The Iron Guard was a far-right, revolutionary, fascist paramilitary organization and political party active in the Kingdom of Romania during the interwar period and the Second World War. Founded in 19
Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, the founder of the Iron Guard
Corneliu Zelea Codreanu and Iron Guard members in 1937
1940 stamp bearing the symbol of the Iron Guard over a white cross that stood for one of its humanitarian ventures.
The "Monument of the anti-Communist fighters" in Deva, commemorating a member of the Iron Guard (Ion Gavrilă Ogoranu)
Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, born Corneliu Zelinski and commonly known as Corneliu Codreanu, was a fascist Romanian politician, the founder and charismatic leader of the Iron Guard or The Legion of the Ar
Iron Guard
…paramilitary organization and political party active in the Kingdom of Romania during the interwar period and the Second World War. Founded in 1927 by Corneliu Zelea Codreanu as the Legion of the Archangel Michael (Legiunea Arhanghelul Mihail) or the Legionary Movement (Mișcarea Legionară), the movement was strongly…
Ion Antonescu and Codreanu at a skiing event in 1935
1938 trial of Codreanu for high treason