Germany and Romania (Military Occupation)
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Polity that includes all territories militarly occupied by Germany and Romania that are not part of a specific military territory.
Establishment
- July 1941: By July 26, Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina were under Romanian-German control.
Chronology
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1. World War II
Was a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945 (it started sooner in certain regions) between the Axis Powers (mainly Germany, Japan and Italy) and the Allies (mainly the Soviet Union, the U.S.A., the U.K., China and France). It was the war with more fatalities in history. The war in Asia began when Japan invaded China on July 7, 1937. The war in Europe began when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. The war ended with the complete defeat of the Axis powers, which were occupied by the Allies.
1.1. World War II (Eastern Theatre)
Was the Eastern European theatre of World War II.
1.1.1. Operation Barbarossa
Was the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany and many of its Axis allies.
1.1.1.1. Operation München (Bessarabia)
A joint German-Romanian offensive during the German invasion of the Soviet Union in World War II, with the primary objective of recapturing Bessarabia, Northern Bukovina and the Hertsa region, ceded by Romania to the Soviet Union a year before.
- July 1941: By July 26, Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina were under Romanian-German control.
- August 1941: On August 17, Bessarabia and northern Bukovina were officially reintegrated into the Romanian state.
Disestablishment
- August 1941: On August 17, Bessarabia and northern Bukovina were officially reintegrated into the Romanian state.