Operation Tilea. The Polish Government in Exile and the Roumanian
National Committee in London Cover Image

Akcja Tilea. Rząd Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej na wychodźstwie i Rumuński Komitet Narodowy w Londynie
Operation Tilea. The Polish Government in Exile and the Roumanian National Committee in London

Author(s): Jan Jacek Bruski
Subject(s): Diplomatic history, Political history
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Roumanian National Committee; Continental Action; Polish government in exile; British foreign policy; Special Operations Executive;

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the fate of the Roumanian National Committee, which was established in London in late 1940 at the initiative of Viorel Virgil Tilea. This organisation became the nucleus of the Free Roumanian Movement, which brought together various groups opposed to the regime of Marshal Ion Antonescu. Tilea's activities were blocked by the British in 1941, but the Committee still managed to gain the support of the Polish government-in-exile, which was pursuing broader plans related to the Continental Action. The article presents the showdown that took place between 1940 and 1942, involving the British authorities, the Romanian émigrés, and the Polish and Czechoslovak governments in exile.

  • Issue Year: 57/2025
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 173-191
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish
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