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10th of May 1942 - Military parade in Bucharest
23rd of November 1940
Romania joins the Axis, becoming Nazi Germany's ally
King Michael reviewing troops at Simferopol
Destruction in Bucharest in the aftermath of American bombing raids in 1944
Destruction in Bucharest in the aftermath of American bombing raids in 1944
Costache R. Street - Bucharest
Destruction in Bucharest in the aftermath of American bombing raids in 1944
Miorița Street – Bucharest
1944 - Propaganda photo showcasing the Romanian-German camaraderie
Destruction in Bucharest in the aftermath of American bombing raids in 1944
Mureș Street - Bucharest
1940 - Bucharest, after the November 10 earthquake
Ion Antonescu and Adolf Hitler
Marshal Ion Antonescu
King Michael reviewing troops at the front
Queen Mother Elena visiting wounded troops in hospitals
Romanian troops on the Eastern Front
Romanian troops on the Eastern Front
Romanian troops on the Eastern Front
”We have surrounded the country with an unbreakable fire and concrete wall.”
King Charles II
January 1940, Chișinău
On June 22, 1941, Romania entered the war as an ally of Nazi Germany, in the hope of recovering the territories it had lost to the Soviet Union a year before. Proclaimed the 'holy crusade against Bolshevism', the war enjoyed almost unanimous support from Romanian society in the beginning.
A month later, Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina were recovered. Marshal Antonescu decided to continue fighting towards the east, which led to catastrophic losses and a drastic decline in popular support. The Romanian armed forces reached Stalingrad, and started retreating in 1943.
On August 23, 1944, Romania joined the Allies, and Ion Antonescu and his collaborators were arrested. After liberating Transylvania, Romanian divisions fought in Hungary and Czechoslovakia.