Romania in World War II
During World War II, Romania started neutral. Romania then signed a pact with Adolf Hitler and Germany and joined the axis powers November 23 1940. On June 22, 1941, Romanian troops took part in the aggression against the Soviet Union Where they saw actions in Odesa and Stalingrad. In March-August 1944 the Soviets invaded and Romania changed sides on August 23 1944.[1] the Romanian army fought with the Soviets where they saw action in Hungary and Czechoslovakia.
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Romania In World War II Media
Ethnic map of Greater Romania according to the 1930 Romanian census. Sizeable ethnic minorities put Romania at odds with Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Soviet Union throughout the interwar period.
Romania after the territorial losses of 1940. The recovery of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina was the catalyst for Romania's entry into the war on Germany's side.
Antonescu and Adolf Hitler at the Führerbau in Munich (June 1941).
Romania annexed Transnistria, the area between the Dniester and Southern Bug, in July 1941 (1941 Romanian census).
1941 stamp depicting a Romanian and a German soldier in reference to the two countries' common participation in Operation Barbarossa. The text below reads "the holy war against Bolshevism".
American B-24 Liberator flying over a burning oil refinery at Ploiești, as part of Operation Tidal Wave on 1 August 1943. Due to its role as a major supplier of oil to the Axis, Romania was a prime target of Allied strategic bombing in 1943 and 1944.
King Michael I of Romania led the coup that put Romania on the Allied side.
Nicolae Ceaușescu and others welcome the Red Army as it enters Bucharest on 30 August 1944
Romanian operations against the Axis
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References
- ↑ Knowledgia (2019-11-24), Why did Romania switch sides in WW2, retrieved 2024-09-20
