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The Order of the Cross of Marie (Romanian: Ordinul Crucea Regina Maria) was instituted on 15 February 1917 by King Ferdinand I of Romania as the fifth and lowest Military Award for Grand Mastership of his wife Princess Marie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Edinburgh, who was a Nurse in Military hospitals as well as led The Romanian Red Cross in ...
The Arctic Star medal recognises service between 1941 and 1945 delivering vital aid to the Soviet Union, running the gauntlet of enemy submarine, air and surface ship attacks. This list of military awards and decorations of World War II is an index to articles on notable military awards presented by the combatants during 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.
Between 1920 and 1940, the Romanian military aviation saw a constant development, receiving new aircraft manufactured locally of either local design or under license. [3] The increasing number of aircraft and pilots determined the air force command to convert the four existing Aviation Groups to Air Flotillas ( Air Wings ) in 1929. [ 4 ]
Recipients of Romanian military awards and decorations (2 C) Pages in category "Military awards and decorations of Romania" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
All of the aircraft listed below were completed before the end of World War II. Prototypes are omitted from the list. Unless specified otherwise, all aircraft machine guns have the caliber of 7.92 mm. All of the data is sourced from: [1] JRS-79B
Awarded by The President of Romania (since 2000) Type: Order of merit: Ribbon: Silver with two Black stripes on either side. (Civilian); Silver with two Black stripes on either side and two gold stripes on each margin. (Military) Eligibility (1) Civil, military; (2) military units; (3) foreign citizens. Awarded for
Retired after 1948; one on display at the Military Museum in Bucharest 1934 IAR 12: Romania: Fighter 1 Retired in 1935 1934 IAR 14: Romania: Fighter 21 Retired in 1940 1934 IAR 15: Romania: Fighter 1 Crashed in 1938 1934 IAR 16: Romania: Fighter 1 Retired in 1940 1934 IAR 22: Romania: Trainer 2 Retired in 1935 1934 SET 7K: Romania: Trainer ...