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World War II naval ships of Romania (4 C, 12 P) Pages in category "Military units and formations of Romania in World War II" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
During World War II, the Waffen Grenadier Regiment of the SS (1st Romanian) (German: Waffen-Grenadier Regiment der SS (Rumänisches Nr. 1)) was formed out of members of the Romanian 4th Infantry Division which had been refitting in German territory when Romania signed a ceasefire with the Soviet Union.
Other Wehrmacht units in the country suffered severe losses: remnants of the Sixth Army retreating west of the Prut River were cut off and destroyed by the Red Army, which was now advancing at an even greater speed, while Romanian units attacked German garrisons at the Ploiești oilfields, forcing them to retreat to Hungary. The Romanian Army ...
The Soviet counteroffensive which was meant to break the siege came during the night of 21/22 September 1941, and it was the climax of the battle for Odessa. Red Army troops established a bridgehead at Chebanka, threatening the Romanian 4th Army's weaker right flank. Before the Soviets could attack, a formation of 94 Romanian aircraft (32 ...
The brigade was initially formed as the 2nd Mountain Troops Division on 1 July 1923. The unit distinguished itself in the campaigns of World War II from 1941 to 1945, receiving the nickname "Flint Division" (Divizia de cremene). [1] It is now named after the most important Dacian military, religious and political
The losses of the Fourth Romanian Army in this operation were catastrophic: up to 80% in personnel at the 1st, 2nd and 18th Infantry divisions. On 16 December, the Soviet Third Guards Army started Operation Little Saturn and attacked Army Group Hollidt to which was subordinated the Third Romanian Army, along the river Chir. On 18 December, the ...
Military units and formations of Romania in World War II (1 C, ... Pages in category "Romanian Army units" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Pages in category "Military history of Romania during World War II" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .