Ion Antonescu

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Ion Antonescu was a Romanian military dictator and Marshal who led Romania as an Axis-aligned state during much of World War II.

Aliases (1)

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf dictator
head of government
human
military officer
politician
war criminal
alliance Axis Powers
cameToPowerAs military leader
causeOfDeath execution by firing squad
conflict Second Balkan War
World War I
convictedOf crimes against humanity
crimes against peace
war crimes
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Romania
dateOfBirth 1882-06-15
dateOfDeath 1946-06-01
education Officers School in Bucharest
ethnicGroup Romanians
familyName Antonescu
givenName Ion
governmentType military dictatorship
mannerOfDeath capital punishment
militaryBranch Romanian Army
militaryRank Marshal
nativeLanguage Romanian
notableFor leading Romania into alliance with Nazi Germany
participation in the Holocaust in Romania
notableWork leadership of Romania during World War II
occupation soldier
statesman
officeEnd 1944-08-23
officeStart 1940-09-06
participantIn Eastern Front (World War II)
World War II
placeOfBirth Kingdom of Romania
Pitești
placeOfDeath Jilava
Romania
positionHeld Conducător of Romania
Marshal of Romania
Prime Minister of Romania
precededBy Ion Gigurtu
religion Romanian Orthodox Church
responsibleFor deportation of Jews from Bessarabia and Bukovina
pogroms and mass killings of Jews and Roma
sexOrGender male
succeededBy Constantin Sănătescu

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Battle of Odessa (1941)
commander
Romanian 3rd Army
countryLeaderDuringWWII
Ion Antonescu ("Antonescu")
familyName

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