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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.
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.
General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party: 21 February 1948 General Secretary of the Romanian Workers' Party: Gheorghe Apostol (1913–2010) 19 April 1954 30 September 1955 1 year, 164 days First Secretary of the Romanian Workers' Party: Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (1901–1965) 30 September 1955 19 March 1965 (Died) 9 years, 170 days ...
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 .
The National Salvation Front (FSN) take the power during the Romanian Revolution. The leader is elected Ion Iliescu. The new name of the republic becomes Romania; 1990: On 20 May, free elections are held in Romania for the first time after fifty years. FSN, which became a political party, win the elections. Iliescu is elected the second ...
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:
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.
Depiction of Romanian troops storming the Grivitsa redoubt during the Romanian War of Independence, 1877. The military history of Romania deals with conflicts spreading over a period of about 2500 years across the territory of modern Romania, the Balkan Peninsula and Eastern Europe and the role of the Romanian military in conflicts and peacekeeping worldwide.