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Romania's World War II Alliance
- Romania sided with the Nazis during WWII to regain lost territory, but it ended disastrously for them.
- Romanian troops were involved in key battles like Stalingrad, suffering heavy losses.
Antonescu's Holocaust Role
- Romanian government under Antonescu murdered more Jews than any Axis state except Germany.
- Antonescu delayed deportation requests to kill Jews locally, causing massive death tolls.
1944 Romanian Coup Strategy
- The 1944 coup toppled Antonescu through a simple arrest at the king's invitation.
- The national peasants and royalists led the coup with limited communist involvement initially.