ROMANIAN FASCISM DURING WORLD WAR II. THE NATIONAL-LEGIONARY GOVERNMENT (SEPTEMBER 1940 – JANUARY 1941)
ROMANIAN FASCISM DURING WORLD WAR II. THE NATIONAL-LEGIONARY GOVERNMENT (SEPTEMBER 1940 – JANUARY 1941)
Author(s): Ilarion ŢiuSubject(s): Studies in violence and power, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Fascism, Nazism and WW II, History of the Holocaust
Published by: Editura Pro Universitaria
Keywords: Romanian fascism; Legionary Movement; Holocaust; World War II; Ion Antonescu;
Summary/Abstract: In the summer of 1940, the Greater Romania disintegrated by successive territorial concessions to the revisionist neighbouring states (USSR – June, Hungary – August and Bulgaria – September). The dictator King Carol II abdicated on 6 September 1940 and a government supported by Nazi Germany was formed. It was made up of military and local allies of the Nazis – Legionnaires. The two governmental camps did not get along and between Legionnaires and General Ion Antonescu (Head of government) a power struggle started. The legionnaires were less concerned about the government, using its power to take revenge on former political adversaries. There were murders, robberies on private property and pogroms against the Jews. The National Legionary government ended in violent activity, by a street battle with the army in January 1941.
Journal: Cogito - Multidisciplinary research Journal
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 34-49
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English