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Map of Romania after World War II indicating lost territories. Under the 1947 Treaty of Paris, [43] the Allies did not acknowledge Romania as a co-belligerent nation but instead applied the term "ally of Hitlerite Germany" to all recipients of the treaty's stipulations. Like Finland, Romania had to pay $300 million to the Soviet Union as war ...
19 November – The Romania Third and Fourth Armies come under attack by the Soviet Red Army at the Battle of Stalingrad. [ 8 ] 1 December – The Soviet cruiser Voroshilov and destroyer Soobrazitelny shell Snake Island , damaging the radio station, barracks and lighthouse on the island, but fail to inflict significant losses.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Romania exited: 9 May 1945. World War II: Axis ... Date Name Allies Enemies Outcome Losses Prince
12 May – The last German troops capitulate, bringing Romania's involvement in the Second World War to an end. [ 7 ] 21 August – In response to the government not resigning as he requested, King Michael starts the "royal strike", refusing the sign any decrees, a situation that continues into the following year.
Formal Allied recognition of the de facto change of orientation of Romania in the war came on 12 September 1944. Until this date, Soviet troops started moving into Romania, taking approximately 140,000 Romanian prisoners of war. [9] About 130,000 Romanian POWs were transported to the Soviet Union, where many perished in prison camps. [7]
The major attack of the Battle of Romania – the second Jassy–Kishinev offensive, between 20 August and 29 August – was a Soviet victory. [4] The German Sixth Army was encircled by the initial Soviet onslaught and was destroyed for the second time (the first time was at the Battle of Stalingrad ).
World War II began in September 1939, and the German victory on the Western Front and the subsequent defeat of France in June 1940 seriously alarmed the King of Romania Carol II. He was convinced that the allies could no longer defend Romania, so he decided that the only way to keep the country together was by relying on Germany.
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