Operation Margarethe II
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During World War II, Operation Margarethe II was the name for a planned invasion of Romania by German forces in conjunction with those of Hungary and Bulgaria if the Romanian government decided to sur
A damaged Romanian Athenaeum as a result of the German air raids
Bombing of the Otopeni airport by US Liberators on 26 August
Alfred Gerstenberg
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Alfred Georg Gerstenberg was a general of the Nazi German Luftwaffe in World War II, serving as commanding general of the Luftwaffe mission to Romania, and organizing a very effective defensive perime
Operation Margarethe II
…start of 1944, after King Michael's coup on 23 August 1944 and Antonescu's arrest, Hitler ordered the operation to commence. Led by Luftwaffe General Alfred Gerstenberg, then by General Reiner Stahel, the operation ultimately failed to occupy Bucharest and overthrow Michael and the new government. Planning for Margarethe…
Generalmajor Alfred Gerstenberg (center) in Bucharest, 10 May 1943