Romania controlled (August 19 1941 - January 29 1944) the whole "Transnistrian" region between Dniester, Bug rivers and Black Sea coast. The region was divided into 13 judeţe (counties).

Transnistria, during World War II, was a region that included present-day Transnistria and some territories further east, briefly under control of Romania during the maximum eastward expansion of the Axis Powers. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (399x714, 20 KB)Romania annexed (August 19, 1941 - January 29, 1944) the whole Transnistrian region between Dniester, Bug rivers and Black Sea coast. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (399x714, 20 KB)Romania annexed (August 19, 1941 - January 29, 1944) the whole Transnistrian region between Dniester, Bug rivers and Black Sea coast. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... The Dniester (Polish Dniestr, Ukrainian Дністер (Dnister), Romanian Nistru, Russian Днестр (Dnestr), Yiddish‫נעסטער ‬ (nester), Serbian (Dnjester) and during antiquity was called Tyras in Latin) is a river in Eastern Europe. ... Bug (pronunciation Boog) is the name of two rivers in Europe: Western Bug Southern Bug See also Bug - other kinds of bugs This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Map of the Black Sea. ... A judeÅ£ is an administrative division in Romania and was also used for some time in Moldova. ... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II... Motto: For the right to live on this land Anthem: Anthem of Transnistria Capital Tiraspol Largest city Tiraspol Official languages Moldovan, Russian and Ukrainian Government President Parliamentary Republic Igor Smirnov Recognition Independence Recognition From Moldova none September 2, 1990 none Area  â€¢ Water (%) 4,163 km²  1,607 sq mi 2. ... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ...

In World War II, when Romania, aided by Nazi Germany, for the first time in history took control of Transnistria there was never any attempt to formally annex the occupied territory beyond the Dniester for it was generally considered merely a temporary buffer zone between Greater Romania and the Soviet front line. Transnistria had never been considered part of Bessarabia. Two preeminent political figures of the day, Iuliu Maniu and Constantin Bratianu declared that "the Romanian people will never consent to the continuation of the struggle beyond our national borders." Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... Soviet redirects here. ... 1927 map of Bessarabia from Charles Upson Clarks book Bessarabia or Bessarabiya (Basarabia in Romanian, Besarabya in Turkish) was the name by which the Imperial Russia designated the eastern part of the principality of Moldavia ceded by the Ottoman Empire to Russia in the aftermath of the Russo-Turkish... Iuliu Maniu - portrait and signature Iuliu Maniu (January 8, 1873 - February 5, 1953) was a Romanian politician, Born in Simleu Silvaniei, (Transylvania). ...

Even at the height of Romanian nationalism, the Dniester river was considered the eastern boundary of the Romanian lands. The national poet Mihai Eminescu, in his famous poem Doina, spoke of a Romania stretching only "from the Dneister to the Tisza" and not farther east. The Dniester (Polish Dniestr, Ukrainian Дністер (Dnister), Romanian Nistru, Russian Днестр (Dnestr), Yiddish‫נעסטער ‬ (nester), Serbian (Dnjester) and during antiquity was called Tyras in Latin) is a river in Eastern Europe. ... Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu (pronunciation in Romanian: ) a. ... The Doina is a Southeastern European musical tune style, having its roots in the music of Romanian (Vlach) shepherds. ... The Tisza in Szeged, Hungary Length 1358 km Elevation of the source  ?  m Average discharge  ?  m³/s Area watershed  ?  km² Origin  Ukraine Mouth  Dunav (Danube) Basin countries Ukraine, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia and Montenegro Tisza ([ˈtisa], Hungarian; Ukrainian Tysa/Тиса Romanian, Slovak and Serbian Tisa) is a river, a tributary of...

References

• Rumania in World War II, 1939-1945, World History at KMLA. Accessed 8 Jan 2006.