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Hitler's Forgotten Ally

A new book on a little-known chapter of Romanian history by Professor Dennis Deletant, UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, has been published.

'Hitler's Forgotten Ally. Ion Antonescu and his Regime, Romania, 1940-1944' looks at the role of the totalitarian regime in Romania during the Second World War. Romania was an important ally of Nazi Germany in military terms, in terms of providing natural resources to Germany, and most disturbingly, in its contribution to German policies towards Jews and other minorities.

This part of Romanian history is not widely recognised among historians outside Eastern Europe, because no biography of Antonescu exists in a major European language. Professor Deletant wrote the book to provide detailed information on events during the war, a period about which knowledge has been patchy until now.

Professor Deletant was awarded a nine-month William Rosenzweig Family Fellowship to conduct research in the archives of the Advanced Center for Holocaust Studies of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in W

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Ion Antonescu

Ion Victor Antonescu
Ion Antonescu
In office September 4, 1940 – August 23, 1944
Preceded by	Ion Gigurtu
Succeeded by	Constantin Sănătescu
In office September 6, 1940 – August 23, 1944
Preceded by	Carol II (as King of Romania)
Succeeded by	None
Born	Ion Victor Antonescu June 15, 1882 Piteşti, Romania
Died	June 1, 1946(1946-06-01) (aged 63) Jilava, Romania
Nationality	Romanian
Political party	None, formally allied with the Iron Guard
Spouse(s)	Raşela Mendel (div.) Maria Antonescu
Profession	Soldier
Rank	Field Marshal

Ion Victor Antonescu (15 June 1882 – 1 June 1946) was a Nazi-alliedPrime Minister of Romania, who called himself Conducător and ruled from 4 September 1940^[1] until 23 August 1944,^[2] when he was toppled in a coup. He was executed for war crimes in 1946.^[3]

Role in the Holocaust

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When he was in charge of Romania and southern Ukraine, he actively facilitated^[4]the Holocaust for Nazi G

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1919-04-01–1922-09-08Commandant of Special School for Cavalry1922-08-30–1923-05-22Military Attaché to France1923-05-22–1926-07-14Military Attaché to Great Britain1923-05-22–1926-07-14Military Attaché to Belgium1926-XX-XX–1927-XX-XXCommanding Officer 9th Rosiori Cavalry Regiment1927-XX-XX–1929-04-01Commandant of the Supreme War School1928-11-01–1929-04-01Secretary-General, Ministry of War1929-04-01–1930-05-10Commanding Officer 5th Cavalry Brigade1930-05-10–1931-06-08Commanding Officer 8th Cavalry Brigade1931-06-08–1933-07-01Commandant of the Supreme War School1933-07-01–1934-12-11General Officer Commanding 3rd Division1933-12-12–1934-XX-XXVice Chief of the General Staff1934-XX-XX–1934-12-11Chief of the General Staff1935-XX-XX–1937-XX-XXGeneral Officer Commanding 3rd Division1937-12-28–1938-03-30Minister of National Defence1938-03-30–19