| ID | 123762 |
| Title Proper | Purifying the ranks |
| Other Title Information | ethnic and minority policy in the Romanian armed forces during the second world war |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Harward, Grant |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | During the Second World War, the Romanian Armed Forces joined in the conflict between Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia. The Romanian Army's contribution to the Axis war effort has been largely forgotten or sidelined since the war. Similarly, Romania's minorities and their military service or restriction from military service has been overlooked. Romania's expansion after the First World War greatly increased the number of minorities in the country and also those serving in the military. The way the Romanian Armed Forces dealt with minorities and their contribution to the Romanian war effort should not be forgotten as the true extent and depth of the war on the Eastern Front is being revealed. Romanian nationalist and ethnic policies affected the ranks as much as it shaped the rest of its wartime policy of ethnic 'purification'. |
| `In' analytical Note | Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism Vol. 13, No.2; 2013: p.158-178 |
| Journal Source | Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism Vol. 13, No.2; 2013: p.158-178 |
| Key Words | Second World War ; Romanian Armed Forces ; Romanian Army ; Romania ; Nazi Germany ; Soviet Russia ; First World War ; Ethnic Policies ; Minority Policy |