Kagero Romanian Armoured Forces in WWII - Kagero via Casemate UK

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Romanian Armoured Forces in WWII

Library of Armed Conflicts 05

ISBN : 9788395157530

Kagero via Casemate UK

 

 

Roumania officially opted for a neutral stance at the outset of WWII. However the Kingdom had traditionally looked to the UK and France as it allies in Europe. The developing situation in 1940 with the fall of France and maybe Britain, along with a rise in Fascism led the Kingdom to look for an alliance with Germany, however they were unaware that German had already promised parts of Roumania to the Russians. With things going badly for them at home they officially joined the Axis in November 1940. They would become the largest force from outside Germany to participate in the invasion of Russia. When the Allies started bombing Romania, and with the Russians closing in popular support for the Axis began to fail and King Michael lead a coup d'état in August 1944 to take back control of the country and switch sides to the Allied cause. Despite this the country was largely dismantled after the war. They lost territory to Bulgaria, and the Soviet Union, but regained Northern Transylvania from Hungary. As well as fielding some indigenous designs the Armoured force comprised of mainly captured equipment, or that imported from Germany. 

 

 

There is a wealth of black & white photos of the forces in action and details of equipment they used, most of it indigenous to the country.  This indigenous Armour is also examined in the book. The book also examines foreign vehicles use.  

 

 

 

This volume is A5 soft back in format and an 125 pages.

 

Conclusion

This book should provide readers with a better understanding of the Armoured forces of Romania and they equipment they used. The wealth of photographs, together with drawings and colour plates will be of great use to the modeller, and of great interest to anyone studying one of the seemingly less well known Axis powers.  

 

Highly Recommended.

 

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