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... 01175 Iaši
Grupa________
ROMANIAN ARMY IN WORLD WAR II
(Liberation of Bessarabia, The battle for Odessa)
Preliminaries
On 23 August 1939 the USSR and Germany signed a non-aggression pact, known as "The Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact", which contained a secret protocol in which the two powers divided Europe between them. ... The Polish army was destroyed quickly and, on 17 September, the USSR invaded the eastern part of the country. ... These troops were sent to train the Romanian Army and to protect the oil fields and refineries. ... Antonescu had the support of the army (and the tacit accord of Hitler) and used it to destroy the Iron Guard. ...
Between September 1940 and June 1941, the main concern of the Government was the strengthening of the army and the preparation of the country for war.
Liberation
The forces that will take part in the operations in Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina were: in north, the 3rd Romanian Army, in center, the 11th German Army and in south, the 4th Romanian Army. ... This represented the "Antonescu Army Group". ...
Air cover was provided by 5 squadrons for the 4th Army and by 4 squadrons for the 3rd Army. ...
By the end of June, the Romanian army had only 1,455 casualties (killed, wounded and missing). ... The main blow was to be delivered by the experienced 11th German Army, which had under its command the Romanian Cavalry Corps (the most motorized Romanian unit available).
When the offensive started, the 3rd Army made a rapid advance and on 5 July liberated Cernauti and by 9 July pushed out of Northern Bukovina the entire 18th Soviet Army, threatening the Soviet flank in Bessarabia
The 11th German Army started its assault on 2 July, the Romanian 1st Armored Division crossed the river Prut and advanced east. ... It was reassigned to the 4th Army and on 12 July occupied Balti.
In the same time, the 4th Army had met stiff resistance from the Soviets, who counterattacked. ...
By 26 July the Red Army had been expelled from Romanian soil. The "Antonescu Army Group" was disbanded as agreed. ... The Soviets lost important numbers of men and materials: 150,000 prisoners (of which 80,000 were taken by the Romanian Army), 2,000 vehicles, 2,000 airplanes (196 shot down by the Romanian Royal Aeronautics and 59 by the flak).
Approximate Word count = 1841
Approximate Pages = 7.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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