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The German Military Mission in Romania (german: Deutsche Heeresmission in Rumänien; ro, Misiunea Militară Germană în România) was a mission led by
The German Military Mission in Romania (german: Deutsche Heeresmission in Rumänien; ro, Misiunea Militară Germană în România) was a mission led by lieutenant general
Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...
Erick-Oskar Hansen __NOTOC__
Erick-Oskar Hansen (27 May 1889 – 18 March 1967) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Biography
Born in Hamburg, Hansen entered the army ...
, and sent from Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...
to help Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
during World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
. German officers and aviators trained and supported the Romanian army
The Romanian Land Forces ( ro, Forțele Terestre Române) is the army of Romania, and the main component of the Romanian Armed Forces. In recent years, full professionalisation and a major equipment overhaul have transformed the nature of the Lan ...
from October 1940 to August 1944.
See also
*Germany–Romania relations
Diplomatic relations between Germany and Romania began in 1880, when, following the Congress of Berlin, the German Empire recognized the independence of the Romanian Principality.
Romania joined the Axis powers in November 1940, but following ...
* Romania during World War II
Following the outbreak of World War II on 1 September 1939, the Kingdom of Romania under King Carol II officially adopted a position of neutrality. However, the rapidly changing situation in Europe during 1940, as well as domestic political uph ...
References
Bibliography
* Alexandru Oșca, Gheorghe Nicolescu, ''Tratate, convenții militare și protocoale secrete. 1934-1939'', Editura Vlasie, 1994, ISBN 973-96409-6-6 * Savu, Al. G., ''Dictatura regală'', Editura Politicii, București, 1970, p. 389 * ''Relațiile militare româno-germane (1939-1944)'', Editura Europa Nova, București, 2000, p. 25. {{Portal, WWII, Romania, Germany Romania in World War II German–Romania military relations