Phleps (1881–1944) Major General [105] Served during: World War I; Hungarian-Romanian War of 1919; World War II; Also served with the Waffen-SS and the Austro-Hungarian Army; Major awards:
A Romanian R-2 light tank of the type fielded by the 1st Armoured Division at Stalingrad (far left) alongside a later TACAM R-2 tank destroyer (centre) and a T-34 (right) on display at the National Military Museum, Bucharest. The 1st Romanian Armored Division consisted of 121 R-2 light tanks and 19 German-produced tanks (Panzer III and IV).
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.
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 .
This was the first major political assassination in Romania since Barbu Catargiu was shot in 1862. The Nicadori killed Duca because he had arrested thousands of Legionnaires during the 1933 election campaign, also leaving 18 dead; and because he had allowed for increased Jewish immigration while blocking that of Aromanians to Dobrudja. Their ...