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Ion Antonescu (/ ˌ æ n t ə ˈ n ɛ s k uː /; Romanian: [i'on antoˈnesku] ⓘ; 14 June [O.S. 2 June] 1882 – 1 June 1946) was a Romanian military officer and marshal who presided over two successive wartime dictatorships as Prime Minister and Conducător during most of World War II.
May 28, 2024 · Ion Antonescu (born June 15, 1882, Pitești, Rom.—died June 1, 1946, near Jilava) was a Romanian marshal and statesman who became dictator of the pro-German government during World War II. After World War I, Antonescu served as military attaché in Paris and in London and, in 1934, as chief of the Romanian general staff.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Ion Antonescu (n. 14 iunie 1882, Pitești, România – d. 1 iunie 1946, Jilava, Ilfov, România) a fost un ofițer de carieră ( mareșal) și om de stat român, șeful Biroului Operațiilor din Marele Cartier General [9] al Armatei în Primul Război Mondial, atașat militar la Londra și Paris, comandant al Școlii Superioare de Război, șef al Marelui Stat Ma...
Feb 1, 2009 · Marshal Ion Antonescu is, perhaps, the most controversial figure in modern Romanian history. That country's leader from 1940 to 1944, he was executed, at the end of the war, for ordering Romania's participation in the German invasion of the Soviet Union, and for crimes against humanity.
- Tom Lorman
- 2009
May 23, 2018 · Learn about the life and career of Ion Antonescu, who led a failed coup against King Carol II and became a pro-Nazi ally of Germany in World War II. Find out how he was executed for war crimes after Romania was invaded by the Soviet Union.
May 17, 2021 · On 17 May 1946, a court in Bucharest sentenced Ion Antonescu to death by firing squad. Antonescu last words were: "I demand a death sentence for myself, I refuse to seek pardon." Antonescu was tried as a war criminal. On 4 September 1942, General Antonescu became prime minister.
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A comprehensive and balanced study of the wartime Romanian leader Ion Antonescu and his regime by Dennis Deletant. The reviewer praises the author's thorough research and historical judgment, and highlights the paradoxes and challenges of Antonescu's policy.
