Bucharest in WW2 History | World War II Database

8 Jan 1920

Romania

Crown Prince Carol's son Prince Mircea Gregor Carol Lambrino was born in Bucharest, Romania. ww2dbase [Carol II | Bucharest | CPC]

2 Aug 1933

Romania

Irina Cioc took a flight from Bucharest to Constanta, Romania and became interested in aviation. ww2dbase [Irina Burnaia | Bucharest | CPC]

24 Mar 1935

Photo(s) dated 24 Mar 1935

Irina Burnaia and Petre Ivanovici at the Băneasa airport in Bucharest, Romania, 24 Mar 1935

4 Apr 1944

Photo(s) dated 4 Apr 1944

B-24D Liberator “Angie the Ox” of the 515th Bomb Squadron over the smoking rail yards in Bucharest, Romania, Apr 4 1944

24 Aug 1944

Romania

The Romanian Royal Guards blocked the German attempt to occupy Bucharest as Romania declared war on Germany. German Luftwaffe responded by bombing the Royal Palace. ww2dbase [Jassy-Kishinev Offensive and Romania's Surrender | Bucharest | AC]

26 Aug 1944

Romania

German forces led by Lieutenant General Reiner Stahel attacked Bucharest, Romania. ww2dbase [Jassy-Kishinev Offensive and Romania's Surrender | Bucharest | CPC]

30 Aug 1944

Photo(s) dated 30 Aug 1944

King Mihai I of Romania and commanding officer of Tudor Vladimirescu Division General Nicolae Cambrea reviewing troops of the Tudor Vladimirescu Division, Bucharest, late Aug 1944

31 Aug 1944

Romania

Soviet forces captured Bucharest, Romania. ww2dbase [Jassy-Kishinev Offensive and Romania's Surrender | Bucharest | TH]

2 Sep 1944

Romania

Romanian troops entered the German legation in Bucharest, Romania. German Minister Manfred von Killinger shot himself after citing that a ship's captain should also go down with a sinking ship; Romanians arrested the remaining diplomats and military attachés including General Erik Hansen, Admiral Werner Tillessen, General Alfred Gertenberg, and General Karl Spalcke. ww2dbase [Jassy-Kishinev Offensive and Romania's Surrender | Bucharest | CPC]

29 Sep 1944

Romania

21 American OSS agents (under Lieutenant Commander Frank Wisner) were dropped into Bucharest, Romania to liberate 1,888 interned Allied airmen. As they evacuated the airmen, they also brought out with them many Romania diplomatic documents to prevent Soviet capture. ww2dbase [Jassy-Kishinev Offensive and Romania's Surrender | Bucharest | CPC]

2 Jan 1945

Romania

Dutch national Gerrit van der Waals, under employment of British SOE but nevertheless placed under arrest by the Soviets in Hungary, was transferred to another prison in Bucharest, Romania. ww2dbase [Bucharest | CPC]

27 Feb 1945

Romania

Soviet Deputy Commissar for Foreign Affairs Andrei Vyshinsky, sent to Bucharest, Romania by Joseph Stalin, forced King Mihai I to appoint Petru Groza as the new prime minister. ww2dbase [Mihai I | Bucharest | CPC]

15 Jan 1950

Romania

Petre Dumitrescu passed away in Bucharest, Romania. ww2dbase [Petre Dumitrescu | Bucharest | CPC]

22 Jan 1988

Romania

Nadejda Russo passed away in Bucharest, Romania. ww2dbase [Nadejda Russo | Bucharest | CPC]

24 Mar 2013

Romania

Mariana Dragescu passed away at Bucharest, Romania. ww2dbase [Mariana Dragescu | Bucharest | CPC]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis

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