Peasant Armies at Odds: Romanian-Soviet Interaction During the Second World War

The battle on the Eastern Front is usually depicted as simply a clash between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. However, a multitude of nations joined the Axis on the Eastern Front. Of all these nations, Romania was the most important ally of the Wehrmacht. The depth of Romania's alliance with...

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Published inThe Journal of Slavic military studies Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 274 - 298
Main Author Harward, Grant T.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Taylor & Francis Group 01.04.2011
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Alliance
Alliances
Armed forces
Armies
Army
Interaction
Military history
Nazism
Peasants
Political cooperation
Romania
Strategic planning
U.S.S.R
War
World War II
World War Two
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics > USSR
Romania
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Summary:The battle on the Eastern Front is usually depicted as simply a clash between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. However, a multitude of nations joined the Axis on the Eastern Front. Of all these nations, Romania was the most important ally of the Wehrmacht. The depth of Romania's alliance with Nazi Germany has just begun to be explored in the last two decades, but examination of the relationship between the Romanian Army and the Red Army during the war is still almost non-existent. This is particularly troubling when it is taken into account that the Romanian Army eventually fought alongside the Red Army in the last year of the war. This article explores the evolution of Romanian-Soviet interaction from enemies to allies.
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ISSN:1351-8046
1556-3006
DOI:10.1080/13518046.2011.572731