Transnistria Governorate
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The Transnistria Governorate was a Romanian-administered territory between the Dniester and Southern Bug, conquered by the Axis powers from the Soviet Union during Operation Barbarossa. A Romanian civ
1941 Romanian stamp commemorating the Fall of Odessa and the "Crusade against Bolshevism".
Romanian stamps from late 1941 issued for Transnistria
Romanian soldier reading an opera house advert in Odesa, 1942. The photo also demonstrates the spelling of Odesa in 1942.
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Romania in World War II
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The Kingdom of Romania, under the rule of King Carol II, initially maintained neutrality in World War II. However, fascist political forces, especially the Iron Guard, rose in popularity and power, ur
Transnistria Governorate
…The Transnistria Governorate (Romanian: Guvernământul Transnistriei) was a Romanian-administered territory between the Dniester and Southern Bug, conquered by the Axis powers from the Soviet Union during Operation Barbarossa. A Romanian…
Antonescu and Adolf Hitler at the Führerbau in Munich (June 1941).
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.
Sephardic Temple in Bucharest after it was plundered and set on fire in 1941
King Michael I of Romania led the coup that put Romania on the Allied side.