8 Jan 1920
Romania
Romania
2 Aug 1933
Romania
Romania
- Irina Cioc took a flight from Bucharest to Constanta, Romania and became interested in aviation. ww2dbase [Irina Burnaia | Bucharest | CPC]
24 Aug 1944
Romania
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
Romania
- German forces led by Lieutenant General Reiner Stahel attacked Bucharest, Romania. ww2dbase [Jassy-Kishinev Offensive and Romania's Surrender | Bucharest | CPC]
31 Aug 1944
Romania
Romania
- Soviet forces captured Bucharest, Romania. ww2dbase [Jassy-Kishinev Offensive and Romania's Surrender | Bucharest | TH]
2 Sep 1944
Romania
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
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
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
Romania
15 Jan 1950
Romania
Romania
- Petre Dumitrescu passed away in Bucharest, Romania. ww2dbase [Petre Dumitrescu | Bucharest | CPC]
22 Jan 1988
Romania
Romania
- Nadejda Russo passed away in Bucharest, Romania. ww2dbase [Nadejda Russo | Bucharest | CPC]
24 Mar 2013
Romania
Romania
- Mariana Dragescu passed away at Bucharest, Romania. ww2dbase [Mariana Dragescu | Bucharest | CPC]
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