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The Soviet occupation of Romania refers [1] to the period from 1944 to August 1958, during which the Soviet Union maintained a significant military presence in Romania. The fate of the territories held by Romania after 1918 that were incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940 is treated separately in the article on Soviet occupation of ...
Comparing the Soviet occupation of Romania to that of Bulgaria, David Stone notes: "Unlike Bulgaria, Romania had few cultural and historical ties with Russia, and had actually waged war on the Soviet Union. As a result, Soviet occupation weighted heavier on the Romanian people, and the troops themselves were less disciplined." [37]
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).
Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina: 28 June – 3 July 1940: Romania: Romania Soviet Union: Defeat Legionnaires' rebellion and Bucharest pogrom: 21–23 January 1941: Romania Romanian government: Iron Guard: Victory As part of the Axis (1941–1944) Operation Barbarossa: 22 June – 5 December 1941: Soviet Union Germany
Over the next three decades ARO will be a landmark of Romania. 1958: The Soviet Union Army leave Romania after fourteen years of occupation; 1959: On July 28, the Ioanid Gang carries out the most famous bank robbery ever to occur in a Communist state; 1960
Soviet invasion of Romania can refer to: Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina (1940) Battle of Romania (1944) and the subsequent Soviet occupation of ...
Romania was proclaimed a people's republic [294] [295] and remained under military and economic control of the Soviet Union until the late 1950s. During this period, Romania's resources were drained by the "SovRom" agreements; mixed Soviet-Romanian companies were established to mask the Soviet Union's looting of Romania. [296] [297] [298]
25 July – The last Soviet troops leave Romania, ending the Soviet occupation. [8] 14 November – Romania establishes its first diplomatic relations at the embassy level with a sub-Saharan country, Guinea. [9] Unknown – The last Csángós school is closed as part of the Romanianization of Western Moldavia. [10]