Transnistria Governatorate (Romania Military Occupation)

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Was a Romanian-administered territory between the Dniester and Southern Bug, conquered by the Axis Powers from the Soviet Union during Operation Barbarossa.

Establishment

August 1941: The Transnistria Governorate was established, which was not formally annexed to Romania unlike Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina.

October 1941: Siege of Odessa.

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.

April 1944: Frontline of the eastern front of World War II in that date.

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.Siege of Odessa

Was the siege of the city of Odessa, in the Soviet Union, during the early phase of Operation Barbarossa.

1.1.2.Dnieper-Carpathian Offensive

Was a Soviet strategic offensive whose goal was to clear the German-Romanian-Hungarian forces from most of the Ukrainian and Moldavian territories.

March 1944: Mogilov-Podolsky was taken by Soviet forces on March 19th.

March 1944: The Red Army liberated the town of Balta on March 29.

March 1944: Cernauti (Bessarabia) falls to Soviet forces of First Ukrainian Front.

April 1944: Odessa, important Black Sea port, is liberated by Soviet forces.

Disestablishment

March 1944: Mogilov-Podolsky was taken by Soviet forces on March 19th.

March 1944: The Red Army liberated the town of Balta on March 29.

March 1944: Cernauti (Bessarabia) falls to Soviet forces of First Ukrainian Front.

April 1944: Odessa, important Black Sea port, is liberated by Soviet forces.

April 1944: Frontline of the eastern front of World War II in that date.

Selected Sources

Russian Leningrad And Ukraine Offensives, 2 December 1943-30 April 1944. United States Military Academy West Point. Retrieved on March, 26th, 2024 on https://s3.amazonaws.com/usma-media/inline-images/academics/academic_departments/history/WWII%20Europe%20Med/WWIIEurope29.jpg

Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p. 186

Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.182

Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.184