Why did Romania switch sides in WW2

[@mariovanderwal1695]

This comment section is a true mess. Young Romanians liking pro monarch comments, Romanian boomers liking anti-communism comments. Hungarians disliking Romanians. Romanians disliking Hungarians. Non Romanian or Hungarian people making Italy jokes. Italians getting mad at Italy jokes. A true mess

[@cudanmang_theog]

Nope. Most Romanian and Hungarian people are friendly and are not xenophobes

[@mariovanderwal1695]

@@cudanmang_theog I'm not talking about most Hungarians and Romanians, I know plenty of Hungarians and Romanians and know they are friendly. I'm just talking about this comment section.

[@duxromanorum9861]

welp hungarians are known to troll us in every video that even barely mentions romania or the vlach people smh

[@Bayard1503]

And what's wrong with a little mess?? That's what we Europeans are all about :))

[@pl0tka123]

@@mariovanderwal1695 Yea from Transylvania or intellectual circles of both countries, but this nationalist shit worked for many governments (including commies), even after joining EU so yea.

[@TheVlp3r]

the sad fate of being the small guy(s) in between great powers, Romania played this " I'm allied with one cuz the other is scarier" game for centuries, trying to survive

[@theironphoenix.]

And Poland is playing the Let’s allied the west because I don’t wanna get raped again card.

[@pinacollada7961]

Vlp3rKing it’s sad how horrific ideologies and disturbing influencers divide our country to this day. almost 30 years after those soviet fucks left their mark here.

[@theMcWOPPER]

More like game of the millennia

[@Danieldbs09]

That's what every country was supposed to do. If they had a stronger neighbour, alliance with them in any war was their priority, so that they don't end up on the losing side

[@23chill7]

Totally not true Do some research first

[@andreig4252]

I had the oportunity to meet a romanian veteran who fought at Stalingrad about 10 years ago. The poor soul still remembered in detail a lot of things about his battle and how his fellow soldiers were killed near him daily. He even still knew army songs and poems from the war. I was just a kid. That man sparked my interest in ww2 history and history in general. Was such a powerful story to hear and picture. God bless his brave soul

[@Knowledgia]

Thank you for sharing his story!

[@CodrutNistor]

I had two grandparents who fought in WW2, both taken prisoners at Odessa. Both lived to return in Romania and tell the tale. One of them didn't talk much for the rest of his life, sadly. When he returned (it was some 6-7 years after the end of the war) he had completely forgotten his own language...

[@catalintican5530]

My both grandfathers fought both the Russians and the Germans . I am proud of them!

[@sebastiansuteu1829]

@@gamingmd2135 aha,cum zici tu

[@FanVikingMetal]

@@gamingmd2135 Ca voi n-ati lins sandalele rusilor si polonezilor, depinde care era mai aproape:))

[@AleksandarDinkov]

I feel sorry for Romania as just like my country (Bulgaria) they had to constantly switch sides to avoid worst case scenarios. I understand their pain as we were used as pawns by the bigger countries as well!

[@lucianmiron3911]

Българи, наши братя

[@9OE5]

i am romanian eu sunt roman

[@cleo-chan813]

Mulțumesc frumos/ thank you!

[@alexconstantin7228]

Yeah, but the Bulgarians pushed us around too.

[@AndreiYoLo]

But Romania still got coruption and criminals from Russia this very day... 2022 that they control the law..

[@gramarazvan4171]

For the record, just imagine that the King Mihai was only 21 when doing that, i am 21 and i don't know where the fk is my charger

[@madalinaf3025]

I am 32, similar situation, my friend! :))

[@madalinaf3025]

@@josephpapilson7224 endless opportunities! :)

[@Dan-ul1hd]

he had almost 23 years on 23 august 1944. He was born on 25 october 1921.

[@joannaradacina2585]

Awsome comment🙋‍♀️

[@bogdanradulescu870]

He was a puppet for the Bolscheviks

[@germanhess9995]

Greetings from Latin America to the Romanian people , in 7 years I will be living in Iasi after my retirement.

[@alexandrufilipescu1301]

Por que?

[@justreal4379]

Welcome!

[@petrevarvara7444]

Interesting , maybe we can trade places :) you can have " Plaiurile Mioritice " I was born there , I escaped the communism in the 80 never been back . I will retire in couple years Seriously consider taking same exploratory trips to South America . Dont like cold winters animore :)

[@germanhess9995]

@@petrevarvara7444 I live in Costa Rica, in Central America and I hate this continent. I am anxiously waiting for the moment when I can leave to Romania. =)

[@germanhess9995]

@@alexandrufilipescu1301 porque América Latina es un asco, vivo en Costa Rica y estoy ansioso por poder irme de acá y me agrada lo que he averiguado sobre Rumanía.

[@davidtrusty676]

Let‘s not forget Liechtenstein sending 80 men and returning with 81 cause they made a friend :)

[@simi1391]

Haaa ha🤣🤣😊👍

[@ijustatemydog980]

Whahahaha

[@MilkmanSuper]

big *S T O N K S*

[@anonUK]

That was 80 years before.

[@jeffbrooks5580]

Damn I'd like a video on that lol

[@robiagacitei5487]

Romania was indeed more of a "major" nation during ww2. Being the 2rd largest army in the axis and supplying 60% of all of axis oil. Much love to Romania from France, and yes, it was larger and overall better equipped than italy. We all seen italy in ww2... Despite its good navy, The italian army wasnt as good as Romania. Much love to both nations from France.

[@Dark_F0r3st34]

Im a 15 yrs romanian and if you want i can say you all romania story and whats happening now in our country

[@Archonsx]

romania used to have a strong army, but now we basically have no army at all, we’re more oriented towards capitalism and business

[@QWERTY-gp8fd]

@@Archonsx why would u need army

[@eddiemitza2544]

@@QWERTY-gp8fd It's not like there's a war raging at our borders, right? smh...

[@QWERTY-gp8fd]

@@eddiemitza2544 but romania is in nato. u going to be protected by nato nukes anyway. so why need army.

[@Me2Lancer]

Being a buffer state between major powers is the pits. Considering their geography, maybe the Romanians have done rather well. Wishing the best to my friends in Romania.

[@Kazumo]

Right back at you, kind sir.

[@HypercopeEmia]

As a pole I can confirm It's not nice to be a buffer state. Pro tip: instead o fbeing a buffer state become so stronke that you are no longer the buffer state but the major power

[@bibleboy1147]

@@HypercopeEmia Instead of being a buffer state make your neighbors the buffer state

[@georgepopescu1327]

Well we did survive as a nation which itself its a great achivement in this part of Europe but that's pretty much all. The the past 700 years, which some minor expections like the unification, surviving was the only thing we did.

[@georgepopescu1327]

@Random Man those are not the results of a national collective effeort ment to push us forward. I was talking about achievements that might have had a serious impact economically and socially in our country.

[@Knowledgia]

*P.S : THE VIDEO GOT MONETIZED AFTER 1 DAY. But its start was slower because of this.* Hello Guys! I had to re-upload the video because it was marked as 'demonetized' by KZbin. I spent about 100 hours researching, writing, drawing, animation for this video. And I liked it very much. I am quite satisfied with the final product. But it seems that sometimes, even if I create educational content without "forbidden words" and only with good faith and transparency, my hard work becomes worthless. Looks like this video is demonized again. I don't want to ask for anything from anyone. All I want is to be allowed to do my work without being told by an algorithm that I don't deserve to be monetized. And because of this, the video is not suggested, is not viewed and dies slowly. 100 hours, maybe, for nothing. I am not trying to play the victim here, but if YOU really love what I am doing, and if you can of course, please consider to support my long hours on my patreon : www.patreon.com/Knowledgia Anyway, Thank you so much for your time to watch my content!

[@BoqPrecision]

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[@Isichernit]

@@BoqPrecision or just subscribe to his patreon

[@alinalexandru2466]

Wait, the video is demonetized? But I saw ads during the video, so how is it demonetized?

[@brandonhearne2702]

I got 3 ads on this video. They better be sending some of that your way!

[@primecreator]

This maybe an algorithm but why is it programmed to demonetise history channels as we are now seeing repeatedly. Looks to me like the Deep State doesn't want the true history of the world to emerge.

[@makita3680]

Short answer: 1.They were already betrayed by the Axis with the Ribentropp-Molotov pact and Second Vienna Award. 2. They were invaded by the Soviets. 3. Germany attacked first after Romania offered them an armistice.

[@doggi3216]

@@_bob9740 The only friends we had were Yugoslavia Czehoslovakia and Poland. None of those countries survived ww2. Please shut up and dont try to enter Romanian history without knowing it.

[@doggi3216]

@@_bob9740 Oh yea true we could have steamroled trough Germany with no tanks just infantry and horses yea alright. Might aswell try to take Moscow in less then a day right? You are stupid. What could a country with low stabillity no faith in the currnet rulers do against a major power? Okay you are so dillusional we did not switch sides a coup happend. Do you know what that is right? Michael only wanted to get Romania out of the war he never wanted war. But lets be stupid like you. If Romania switched sides The Kingdom of Hungary promised Vlad Tepes to help him against the ottomans why did they not help him? Switching sides? "Wow such bitches"

[@_bob9740]

@@doggi3216 If Romania would have honored their alliance with Czechoslovakia then Western allies would have jumped in as well, but no, Romania didn't do shit, because they are only good at backstabbing weakened countries, but half the time they even fail at that. It was retarded for France to even think that cordon santiare was a good idea in the first place, you can't trust Romania.

[@makita3680]

​@@_bob9740 Bobby do you get this butthurt over Finland switching sides in the Lapland war? It seems you don't understand Realpolitik at all, you'd expect everyone to fight to the last grandmother in some autistic fit out of Hitler's playbook. Romania had already capitulated to the Soviets. They didn't "switch sides" until they had already lost and tried (and succeeded) to reclaim their territory. Meanwhile Hungary actually did betray the Axis well before, Horthy tried to make covert alliances with the Allies, Hitler discovered the betrayal and as a consequence Germany occupied Hungary and outed Horthy.

[@makita3680]

@@_bob9740 Ok schizo

[@GlobalWarmingSkeptic]

Romania always seems to get the short end of the geopolitical stick, always fought over by someother empire that doesn't represent them, and yet they maintain their own independence. Romanians are proud people for good reason because of what they've endured.

[@pi3tr3]

...now add some 45yrs of communism to this and you'll get some idea of the shit we've been through. still, there are countries on the African continent who went to worse.

[@szabolcsrobertgergely2244]

Just like Hungary...

[@abunea]

Hungary was involved in ruling the Austro-Hungarian Empire. One could argue that even the Hungarian Kingdom was an empire, considering how many nations were under the rule of Hungarians. No offense there but Hungary was one of the major powers we struggled against. Along with the Ottomans, Poles, Russians

[@szabolcsrobertgergely2244]

@@abunea Yes, the kingdom was a major power at that time. However, after that everything got downhill. We were under the ottomans, then Austrians(like even in austro-hungary time, we didn't have any major influence outside of our borders(like it was more of a parasite situation)) then after the breakapart a straight 100 year struggle just for our freedom... For last 600 years everything was just for our freedom.

[@Fabioonn]

Who forced Romania to join ww1? Twice.

[@lyrannous]

You never mentioned the promises Britain made to Romania but betrayed them for Greece at the peace conference

[@syk47]

Mad romanian right here boys

[@aglassofmilk5779]

Christopher Lupoi what were they

[@Δούρειος_96]

???

[@fifi_2456]

They betrayed us so we all emigrated to london Sounds like a good deal

[@alexandrub8786]

@@Δούρειος_96 the amount of influence UK and Soviet Union will have over the eastern states that was negocieted at Yalta uk had 90% on Greece while the soviets in Romania the reason was that they wanted dominance in Mediteranian Sea.

[@tjb189215]

Their geographic location has always created a situation where they must play the East vs. the West to survive.

[@dearomania8289]

Exactly

[@ShortTraveling]

@3rrlia you know the best! I bet you know our history better! How would you think a small country will survive between 3 big hostile empiers! Your brain is just a small potato! Use it!

[@cr4yv3n]

Because the west is full of cowards and traitors and Russia is evil

[@issecret1]

@3rrlia are you an idiot? The Americans are seen as pretty beloved allies in Romania, they're not occupying us, why would we say that?

[@razvan4553]

@@issecret1 lol because they did occupy romania. :D Open your eyes

[@RobertPucovsky]

Very interesting how tables have turned. I didn't quite know how things played there for our fellow neighbors. Hello from Serbia!

[@oakeru6991]

Thanks Robert! Kossovo is Serbia! With love from Romania, for our best neighbors!👍

[@darianeacsu5163]

@@oakeru6991 Ai auzit ce se întâmplă cu românii din Timoc frate?

[@oakeru6991]

@@darianeacsu5163 da, am auzit! Povestea e foarte complexa si ar merita dezbatuta, ca de la om la om, intre noi si ei. Nu e vina sarbului de rand ca autoritatile se manifesta abuziv. Au si ei, la fel ca noi, o gramada de politicieni idioti!

[@tonypavko1968]

How come there is no serbia

[@oakeru6991]

@@tonypavko1968 it is, my friend! Ancient serbian territory! Sorry, but this is the historical truth!

[@adevariubire9236]

Hungarian here. Born in Romania. I love Hungarians. And I love Romanians. End of story.

[@abdulhakimsaid9264]

İsten aldasaval!!!

[@oannac1344]

We love you also :) In Cluj, we have Hungarian and Romanian people, and we love each other :)

[@budi_ghk4015]

If you love Romanians say "fu k Franz Sulzer and Robert Roesler:)

[@abdulhakimsaid9264]

@@budi_ghk4015 ?!?!

[@adrianmanolache4656]

Very Happy for you , my friend ! I am Romanian and have Hungarian Romanians married to members of my family! Love and Respect between Romanians and Hungarians are centuries old and always be there for the future generations ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Armageddon2077]

Short answer: They thought they could pull off the same thing that Finland and Greece would go on to succeed in doing.

[@andreicocor4383]

Actually greece has been successfully invaded by the Germans

[@adonissherlock]

@@andreicocor4383 He meant make an armistice and prevent communism by exiting the war at just the right moment

[@hriscubogdan2292]

If we did that, the Hungarians would have invaded us, most probably. At the time, Romania was alone and Hungary had Germany by it's side.

[@plzfixwolves955]

@@hriscubogdan2292 Not to mention the oil fields. But it would be hard to get away with it if you have Soviet forces occupying their territory.

[@Peristerygr]

@@andreicocor4383 Υes but during the NAZI GERMAN occupation of Greece there where collaborators and they claimed that germans came as friends to save greece from communism. Maybe he is an offspring of those collaborators. I don't thing Quinsling would say and claim that Norway was occupied by the Germans! ;)

[@JFairhart]

The classic situation of damned if you do, damned if you don’t.

[@DJanestezik6529]

it's always the good ones that have to die.

[@WhySoSerious551]

Agreed Mr Farquhart, between a rock and a hard place.

[@dand7763]

correct! , Romania was made like a sandwich between Nazy Germany and Soviet Russia in 1940-1941! we despise soviets...so...from 2 evil empires , we choose one , to survive...i think , hard to be in charge of ruling Romania in 1939-1941, don't know what to choose Hitler promise in June, 1941 to Ion Antonescu to give back Moldova to Romania (occupied by USSR in the previous year , 28 june, 1940) if Romania will join Axis for Operation Barbarossa...so...the rest is history ...even nowadays Republic of Moldova (ex romanian land until 28 june 1940) is a buffer state made by Russia against NATO *(Romania is a member NATO since 2004)* that's why *Russia of Putin wants Ukraine to not become NATO member* ...see current tensions in the region , Russia wants their neighbors as a shield ,BELARUS is pro Russia and is an ally of Putin ,and Ukraine want to escape from Russia and to choose her path (pro E.U. and NATO) , but Putin say NO! "...hmmm, i felt a great disturbance in the Force" (Master Yoda)

[@eEmm1]

@@dand7763 Ucraina a fost special creată (artificial) de sovieti ptr a servi ca o zonă buffer. Din pământ furat, exact ca Moldova.

[@RealPeppaPigXD]

Germany: looks like we are losing *Italy left the group* *Romania left the group*

[@robloxwithfriends9264]

Erik Sobibor Confusion

[@cecebellie]

so funny

[@iyoutubeperson4336]

Finland left the group Bulgaria left the group

[@blatt6525]

gg

[@marianghiga7045]

Romania change teams Italy change teams

[@adamarinescu1176]

Respect, Knowledgia!!! I find your description of those cloudy days, the most accurate. Thank you for taking the time to search and explain the ww2 faith of my beloved Romania.

[@theworstchannel7061]

I thought that Britain and France betrayed only Czechoslovakia. Well ,,there is another"

[@trrsRO]

The Worst Channel you could add Romania, Poland, etc.

[@Tudor90]

Don't forget about Poland :P

[@icoivo5529]

Get in line. Bulgaria was betrayed by them since it's liberation from the Ottomans. 2/3 of the Teritory disperced throught the Balkans.

[@icoivo5529]

Out of Greece, Serbia and the Ottomans, Romania stabbed us in the back the least, I will give you that. They only stole Dobrudja in the Second Balkan war.

[@PurpleKaf]

@@icoivo5529Romania didn't stole it,we won it.But to be fair it was yours and it belongs to Bulgary in terms of history,ethically and culturaly.Atleast romanians are aware of that,but Hungarians are the minority in the Transylvania and they think that teritory is theirs,that my friend is stealing.

[@minune8921]

they say: The germans took our eggs, but the russians eat the chikens and then came back asking for the eggs.

[@muhammadibnmusaal-chorezmi7240]

Russians gave you both chickens and eggs in a first place , otherwise you are still just subjects of turks,

[@sebastianmuresan2265]

@@muhammadibnmusaal-chorezmi7240 i think someone skipped the history lessons about Mircea the elder and Vlad Tepes. Google it and come back with a smarter answer.

[@muhammadibnmusaal-chorezmi7240]

@@sebastianmuresan2265 Yeh, it was the only time in history Romanians could fight :) Otherwise they lost every single conflict for the las 1500 years.

[@sebastianmuresan2265]

@@muhammadibnmusaal-chorezmi7240 it wasn't the only time, 1453 i think was the year of the late crusade, also involved and won. But your point is not wrong, romania was in inferiority, we had to.carefully chose our battles, through diplomatic powers or with great strategists since we were under oppression most of the time.and we sisnt get the luxury to pick our leaders but rather the other empires did that for us so that we.d never get ebough power to revolt, yet here we are and for some.reason you are mad that we made it as a sovereign nation despite the odds?

[@issecret1]

@@muhammadibnmusaal-chorezmi7240 and where are you from, oh great keyboard warrior?

[@davidgreen5994]

For those who consider this a betrayal... Romania and Germany fought together but were not friends. Germany signed the RM pact with Russia in '39, trough it Romania was forced to give up Basarebia to Russia. Then in august 1940 trough, another pact at Vienna Romania was forced by Germany and Italy to give Northen Transilvania to Hungary. In September 1940 Germany forced Romania to give South Dobrogea to Bulgary. So in a single year, Romania lost close to 100 000 km of land and 33% of the population (6,8 million peoples), without pulling the trigger once, and Germany was the main actor in that. So Romania and Germany were not comrades or something, Romania simply fought for its survival, and in the yard of two behemoths that decided by themselves to play war. If there is a betrayer here, that's not Romania...

[@militaryorchid7937]

They turned against their former allies without notification, just in one night. it was not a betrayal, according to you. About the territorial losses: they belonged to other countries before 1920. So, if you consider from a Roumanian standpoint: you are right, they were deprived of the territories. From all the other neighbours standpoints: they simply gained back what was lost to Roumania. Fun fact: the 1940 decision on the resigning from Northern Transsylvania in favir of Hungary was iinitiated by Roumania by the Axis.

[@coolgate7794]

@@militaryorchid7937 so it was revenge then.

[@HadrianTAZ]

@@militaryorchid7937 they never 'belonged' to 'other' countries mate! Those teritorries were under occupation by foreign empires, all of the population actually being Roumanians and suffering greatly.

[@militaryorchid7937]

@@HadrianTAZ Uhum :) They managed to multiply themselves in that great period (1000 years!!!) of sufferring. Hungary maintained more schools for Roumanians in 1900 than Roumania did. Time to brush up that suffering idea, it would be healthier to all of us. :)

[@HadrianTAZ]

@@militaryorchid7937 Well clearly they did not deserve to "multiply" according to you. I know you probably would go for total extermination but luckily even back then people were smarter and more humane than you are. What a theory lol. They "multiplied" because they were Roumanians you mop-head. That is what people that live in they're own country do! Mr. Military Flower. Yes they did suffer greatly.

[@diana.bacircea]

All these years of war, and our map ends up looking like a fish:)))

[@k0mentator507]

@@HoxtonLive cool comment. Back to redpill incel subreddit with you

[@mr.k7199]

That was the goal from the very beginning. Now we are complete

[@gergely675]

I am hungarian. And I really want to live in a world where the neighbors here in Central Europe can be friends. We all suffered much. Let's not fuck the things up this time please.

[@mariapopp6924]

I am romanian. Love to Hungary and all the world!!!We Are All One!!!This is the only true solution,People!!!

[@danielracovitan9779]

agreed; it's the time to unite against today's threats, there's no point in struggling between us

[@daveporter4667]

Do your ADN/DNA test and you will see that your are Balcanic, same blood with Romanians, Serbians, Croatians, Bulgarians, Albanians, Greeks. We are same blood more of less (around 70% common), the rest are stains form all over Europe. We are brothers in blood divided by language, religions, politics and borders. I did the test myself, the blood does not lie like politicians. Wake up people!

[@moldo7799]

yes me too , as I am Romanian. I am tired of this endless fight between our countries and our peoples

[@Valy18]

True. I'm Romanian and some of my best friends are Hungarians. Let's find a way to leave in the past these animosities and make the world better. Preserving our culture and identity should not mean hatred of others. Otherwise we will once again be in a situation were we all lose. Even if you win...

[@peterstamatiou4530]

Bulgaria joins axis, loses. Gains territory... VISIBLE CONFUSION

[@Stefanism]

Southern Dobruja=Romanian land :))

[@coolthief8375]

Ștefan Alexandru As Romanian as Sofia. Northern Dobruja= Bulgarian land

[@lmaozedong2259]

@@coolthief8375 Both of you, EU LAND LMAO

[@motherrussia5829]

@@Stefanism As a romanian i think that south dobruja is Bulgarian since there are no romanians there anymore. Is just like Hungarians claiming Transylvania

[@motherrussia5829]

@Roblox Troll imi cer scuze dar pentru ca esti analfabet asta inseamna ca tu esti prost si eu nu sunt prost ca am o opinie diferita de a ta si am un nume oarecare.

[@TheMiG96]

When you are a country that was systematically under siege since the Roman Empire becouse of their geopolitical status, that was attacked by the Ottoman Empire for almost 500 years ( wich was unsuccessful and stopped them to enter central Europe) when the USSR constantly taking out territories for their own benefit and getting involved in the election of another sovereign state, and the Austria-Hungary empire was betraying almost every leader that Romania had. Where was the west then, why didn't they helped Romania I wonder. They were to preoccupied to rage war on other states from other continents and enslave their people I guess.(Even under the Ceausescu regime they supported Czechoslovakia when they had been under threat by the Russians, even tho they had been communist they did not stand and fought for what was right not letting the USSR influence spread further) I wonder what country survived for more then 2000 years being attacked by 4+ empires? And still people don't give them the respect they deserve, that's a shame. Respect 🇷🇴

[@catalinangheloiu5738]

Respect!!! 🤟🤟🤟

[@coolgate7794]

Only Japan can satisfy with such an achievement.

[@quovadis9188]

I am Romanian and thank you!!!

[@adelamitroi9719]

So true.

[@Noname-tv9zd]

I am not Romanian but I respect Romanian people a lot because of their ancestors like they were great. Dacii were able to defend the country from the ROMAN EMPIRE the greatest Empire in the entire world at that time. Respect man respect

[@Theodwarf11]

My great grandfather was one of the POWs taken to the Soviet gulags, he was tortured and overworked as you'd expect but managed to escape and walk all the way back home to Romania on foot. Basically, if he hadn't been the badass he was, I wouldn't have been alive right now, what a chad.

[@iamwhoimnotimnotwhoiam4431]

King Michael, from what I'm learning, was a dog-faced traitor who is personally responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of his countrymen, as well as stabbing an ally in the back. Atronescu seems like the good guy of history, but then again I could have this all wrong. What are your thoughts?

[@bogdan198810]

@@iamwhoimnotimnotwhoiam4431 you have learned the exact opposite

[@VlOREL]

Same here. Definitely hardcore Chads. Even now, 22 years after my grandpa's death, everytime life seems hard i remember his stories and instantly feel ashamed. Most of us don't even realize watta great time to be alive is 2022 (our hearts are with 🇺🇦).

[@aaronmarks9366]

The Romanians should have just cast a spell to resurrect Dracula, pretty sure he could have stopped the Soviets.

[@12NuKe21]

We have an expert in eastern border, a one of the few "Athleta Christi" , Champion of Christ title bearer. And that ruler did said on his death bed to call upon him if someone comes to steal our lands and he'll jump even from graveyard to defend his country... I guess we forgot about him

[@angelluisll1033]

How about an army of Frankenstein's and werewolves?

[@arashrezaee1464]

you're right the soviets were atheist so they couldn't use any crosses to scare off dracula

[@philliphoneysett9039]

Dracule or Dracula preyed n drank n lured his victims 1 by 1 for blood n resurrection is a Sen or depend n Soviet or red commo s n impale that's all heads n bloods n take n make at wat stakes n that's overtake n switch that's a light not identity n plight n ears dont pay for it's the logic for n 123 ABC equals all world thee n noun that's alphabetical all word seas n agree that's no knee n ww 2 stopped evil crime fraud attrocities against fellow mankine at world expence n the 3 against never too see again if arose evil again would follow n took freeworld values to stop the overpower n bias that followed n internationl law that's for n all's all not a complete that has no head n feet the floor don't fall all's free open n all n correct that's too mistakes not wiping off country's n identies n race n Hitler blew his head off Mussolini Strang n hung by a hook n no meet look n hirohito emperor of evil the atom bomb wiped off nargasaki n Hiroshima above under complete n master race the freeworld freedom n values put civil law n national n international law in place n the United nations is no station it was world voted for n given too for all safety n security n earth world planet ball n lands n seas n place

[@xMariusrap91x]

Actually, Vlad Tepes (Dracula) was a great ruler. He stood against the Otoman empire and others that tried to take our lands. He was fierced and cruel and nobody dared to stand in his way. Even the Hungarian King was afraid of his ambitions and eventually managed to remove him from his throne. After years 1000, Vlad tepes is one of our best rulers standing next to Mihai the Brave and Stefan the great, who ruled 48 years and was also fierced and nobody dared to stand in his way

[@philstory2556]

Much of my family fought both sides. Started fighting the Soviet Union, ended the war invading Hungary. One even made it as far as Prague. At no point in the war did anyone consider themselve fighting for the Axis or Allies, they were fighting for Romania first and foremost.

[@UhtredOfBamburgh]

Same with Ukrainians. Westerners and Russians say we "sympathized" with Nazis and say that Ukrainians don't exist they are just some kind of rebellious Russian peasant. Its easy for them to label someone as their enemy when they are the ones who have come to kill...

[@bugyg2000]

@@UhtredOfBamburgh Germany had the stupidest idea when they didn't ally with Ukraine in WW2...they could have had a good ally to fight with them, giving the fact what Russia did in the 30s in Ukraine...

[@UhtredOfBamburgh]

@@bugyg2000 How could Germany ally with people who didn't even have an official state for hundreds of years before because the Russians didn't let them?

[@alechboy3578]

​@@UhtredOfBamburghYour country has no history anyways and where are you now? On the trenches? 😂😂😂

[@Tallborn5]

@@bugyg2000 I think they didn't ally with them because there were a lot of jews in Ukraine at that time.

[@DarkSignal59]

There is no honor or loyalty in war, or politics for that matter. Every state does what it considers best for itself and no one else. It's how it's always been.

[@DarkSignal59]

@@heroinne4229 There is no honor in violence, killing and destruction. The concept itself is a poor excuse for them to unleash hell while being "in the right" and legitimate. There is no excuse for war.

[@gregoriokafka]

@@heroinne4229 Sure idiot, Germanic and Romanian armies had a lot of "honor" in the Soviet Union, that's why they killed 25 million soviets, most of them civilians.... fucking douche.

[@stephanem1030]

fer flo same did allies and soviets

[@kables_net]

In 1939 was a secret pact (Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact) between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. Its clauses provided a written guarantee of peace by each party towards the other and a commitment that declared that neither government would ally itself to or aid an enemy of the other. In addition to the publicly-announced stipulations of non-aggression, the treaty included the Secret Protocol, which defined the borders of Soviet and German spheres of influence. Germany, through this secret pact, helps the Soviets to occupy part of Romania, then goes to Romania and tells them that it will help Romania recover its Bessarabia and Bukovina if Romania offers oil to the German war industry and wages war on the eastern front until the defeat of the USSR. Germany betrayed the USSR and violated the pact. Germany played a perverse game in which it helped to dismantle Romania in order to later play the role of its savior.

[@tekinet7958]

@@bogdan-mihaitaoprea6280 "I see somebody mentions nazis warcrimes. Let me also mention the soviet warcrimes bcs why tf not"

[@mihaelazlate4729]

So many years of history and 20 years of tv talkshows about this subject and only now i inderstand everything from a 10 mins video… Thats amazing!!! Thank you.

[@zoltanperei4789]

Romania: *swithes sides in World Wars* Italy: My true successor.

[@stefann2461]

Zoltán Perei you spelled “world war” wrong

[@blasehu]

@@ErikhWasHere Said the romanian xDDDDD no offense xD rlly :D

[@ErikhWasHere]

@@blasehu what if I'm romanian ? I just said something true.i deleted it so I won't get messages for it

[@verschilles]

"Roman"ia

[@nataliasilvia4381]

😂😂

[@theone9288]

Respect for the young king from your brothers from Serbia

[@madduzzi3420]

Neverovatno !

[@TrueREAL]

Thanks

[@ialexutzzz1658]

You are my Brother!

[@_____Z_____]

Illegal russian busterd

[@Illegal_man-gi5gp]

Fuck Serbia you arch duke murdering bastards (this post was made by austro-Hungarian empire gang and is obviously satire)

[@eddiemitza2544]

Two of my great-grandfathers, that I know of, have fought in WW2, have been captured by the soviets and sent to Siberia. One of them escaped, along with a group of soldiers, and they literally 'walked' back to Romania. It took them several months to cross Russia, constantly hiding in the woods, and trying to survive. They had to work for farmers for food and clothes, they also learned how to speak Russian during that time. After a long journey they reached the city of Brasov, which is a large city located in the center of today Romania, where they were recaptured and sent back to Siberia. Imagine that shit, man...I can't even comprehend how they must have felt. However, after a short period, Romania switched sides and they were freed. I don't know what happened to my other captured great-grandfather, but I remember a few stories from his wife, my great-grandmother, from during the time he was gone. She said that it was much better when we were allied with the Germans, she said most of them were quite polite and that they were trading small kegs of beer and chocolate with the peasants for food. But after we switched sides and the Russians came, it was horrifying. They were raping women and stealing even though we were 'allies'. They regularly came to peoples homes to take their food, and especially alcohol, by force. My great-grandmother used to hide my grandmother and her sister in the attic under blankets so the Russians wouldn't find them when they came looting. Communist pieces of shit, they set Romania back 50 years. And we still suffer because of their actions today, being lead by remnants of the communist regime and their off-springs. EDIT: And what we see going on in Ukraine today (March, 2022) is a reenactment of what Russia did during WW2.

[@strictlyunreal]

What you are describing when you are talking about the Russians taking food from the population is called "the requisition of food", and it's a reality of war. Soldiers have to eat too. There are these quotes that I hold dear: 1. War gives the right of the conquerors to impose any conditions they please upon the vanquished. 2. Vae victis! If you don't want to suffer the horrors of war, don't join one.

[@eddiemitza2544]

@@strictlyunreal And since when do civilians have a say in whether to go to war or not?

[@eddiemitza2544]

@@strictlyunreal And that wasn't the point. All I said was that at least the nazis traded for their goods, while the russians just took it by force, sometimes offering the occasional rape as a thank you.

[@eddiemitza2544]

@Nazx 36 Wow...have you even watched the video? Then according to a belligerent individual like yourself, I guess also Italy, Japan and especially Germany or any other country allied to them should've been obliterated? Jesus fucking christ, how are you even allowed to be running around without a straight jacket?

[@strictlyunreal]

@@eddiemitza2544 Did Romania join Germany in Operation Barbarossa? Then Romanians decided to go to war. Civilians have a saying in whether to go to war or not, but they delegate that decision to their leaders. As for the Germans and Russians acting differently, that is anecdotal evidence. Moreover, if the Russians did as you say, don't you think that Romania had it coming, after that failed invasion? After all, the Germans came here as "allies", while the Russians came as conquerors.

[@anar3662]

As a romanian, I am happy to find this accurate video of my country’s history and a very important moment. I had the chance to shake the hand of King Michael and his wife-they came to my school, without cameras and media, he was so humble, simple and the only true leader Romania had in decades. He was in his ‘70 and people still remembered him with great respect and love-outside my school there was a small group of older people who spontaneously gathered after finding out about his presence and shouted monarchic slogans. It took me years to find out the true information about this historical moment and what a great impact it had on the war- shortening it with 6 months and saving millions of lives, as Romania was the pain provider of oil for Hitler’s Germany.

[@DJFlying82]

So rather you join the nazis and killed a millions of Russian civillians and sacrafice around 300 000 Romanian soldiers! Very Poor!

[@11EdYi11DrQwartz]

my grand grand parent was friend with him and thought him to ride a motorcycle

[@nekob1]

It seems that Romania and Finland had same experiences. Both were oppressed to give territory, both were fighting the Soviets kinda against their own will afterwards, but only one was occupied

[@Ross1959]

CipiRipi00 ,.

[@derekcollins9739]

@CipiRipi00 not surprised to see another nazi apologist in KZbin comments section. Learn history and do not make fool of yourself.

[@TarebossT]

@@derekcollins9739 What about 1812...? And 28 June 1940...?

[@strictlyunreal]

@@TarebossT Wallachia and Moldova were not independent in 1812. The Ottomans ceded the eastern part of Moldova to the Russian Empire after the Russo-Turkish War of 1806-1812. For the Russians, that was a bit of Ottoman land that they got.

[@TarebossT]

@@strictlyunreal Nope. Moldova and Wallachia had an agreement signed with the Ottomans which stated that no part of territory will be ceded in case of conflict... By the way the douchebag who signed the ceded of Eastern Moldova to Russians was decapitated by Sultan's order... But too late... The harm was done.

[@szabinakalocsa437]

I'm Hungarian, but last year I moved to the Uk. I know a lot of Romanians here and they are all very feiendly. As a Hungarian, Trianon hurts, of course, but this is history, which we can't change and we sould live in peace next to each other. It happened in the past, and it's not those people's fault that are living today in these countries. Don't listen to the propaganda! Don't hate each other, especially because a lot of you guys live in the same fucking country! That's the only way for a better future.

[@eddiemitza2544]

❤

[@mickpalade8331]

The information is very accurate and you're giving very good insight. Thank you for presenting the history of my country to the rest of the world!

[@obiwankenobi1900]

I am a roumanian too and i had a grand-grandfather Who was a sergeant in World War 2 and won a lot of medals. Unfortunately, during a battle, a grenade landed and exploded near him and he lost his fingers from one arm, but he survived The war

[@RogueAlien84]

He must have had the higher ground!

[@ripionut._.24]

its called romanian💀

[@adr1899g]

​​@@ripionut._.24ambele versiuni sunt valabile.

[@Krllytos]

Romania, o tara mareata cu oameni umili care n-am cerut decat sa fim lasati in pace, mereu am avut de pierdut din cauza unor conducatori orgoliosi si nepriceputi.. Ne-am jertfit pentru neam de cand ne stim si am facut compromisuri uriase nu pentru a castiga ceva in plus, ci doar pentru a exista asa cum suntem noi. Multumim eroilor trecuti si prezenti care inca mai lupta pentru o cauza ce multora li se pare pierduta..

[@samicoman9886]

Big like.

[@godofsparta5050]

Legends say you aren't romanian

[@MrJuliano14]

Frumos spus cu lasatul in pace

[@filip1764]

@@godofsparta5050 shut up.

[@godofsparta5050]

@@filip1764 no u

[@Raducu2oo5]

It should be noted that the king also had been negotiating the coup with the US, UK and Soviets and was given some assurances which ended up not happening. For ex, he was promised Romania would be named a co-belligerent country at the end of the war, not an occupied one. But once the war ended, Stalin said it is occupied and Roosevelt/Churchill both backed off and let Stalin have his way, per their Yalta conference split of Europe. Based on the promises King Michael was given in 1944, the coup seemed like the best option.

[@NeoConNET7]

King Michael did nothing wrong. He tried to save his country from both the Nazis and the Stalinists. He failed because the Allies, tired of war, were willing to sacrifice Romania to Stalin if it would bring 'peace', and because King Carol, who bowed not to the Romanian people but to Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, sacrificed Romanian territorial integrity which led to traitors & collaboraters, working for Nazi Germany & not for Romania, taking control of the government. 🇺🇸 🤝 🇷🇴 #FreedomMatters

[@alexandrub8786]

@@NeoConNET7 you didn't read the part about US and Roosevelt?

[@brownbear2147]

@@NeoConNET7 "King Michael " was a moron. Ion Antonescu was the biggest Romanian patriot in the last 400 years. We, Romanians, know better than any other nation that. So keep in mind that history was always written by the winners. Russia did a enormous amount of damage to our millennial country.

[@pockglockusp7]

@@brownbear2147 'We, Romanians, know better than any other nation that'. You're wrong, I don't think here, in Romania, more the 25% of the country have any idea what happened in the World War 2, and beside that, a lot of people think that what Regele Mihai did was the right decision.

[@brownbear2147]

@@pockglockusp7 not everyone living in Romania is Romanian. That's why I stated "We, Romanians". I am not wrong. I know what I am talking about.

[@christianvlad9461]

As a romanian i must say that our ability to switch sides so easily has been both a blessing and a curse in our entire history. But can anyone really blame us. We have always been stuck between bigger powers since the middle ages ( the kingdom of Hungary, Polish and Lithuanian Commonwealth, Ottoman Empire, Tatars, Russian Empire, Habsburg Empire).

[@cordislucian2195]

My grandfather still alive, is a world war 2 survivor, my grandmother as well...

[@brightbaelfire7232]

"former comunists" still reign to this day... I do love the comments... it's like today politics

[@Lucas_07-PL]

Same in Poland.

[@k0mentator507]

@@Lucas_07-PL not really

[@Lucas_07-PL]

@@k0mentator507 Really.

[@schmoukiz]

You missed an essential event: 23 August 1939. Foreign affairs ministers of Hitler and Stalin signed the alliance agreement (Ribbentrop-Molotov pact). It was just a week before the official start of the war. By it, Europe was split in two. What happened with Poland (occupied by both Germany and USSR respecting the demarcation line) also happened with Romania, but by proxies. Romania was invaded in 1940 from 3 sides, by Russia and by two of Germany's proxy, Hungary and Bulgaria. It was impossible for her to fight all these invaders at once or reject both European socialist empires without the help of Western democracies. A similar act happened at the end of the war, when Churchill and Roosevelt replaced Hitler in a new secret deal with Stalin (at Tehran and Yalta). Again, Romania was thrown under the buss, given to Stalin in exchange for Greece.

[@Himeiros]

Romania was invaded in 1940 from 3 sides by .... Hungary.... >> Not invaded, but regained as the Trianon Treaty was worldwide one of the most unfair pact that any country ever faced in the history of mankind... and still it is... I am saying this with all repect to any other nations.

[@schmoukiz]

Before Trianon, Hungarians were a minority in their own country, constituting just 40%. They could keep the other 60% in check with the joint effort of Vienna, but even Hungarian nationalists wanted their own ethno-state since 1848. Which they got through Trianon. They did lose the provinces where Romanians, Croats, Slovaks, Ukrainians were majority, but that's hardly an injustice. There are so many Romanians in Transilvania, that if it would be occupied by Hungary today, they would constitute the majority in resulting (expanded) Hungary.

[@JoeSmith-sl9bq]

Soviet Union offered to send troops to Czechoslovakia to fight the Germans but Poland and Romania refused them military access. It was only after attempts to ally with the west were refused, that the pact was signed.

[@ArmaBulgarian]

Bulgaria did NOT invade. Southern Dobruja is a region with massive importance to the nation, it was a reclamation of rightful land. Infact, saying all of dobruja is ethnically Romanian is just a lie.

[@lacza87]

@ww ww Check it, goatherd!: ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitxer:Ethnographic_map_of_hungary_1910_by_teleki_carte_rouge.jpg

[@Anlushac11]

Hungary tried to switch sides but was caught in the act. The son of the acting regent Admiral Horthy thought he was meeting Allied representatives to discuss Hungary leaving the war. It was a ruse and instead Horthy's son was captured by Otto Skorzeny's special troops. Hitler asked Admiral Horthy to meet him in Germany to discuss Hungary's situation. While away German troops seized power in Hungary. When Horthy returned he was greeted by German troops, driven to the palace, and was instructed on what he was supposed to do to appease Germany. In the end Germany seized complete control anyways.

[@pl0tka123]

A huge % of hungarian Army HQ Core supported the SS and Hitler + Horthy didnt go to the 1st Hungarian Army which was stationed at the front lines and didnt try to switch sides from there. There were some german armored and elite SS panzergrenadier divisons stationed near the Capital. + He didnt have the means to fend them off. = disaster.

[@Sudungarn]

Hungarian soldiers would have rejected to shoot at (if the switch succeeded) at their former allies. Only place if i am right, when Hungarians shot at Axis was when Germans and Croatians marched from Sirmium into Hungarian Bácska region, Hungarian border guards (soldiers) shot at the Axis troops because they had no previous orders about letting those Axis troops inside, but in other places Hungarians waited for the Germans with flowers.

[@fahoodie1852]

Anlushac11 Magyar kiralyszag attempted to withdraw itself. The Romanian king overthrew the government and made himself the man in charge, which is why Romania “changed sides”

[@Anlushac11]

@Literally The Coolest Who the fuck cares or asked for your bitch ass opinion.

[@furybrown3856]

One major detail that i think you missed is that by Romania switching sides over 1 million lives were spared and the war was shortened by over 6 months. This is no small achievement

[@dust1077]

Ah yes, Carol II *The absolute Madlad*

[@alexandrub8786]

Count Dankula shoul do a video abouthim.

[@mickpalade8331]

Had he died after having Mihai, we'd be somewhere else

[@Nugcon]

bruh

[@grindelz]

Hello... LEVI

[@ComradeHellas]

Carol II enjoyed a luxurious life while his people starved. Fun fact.

[@0ld_Scratch]

Death or Dishonor

[@cresfirc]

Always pick the balkans dominance focus tree

[@Trexmaster12]

Dishonor it was...

[@StromcekDavid]

But that's Czechoslovakian thing to do. 😐

[@jettvpolitykareligiahistor5390]

There is nothing inhonorable in betraying the third Reich considering how disgusting this state was for Slavs and Greeks that used to live there or under their occupation. In fact Germany itself exists mainly due of the betrayalm when Polish king had granted Prussia independence in 1657 to make sure they won't do anything against the Commonwealth. Anyway, honour is something that is not really useful in diplomacy or war and as history showed us, it was used only to blind people and let them die for someone else's interests.

[@StromcekDavid]

@@jettvpolitykareligiahistor5390 Germans even had plans to relocate Czechs to few islands near Russia.

[@alexmates7057]

Big like, one of the most accurate video I have seen on youtube regarding Romania in ww2 , also here in the west of Romania we are friends with the hungarian people and I enjoy going to the spa in Gyula.

[@xxthatpookieeditsxx]

Alex Mates, Yes, the Romanians living in Western Romania are different from the others... It could be the effect of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

[@alexmates7057]

@@xxthatpookieeditsxx I think it was the comunist propaganda who brain wash the others to hate everyone...

[@andreiclawhammer]

Germany betrayed Romania at least four times before the so called Romanian switching of the sides. Romanians don't owe anything to anybody, get this through your thick skulls. We have and will continue to pursue our own interests just like everybody else.

[@news_internationale2035]

How?

[@calebcorrea7556]

In the end of the war Romania did what was right for their country and for the world and we must thank them for that

[@TheTudor111]

*When you show her a map of Greater Romania* Her:-It's so big!

[@mr.marius5094]

When i see the map my dick gets hard ans my hart gets crazy 😂😋

[@pies.d.9ss623]

Lmaooo

[@c.toobitz7566]

They like to steal these Romanians, it's part of their culture 😂

[@pies.d.9ss623]

@@c.toobitz7566 ur a fuckin loser. Probably slavic or smth

[@c.toobitz7566]

@@pies.d.9ss623 Ukrainian. It was just a bad joke, no need to get so emotional.

[@Vlad_Mihaescu]

I am romanian and I thank you very much for clarifying our historical situation to the world, this means the world to me and I've learned a few things myself that prior to this I did not know.. Also it really shows that you did your research thoroughly when producing this video. I subscribe to you for this fine and entertaining production. God bless!

[@keno502]

un vlad... hmmm... orae-i tepes? oare-i jilavul... probabil.. pur si simplu.. doar un vlad :)))

[@AdrianRO1918]

@@keno502 :))

[@truthlove2913]

I am a Christian and I am hungarian and I love România and I was born there.

[@majstter7420]

Are you Szekely?

[@aripadreaptatherightwing6028]

Salut!

[@papaszem44]

Traitor

[@mqriuz]

So actually Romania didn't want to be on Germany side in the first half, but Hitler wanted to give Transilvanya as a blackmail. Romania didn't want to lose Transilvanya, so they needed to fight not to lose Transilvanya.

[@connorjohn5013]

Which was part of Hungary for almost 2 thousand years. Hungary tried to withdraw from the war many times too without any success. Biggest loser of the world wars was Hungary. We lost 65% of our original territory with acces to sea and mountains rich with minerals. And millions of hungarians left outside the country border. Romania was always the asshole of europe.

[@mqriuz]

@@connorjohn5013 yea sure you allied with Austria because you couldn't do shit without them

[@GabeGabriel29]

@@connorjohn5013 2 thousand years?!?! HAHAHAHAHA. Such a liar.

[@alexpaiu4224]

@@connorjohn5013 learn some history dude...:)) learn about daco-romans, the wallachians (romanians) who were in the Transilvanian territory before your huns got here from Asia. Otherwise, if it weren't for the romanians to be a majority in Transylvania for hundreds of years, why isn't it yours ? :) and yeah...2 thousands years, I can see you know some history :))

[@lorebringers]

@@connorjohn5013 fun fact, you are more "romanian" than "hun" in ur dna.

[@stasektarkowsky7683]

You left alliance with Czechoslovakia out. After Britain and France betrayed Czechoslovakia to Hitler, did the same to Romania.

[@theog8891]

The Czechoslovaks were not even called to the discussions, they were simply presented with the painful fact of their territory divided

[@ppn194]

The alliance with Czechoslovakia was againsta Hungary. In 1938, when Czechoslovakia was forced to cede the Sudetenland, Romania mobilised and thus blocked Hungary to attack Czechoslovakia. Then Czechoslovakia ceased to exist On 15th of March 1939. The war started on 1st September 1939. Things have developped differently than you simplisticly think.

[@atillakovats2306]

"Romanian is not a people but a profession .."..said .stalin ....always, everyone was betrayed ...lying Byzantine ..the shepherds ...from albania / wlachs /

[@atillakovats2306]

@Mihnea Tomoiaga byzantine .. in the Balkans ... lying .... stealing ..

[@drp2923]

@@atillakovats2306 you very smart 😊

[@Jay-qb9gi]

*[Comment retracted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation]*

[@2romanian4you20]

nah it`s the 34763246776672347632476768 time we switched sides in the napolean wars in ww1 in ww2 in the cold war and so on

[@andreipop5805]

@@2romanian4you20 so... you mean by out-throwing an opresive dictactoriship like half of Europe did... we switched sides?

[@leonardodavid2842]

Did Italy not do the exact same thing? When Mussolini was publicly executed and the country split and entered a civil war?

[@adrianoprea3563]

@The Nova renaissance Romania had a secret alliance with the central powers before ww1. The reason why it was secret is because there were many Romanians in Transylvania which was occupied by AH and if they made the alliance public it would've made Transylvanians think they forgot about them. In 1914 when ww1 started, the king at the time Carol I wanted to join Germany's side however the rest of the politicians didn't approve and Romania stayed neutral. By 1916 the situation changed, Carol Ist was now dead and replaced by Ferdinand who chose to enter the war on the Entente's side and liberate Transylvania despite Ferdinand being a German himself

[@alexandrub8786]

@@adrianoprea3563 it was rather a defensive pact like NATO ,the difference is that in an alliance you need to help our allies in war and in a defensive pact only if they are the attacked one not the attackers. Italy defended their neutrality position on that and the italian decision influenced the romanian decision.

[@8Delian8]

At least this is an accurate video. Didn't portray Antonescu as some kind of monster either. It's history like it actually was, grey and complicated. They were all men after all.

[@AhmadAltibi]

Very nice work! Very informative! I learned alot about Romania 🇷🇴. Lost a big part of their land for the soviet!!

[@nufiprost]

08:21 Din înalt ordin, sunteți arestat! - sweet touch, bro!

[@krentox1637]

Do you even know what did you say?

[@nufiprost]

@@krentox1637 ui' și la ăsta. Boss, te-ai rătăcit?

[@luceafarbland91]

@@nufiprost s-a englezit :))

[@getbeget-_-]

Din ordin masonic prusac-evreu ești arestat !

[@justsayin307]

@@nufiprost nickname-ul tau nu putea fi mai evident :))

[@gordonwest5505]

That greater Romania thing actually sounded pretty good. Maybe a new name that combined your neighbors and yourselves into one "entity". From a 🇺🇸 perspective. Your beautiful part of the world and cultures are rare and exceptional. Have a good day. I'm gonna try.

[@ProdAlarick]

@@TheCartianu 3 regions since when? :D 1900+? ( Edit: Just becouse I live in Trasilvania and when my grand-grand mother was born in the village i was born she borned as a Citizen of Hungary inside Hungarian borders but it's the internet anybody can claim anything.)

[@iulianstanescubutoi8503]

@@ProdAlarick Hungary conquered Panonia and Transilvania.Romanian conquered after Transilvania where romanian people was majority.That it the life my friend.The stronger conquered the weaknes.Dont cry, be strong and fight if you want to be again in the Hungary borderland.

[@ProdAlarick]

@@iulianstanescubutoi8503 sure,the weak, let's see then, oh i have one thong for this"remember the soege of stalingrad"

[@iulianstanescubutoi8503]

@@ProdAlarick Romanians fought against URSS and los...Bukovina and Basarabia still in Ukraine and Moldova Republic.Why? ...because we was weak and the Russians strong.I dont accept de victim atitude and i dont acuse Russia about nothing.We fought and we lost.That it the true.

[@ProdAlarick]

@@iulianstanescubutoi8503 my dude, the main problem is not WW2, but WW1, when Hungary lost 60%of it's territory when he was part of the Austro-Hungarian empire.. Even Austria got territory from hungary.. That's what fucked up.

[@wv8d]

If we kept fighting we would have lost not only northern transylvania but also the entire moldova probably

[@crazypsychovirgoman6990]

Imagine

[@gmailz115]

Besides the immense destruction and deaths further war with the Soviets would bring

[@akoskari42]

You didn’t lost northern transylvania. Germany TOOK it and GAVE it to Hungary corectly.

[@settratheimperishable3491]

@@akoskari42 that's what losing means...

[@TheBloodypimp]

@@akoskari42 correctly my ass....

[@richardshiggins704]

An intricate part of European history very well explained . Bessarabia/Bukhovinia sound so exotic to our ears in the 21st century .

[@danielcires9963]

My grandpa was a prisoner of war in Siberia for 5 years...they got him at Stalingrad...

[@zer0lis]

Same as me. Our comments would not exist otherwise:)

[@ioanarusu870]

Wow, that story must be amazing

[@zer0lis]

@@ioanarusu870 well, he worked in a gulag as a slave for about 5 years, losing one lung in the process. But one Russian doctor saved him. At home, nobody was expecting for him to return, even a funeral was done. When he was released at the Prut River, he had to walk bare foot until home(no GPS, no way to find out where u are) and he ate bark tree and insects to survive the trip. Those were the times.. I still have his military ration bowl from which he ate during the war. . He never spoke about the war with me

[@BlackFiresubscribeNOW]

"They got him at stalingrad" - you mean he did it or that he passed away, cuz if he passed away, God bless his soul

[@notyourdaddude1957]

You mean they killed him or they saved him?

[@UlpianHeritor]

2 of my great grandfathers fought on the eastern front for Romania. The one in Stalingrad died.

[@TobascoCatMC]

Ulpian Heritor then how were you born?? :0

[@FabiusPolis]

@@TobascoCatMC ummm...his great grandfather has left a family behind and childs were already born? What a stupid question.

[@anirban5262]

😞

[@UlpianHeritor]

@@TobascoCatMC I was forged by the gods.

[@sora64444]

When Romania send more troops against the Soviets than Italy

[@ls200076]

@LIVIU DRAGNEA OmegaLUL

[@MrGriguta]

Well the italians were to bussy waving their white underpants in Africa!

[@stefann2461]

name lol

[@krixpop]

@LIVIU DRAGNEA Romania entered the war against USSR with a population of 13.8 millions ( the 19.7 millions were before the Ribbentrop - Molotov pact) - the population in 1912 was 7.2 million , approx 8.5 (+/-) in 1916, with a fertility rate of 5.6 ! - losses in ww1 were 400k dead - while in ww2 almost of 900k dead , plus more than 400k pows in USSR , out of which less than 10% came back in 1950 to 1955 - all in all, the losses in ww2 were 1.25 million dead thus almost 10% of the total population of 13 millions; while the 400k dead in 1918 out of population of 7 million mean approx 8% of the total population. Both are dire losses, but the ww2 saw a literal decimation on the population with even higher losses between 1947 and 1950, with the induced communist famine and collectivisation of peasant's farms .

[@volkanaldar5065]

@King Graveth Are you blind ? Look on a map. We have Republic of Moldavia and Ukraine in front of us. Then Russia appears. So we are at a safe distance from them !

[@bladestrike8045]

Well done to Leader Antonescu for doing all he could to restore the nation and being a staunch ally. Well done to Prince Michel for saving all the civilians who would have died had the fight shifted inside the nation.

[@danielb2179]

Mihai saved nothing! Bolseviks killed, raped wonen steal everithing and put romanian soldiers to fight with light guns against havy armed german forces! Shame for fight with russians in 1877against otomans, 1917 and 1944 against germans! ! A horde with no principles!

[@fritz2622]

@@danielb2179 you are based

[@rosbtim]

Thank you very much for this presentation! I am a Romanian and find it true and honest. It was hard to choose between two destructive forces , Russia and Germany, at that time. We tried to survive as a nation and as a state.

[@rosbtim]

@Master of the Tournament If you betray a killer, you do a good deed.

[@silvionovacek6814]

Nici Că Puteam Ca Să Cred Asta Că,Relatând O Întâmplare Adevărată Din Trecut, Poți Ca Să Afli Și Ca Să Descoperi Atât De Mulți Vrăjmași Care Dușmănesc România Și Poporul Român ! Cum Este Acel Shlommo ( Solomon ) Care Se Dă Un Mare Înțelept ! Un Super Ínteligient Cu-n Í.Q.De Peste 300. Un Mare Ístoric De Kkt ! Care Nici Nu Știe Cine A Ínvadat Pe Cine În Íunie 1940.Da ! România Sa Dus Cu Nemții Ca Să-și Reia Teritoriile Furate De Tactu Stalin ! Că Nu Sa Reușit ? Ghinionul Nostru ! Pt Că De Jur-împrejur Am Fost Și Suntem Înconjurați Numai De Trădători ! Totul Este Adevărat Ce Sa Spus Despre Rușii-Sovietici ! Niște Bestii De Subhumans ! Animale De Pradă ! Niște Răpitori ! Și Sculă Ăsta,Nu E Nevoie Ca Să-i Creadă Și Să-i Plângă Pe Români De Toate Suferințele Lor ! Bine Că Am Plâns Noi Românii De Mila Lor, Și-am Plâns Împreună Cu Ei Holocaustul Lor ! Ce Creatură Nesimțită !

[@gaborvankovics7217]

same goes here, us hungarians did the same for survival. My father experienced both the german and the russian so called peace making. they both killed and raped women. i let you decide which one is better. big powers nowadays are the same, not so outspoken not so direct but same methods, just better planned and better at brainwashing

[@OrkosUA]

That moment when everyone agrees that it would have been better if monarch remained in power in Romania. And maybe even an absolute monarch, for he definitely would not damage country as communists did.

[@alinalexandru2466]

I would've taken Michael over the communists any day.

[@calinsa3880]

@scorpyus4ever >was hunted down by fascists >protecte jewish subjects under a brutal fascit dictator >didnt abdicate under threats of shelling form the russian >stood firm when they were trying to strave hims >only abdicated when they took 1000 students to be executed unless he abdicates >"coward" PICK ONE.

[@nicus7]

What did the king for his country? He stabbed Antonescu, left 200k Romanian soldiers to Soviets to be send to gulags, and left the country with enough gold/money for 50 generations

[@calinsa3880]

@@nicus7 no m8. do me a favour and go to the national museum , and ask for the section on king's abdication and see the official securitate report on what the king had on him. 10 bags of clothes and personal items. and these bags were opened and serched by romanian and nkdv officers. my friedn you are qouting Iliescu's most successfull lie. not even Ceuseacu ( and you are free to verify my claim in old history books from the 70's) claimed that the king left on a train or riches. this is something that iliescu invented to save his ass when 2 million romanians were cheering for the king in buchareat. this is such a simple myth to disprove but here you are argueing that somehow, when the soviets controlled everything, and when they were both literarly and figuratively raping romania for all its riches, they somehow let thier only political adversarey leave romania with a train of gold.... the whole ideea is frankly ridiculous. but please dont trust me, do your own documentation. ask the museum staff they will be happy to correct you. ass for the 200k soliders, what happened to warsow a few days earlyer? the city was leveled and then stalin used the poples as meat shields. yes he put the lives of them in danger. but by doing so he saved millions. and as for what he did for the country. fought tooth and nail for democracy, organising free ellections ( won by his supporters but then cheated by the comunists) when he still constitutionally had dictatorial powers. he fought for democracy when romania was alone in the darkness of comunism. if you disregared everything i just say, just think about this oone question: "what would have moscow, and iliescu want for romania in 1990, seeing how russia was loosing its sphere of influence, and iliescu was the only loyal comunist in east europe? would it not be easyer to invent this when the king was so popular and force people to vote in a constitution dictated by iliescu where he portrays himself as " the lesser evil" and a reformed comunist? please look in to this. And stop spreding this neocomunist propaganda.

[@alexandrub8786]

@@nicus7 the last one was proven to be a communist propaganda,they(com) have taken every thing that maybe consider of importance like family jewlry and let them only cloths ,photos and such.

[@stagbeetle1050]

See ? We're not the only ones switching sides.

[@valt1337]

but.. but.. they learnt from you guys

[@MrGriguta]

But you are the ones waving your undies on 2 continents since like 1940 onwards! :))

[@ARPADOKK]

Finland did the same. Hungary wanted also but Germans took control of the county faster.

[@MrGriguta]

@King Graveth Lots of things!

[@RandomLorence]

Still gotta respect the Romanian Army for its validity since they marched all the way to Odessa and beyond, and then to Budapest

[@codboss7092]

title: why did romania switch side video: the entire 20th century history of romania

[@alexandrub8786]

And 19 century cameo at start.

[@mariosefardi-casella2730]

Ballshit

[@ovymeme]

It gave some context, witch made it easier to understand the decision. Very good video.

[@geminix365]

Well, that's how history works

[@rises889]

So can all dumb asses understand :)

[@zerosuitsamus2340]

The reasons Romania switch side because the pick King Michael Coup on their National Focus Tree

[@ijustatemydog980]

😂😂😂

[@stefann2461]

Well yes but actually yes

[@toddhoward7649]

@Acevant causing a commie revolt in France and then invading France is OP but nobody does it apart from me

[@nannunbgd]

In fact Romania accepted armistice,and Germany attacked Romania,starting in practic war.King Mihai offered to ambasador Von Kilinger,3 days to German army ,to leave Romania. Hitler responce youbknown,whas war with Romania.Who gived us oportunity to fight until 1945 on Romania,Hungary,Austria,Cehoslovacia and to be even in Poland,but as a reserve of soviets. Search info abbaut that,you have internet.

[@nathanremix5800]

Italy : Imma Do What Called Pro Gamer Move Romania : *WAIT THAT ILLEGAL!!* *WAIT CAN WE DO THAT TO?*

[@luxembourgishempire2826]

Sigh. War isn't a game...

[@teodorghinea425]

@@luxembourgishempire2826 r/woosh

[@luxembourgishempire2826]

@@teodorghinea425 Get a life honestly you people have no originality. Learn to keep things in its place. Reddit is on Reddit. KZbin is on KZbin.

[@teodorghinea425]

@@luxembourgishempire2826 lol you are triggered all right

[@artuilech.7506]

ghinea teodor no u are triggered

[@rocky2195]

Such an accurate, brief but comprehensive video. Congrats and keep up the good work!

[@Macinatorecazzaro]

Bah... when germany let bulgaria and hungary take part of your territory and the soviets are near I dont belive that you would like to collaborate with the axis

[@ls200076]

@CipiRipi00 And then they lost their population

[@danielcostel7172]

Thank you very much for this video. I am from Romania and I am glad that other countries have the opportunity to know our history. Antonescu only wanted to save the country, many accuse him of joining the axis powers but he was not to be chosen, the negotiations with the axis powers had started since the reign of King Carol II because it was the only solution. The fact that Romania turned its weapons was not a betrayal, Germany had agreed for Russia to annex Bessarabia and had put pressure on us to cede southern Dobrogea and northern Transylvania. Romania suffered a lot, the population of Bessarabia was sent to Siberia to be exterminated, at the same time Hungary killed the Romanian population in northern Transylvania because it was not satisfied with the territories received, wanting more. My grandfather's brother went to Russia to fight, but he never returned home. Other people who fought with him and returned said that he had barely spoken to him and after they left him, a loud explosion was heard in the area where he was standing. My family told me how his father was waiting for him every night, hoping he would get home

[@9_9876]

Great pfp frate!

[@puskycip]

Those who still have living grandparents, please ask them about WW2 and in special about "nemti"(germans) si "rusi" (russians). I'll always remember my grandfather who described the German soldiers as "civilised and clean, that they had soap an they were not killing for fun" as opposed with the Russian soldiers who were in his words "dirty pigs, who were raping women and disembowelling pregnant women" and the local population was always running for hiding when "the Russians are coming!". As a personal opinion, I think that yes, Romania was betrayed by the Britain, who helped the Russians with food supplies, war machinery and weapons, but only because their arse was on the table and the Germans were watching from Dunkirk. Do the British say that they had any help in the war? No...they done it all by themselves. Romania was from the beginning in a lose - lose situation. An alliance with the Russians from the beginning in exchange for the occupied Romanian territories would've not worked out. Unlike other western powers, who even today underestimate the Russian politics and thinking, Romania and all the other ex-communist neighbouring countries, had and have not any doubts on what the Russians are capable for. Could've Romania avoid becoming a communist country? Yes, only if the geographical position was different and was located in the Western Europe, which sadly it is not and followed the history of all the other eastern European countries, including east Berlin and east Germany.

[@victors4333]

Well said. Of course, UK had help from across the ocean.

[@ciprianion4142]

I’m so proud that my grandad and his dad fought in both wars and they both came back alive❤️

[@AC-db4ek]

they came alive because they were cowards hiding behind the bushes

[@ciprianion4142]

@@AC-db4ek It seems that you have no idea how a war works. Most people are coming back home by the way…🤷‍♂️

[@adr1899g]

​@@AC-db4eklol I'm sorry for your dead brain

[@opossumbandit4960]

quite literally stuck between a rock and a hard space

[@jwadaow]

rock and a hard place

[@opossumbandit4960]

@@jwadaow wow what a difference that makes

[@Dommy521]

Stuck between Nazis and Commies

[@alexandrub8786]

Title:Why did romania switched side Start of the video:1812 End of the video: the last decade of the 20th century

[@uncleflagzz]

Actually in the 21st century

[@DonGius1]

Good Journalism?

[@leechristy7003]

Bunch of extraneous stuff including King Carols sexual dalliances. Excuse making nonsense. The answer to the instant question is far simpler.

[@AndrewVasirov]

Interesting to note, Russia aided Romania during its independence war in 1877 against the Ottomans, while today, Romania is allied with Russophobes like the USA. In this case, it also switched sides.

[@alexandrub8786]

@@AndrewVasirov the russian promised to not take land from us,they taked ,they broke the aggrement we weren't alies that was clear after what they did in 1812 before that they were seen by some as a bigger brother. Also is not like they made that out of benevolence as much as necesity.

[@LandrosTane]

Man, you earned yourself a new subscriber with this. I really wasn't expecting you to rellay the history as logically and objectivelly as you need. Awesome. Thank you. And yeah, I'm a romanian.

[@Normandie17]

Just looks like Romania was just trying to survive in a brutal time. Like the old saying: "You saw which way the wind was blowing...and switched sides" Great video.

[@494949david]

Thank you!!!! My god how perfect you explained the situation. Awesome!!!!

[@TheSec09]

I was only 6 years old when I had the chance to stand in the first row and watch King Michael I saluting the crowds from the backseat of his car. Great memory. Nice conclusion: before saying he made or made not the right calls back then, we must first understand the circumstances and also, just assume what we would have done in his position.

[@td9250]

"Germany! Give me back my armies, oil and grains!" -- Romania at the sight of German failure

[@axinteandrei2407]

@@The Nova renaissance Dude, just watch this video on youtube: "Stalingrad & Romania - Germany's blamed Ally" by Military History Visualized

[@td9250]

@The Nova renaissance after they get the weapons they should've HAD for keeping the flanks against the THOUSANDS of tanks. This shouldn't be an argument. Romania isn't considered a power, is it? 😅 There are many videos talking about that topic. Wait... you just blame Romania for the German losses. I am fucking stupid just for replying. Sure you are right. Forgot that Romania issued the no retreat, suicide doctrine.

[@rotesbrot7888]

​@The Nova renaissance there's a german youtuber who made a video on that and he pretty much debunked what you just said but hey don't bother watching it and just assume. who cares about the truth? who cares that we were the ones who disbelieved that there would be an actual attack on the front line with spots where there were even less than 30 people per kilometer. these are just details nobody needs.

[@ionbarbulescu1460]

@The Nova renaissance the resources that went to Germany are a fact. The blame on Romania? A mere misconception. The dedication to be expected in the war? Germany 100%, Romania Transylvania%. ^-^ Did somebody mention the refusal of destroying the bridges that threatened the flanks? Germans still thought the Russians couldn't beat unarmed peasants. Yeah, peasants. Romania had no army ready for war prior to WW2 and Germany taking parts hostage and forcing the country to war. Easier to point the finger. The Germans developed machines they had no oil for. They AIMED for Stalingrad because of its name, didn't they? And then were ordered to die on site for the Vaterland!

[@ionbarbulescu1460]

​@The Nova renaissance "AIMED for Stalingrad" not "aimed for STALINGRAD". I was talking more about straining the army by engaging into urban warfare. Did they really have to control the rubble for them to be able to control Baku? Baku would have been enough to fuel their machines since I've heard it produced more than half of the soviet oil. And if it were a gateway it implies it should've been of importance to be taken before Baku. But, correct me if I'm wrong, wasn't Stalingrad just supplementary? Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist: "The capture of Stalingrad was subsidiary to the main aim. It was only of importance as a convenient place, in the bottleneck between Don and the Volga, where we could block an attack on our flank by Russian forces coming from the east. At the start, Stalingrad was no more than a name on the map to us." But by trying to secure their flanks they opened an even weaker one. The fact that they expected such a thin flank to hold against the soviets without guns... overconfidence. Well, all that, I don't disagree with what you just said. I just expressed myself wrong. I should use less linguistic devices and be more concrete.

[@mariadragomir8729]

Foarte bine documentat! Felicitări!

[@Atmr2134]

Story not finished with attempts to reunite Romania and Moldova. Stay in tune. Thanks for good work :-)

[@CosminComanGeorgel]

I liked that subtle romanian easter egg at 8:24 , nice job on the video +Knowledgia

[@pulanjuri]

Short answer: they actually realized that the soviet union will annihilate them so they just switched sides so it wouldnt happen

[@professorx1935]

actually russians infiltrated in Romania with their communist party instigators way before the war, all they had to do is put them in power which is what they did, then they put a gun in the king's face and forced him to abdicate and installed their shit communist regime. Read about Petru Groza a romanian billionaire traitor who went to Stalin before the war and planned all this. You must be a kid or something.

[@Radbot776]

Romania lost a lot of people in Russia (close to 2 million) they just like the Germans had teenagers, kids and grandpa left to fight and no food no nothing and they had been getting bombed for 4 years as well makes sense why switched sides

[@pulanjuri]

Guys its a joke calm down

[@user-kx3hq4ey2y]

Gwo Gaming they also changed sides because the romanian secret services found out that germany sold us to russia

[@JoeSmith-sl9bq]

@@Radbot776 So in other words, it got absolutely shredded by Russia

[@csabakis4214]

As a Hungarian I completely understand the Romanians -> they took the only logical and viabe option. 1st blame the eternal greed and stupidity of the Great Powers (foremost France and the UK) for the disastrous peace agreements after WW1, which made a hotbed for such situation. Romania and Hungary joined the Axis since one of them wanted to keep what they gained just before, and one wanted to regain what they just lost before -> since noone was really interested globally to "solve" this issue but Nazi Germany - the 2 countries were basically played off vs. each other. When it became clear that Germany will lose the war - Romania weighted its option -> if they stick to Germany, they will surely lose what they got in the war BUT maybe wont regain what they lost to Hungary; on the other hand if they switch to the Allies, they will lose what they gained in the war vs. the SU, BUT surely regain what they lost to Hungary, since the Allies made it clear, they want restore former borders in that region. So they mde they right choice as I stated before. Hungary on the other hand had even fewer options - if Germany loses the war we lose everything we regained, so Hungary remained the last ally of Germany (more or less) till the end. The sad irony of all - that not Romania and not even Hungary was spared of soviet occupation and eventually the communist takeover ... btw sane people only dislike chauvinists and irredententist no matter of nationality ... so I dislike such people whether Romanian or Hungarian ... or Martian ... Greetings from Hungary!

[@Sebescsillag]

Northern Transilvanya and actually for a fact the whole transivania was part of Hungary for more than 1000 year when we lost it in 1920. Romania only had the stolen North Transilvanya for 20 years. 4 million Magyars lived there at the time. If you are Hungarian as you say then tell me who the fuck is Transilvanya belongs to.

[@beev1836]

More video about history of Romania, please :D very interesting

[@ryancoleman4151]

Interesting, I’m current living in Albania and it seems that a lot of these little countries in Eastern Europe have these territorial disputes.

[@yarpen26]

That's because communism made it impossible to pursue irredentist claims via war. At the same time, nationalism (or supernationalism in the case of the multinational federations) was promtoed as a means of legitimizing the largely unpopular and often imposed from the outside regimes. People didn't travel a lot, there was no concentrated effort on the part of local intellectuals to reconcile with the wartime enemies, similar to what happened between France and West Germany-quite the contrary, low-key hostility between Poland and East Germany, or between Hungary and Romania was queitly encouraged by the authorities in all of these countries (and of course the Kremlin) since as long as the people were preoccupied with a foreign threat, they could not be bothered to stand up against the regime. The only bond that was popilarly claimed to exist between these nations was that of a socialist brotherhood, a concept most Eastern Europeans were either indifferent or downright hostile towards. Meanwhile, much of the reconciliation between the former Allies and Axis in the West occured as a result of US pressure which did not wish to see any fractions in its camp in Europe. So, what we basically had over the course of more than four decades, was a conflict not quenched but simply frozen-the moment the spring came over at the turn of the '90s, it was released in its original form, sometimes coming back not just to 1945 but 1918. And when you read a bit more into it, you will realize how lucky we were it was only Yugoslavia, Moldova and the Caucasus that saw actual wars broke out: Gorbachev made numerous suggestions to the leadership of Poland's Solidarity that should Polish troops try to recapture its former Eastern territories, now in Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania, the Red Army would not intervene (thank God they declined). Hungary and Slovakia almost went to war over the Hungarian minority in the latter. But since everybody was so utterly desperate to get into the European Community, wars and dictatorships were carefully avoided (the downfall of Slovakia's Meciar occured immediately after Slovakia's future integration with the EU and NATO was put into question). And now that the European integration has already occured, the EU model is no longer as attractive as it used to, most countries in the region (primarily those that have seen economic booms since 1989) have grown arrogant and nativist, fueling nationalist attitudes.

[@MLRS6]

Alex C actualy romania is not in the balkans. Ma ia harta in mana si cezi pe unde sunt balcanii si de unde incepe romania. Ca sincer, ma mir ca nu ai zis ca suntem Carpatini....gen cerbi sau alte cornute de soiu’ tau!

[@julianaxxo3626]

MLRS6 Dobrogea se află in regiunea balcanică, deci și România cumva este parte a zonei balcanice.

[@mariusboda]

Romania it's not small, total land surface almost equal with uk, without Republic of Moldova. Actually UK without Northern Ireland it's smaller than Romania. And land disputes are everywhere.

[@vasileveciunca4929]

Albania is a little country to

[@thefallenknight3848]

Romania: Gonna do what's called the italian move

[@eres8303]

I forgot when Italy was divided by Ussr Bulgaria and the hungry Hungary

[@ls200076]

@@eres8303 That's Italy for ya. It's a strange country with weird ambitions.

[@tudvalstone]

6:01 That map looks totally ridiculous, like Hungary shoving its index finger down Romania's throat - unnatural, good thing they changed that.

[@pizdanpula223]

Some Trivia : After king Michael ( Mihai I Hohenzollern in Romanian ) abdicated and spent some years in Europe , mostly Switzerland he worked as a banker on Wall Street :) Bet you didn't know that . He spent quite some time in US actually and with his wife , the princess of Spain ( or former princess I should say ) . His longest video footage of him was on american television actually where he gave a lenghty interview speaking about the war and his life . The president of US at that time , Harry Truman feared his arrival at first because he thought he came to ask for help against the Soviet Union , he put serveral people with pancards when the king arrived saying " our boys don't want war " or "leave" ; later he accepted the king . The king worked on Wall Street for a period of time and at the same time lobby with the British , Swiss and US for democracy and support against comunists in Romania . Ofc , he was not alone as many politicians and intelectuals fled to UK during communism , people like Ion Ratiu for example who started an academy and Ratiu foundation in UK .

[@aaronmarks9366]

Because they didn't want to be utterly annihilated by the Soviet Union?

[@PMMagro]

Exactly. By late 1944 The Soviets could have burned Romania to ashes if they so desired.

[@TheKILLERDESTRUCTION]

Sometimes death is better than dishonor (we would’ve died as a country at least,we would’ve died out fighting). We are now such a disgrace to our past,no wonder we are divided. I hope i see the day when we the Romanian people take back whats ours.

[@davidgreen5994]

@@TheKILLERDESTRUCTION We are doing just fine dude. We were divided before, before unification, the Romanian territories where always in civil wars or wars against each other. It took so much blood, time and suffering to create Romania, it would have been a shame to let it burn for something foolish like an honor. We chose disgrace, but we gained a future. As for taking back what's ours... Times have changed. Now we are Europeans before anything else. It is far more beneficial to learn to be friends with each other than plan future wars and conflicts... In the end, what's the point of borders in the EU anyway? We are free to move everywhere. At this point, borders are a mere cultural thing. As for Basarabia... If one day they give up on their Russophilia and chose the West, we should help them... In rest, unification is a pointless idea now. There is no benefit for us whatsoever and would create only troubles and problems. I feel bad for them, but they are quite obvious that they don't like the idea of Unification. As for other territories is too late. We can't expect Ucraineans giving up our ex-territories... we are not open to autonomy for Magyars either right? And Cadrilater was Bulgarian territory from the start. We have enough land... way more than our peoples need anyway. We should work to develop it instead of dreaming about pointless expansions. Look at Russia, they have a shit ton of land... most of it is deserted or soviet ruins.

[@Bayard1503]

That happened either way... the army on the Eastern front was taken captive and sent to Siberia. The rest of the army was used as cannon fodder in conquering Hungary and Austria... but I guess at least the country didn't get bombed out of existence so the communists got a squeaky clean country to control. Oh and also with very few military resources left to oppose them, figure that.

[@DerDop]

@Super Mario true story. Also, idiot Hitler didn't believe info we gave him on Stalingrad about the Impending Russian attack didn't allow us to enter the city of Stalingrad ( Russians fight like thugs In close combat, and Russian war memoirs, check vassili Grossman books, state that they were terrified about Romanian bayonet charges.) It doesn't matter now. We are European. Russians won, but even we, Romanians live better than them. Hungarians are free to visit Romania anytime they want, I can visit Budapest anytime I want. Maybe in the future they will have a honorary mountain peak in Carpathians. The Russians... Nice people, worst politicians. P.s. My grandpa barely escaped Stalingrad. He was a ww1 orphan, and he died in his 90"s while asleep, with a bayonet under his pillow.

[@dragoscummins2345]

Hi! Thank you for such a well documented video. Great work. I am a Romanian and I already know all this but you've done such a great detailed job that I have to ask if you are also Romanian?

[@OM-df9lj]

absolutely perfect explanation