Casualties suffered during the siege of Odessa were: Romanian 17,729 dead, 63,345 wounded, and 11,471 missing Soviet 16,578 dead or missing, and 24,690 wounded (Glantz) 60,000 dead, wounded or missing (Axworthy) . The recapture of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina in Operation München and the subsequent victory at Odessa led to a partial demobilization of the Romanian army, which was reduced in size from nearly 900,000 personnel on 1 October to 465,000 on 1 January 1942. Politically, the presence of Romanian troops in Odessa and the establishment of the Transnistria Governorate led to a deterioration of Romania's international situation, with the British declaring war on Romania on 6 December, and on 12 December Romania declared war on the United States in solidarity with Germany and Japan. Commemoration Odessa was one of the first four Soviet cities to be awarded the title of "Hero City" in 1945, the others being Leningrad, Stalingrad, and Sevastopol. Museum of the Heroic Defense of Odessa (411th Coastal Battery Memorial) was opened on the day of the 30th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany, 9 May 1975. Close by is also the Museum of Partisan Glory in the Odessa Catacombs. The underground museum commemorates the partisan movement in the Odessa region. See also Transnistria Governorate Romania in World War II Odessa massacre Battle of Kiev (1941) Notes References External links The Battle of Odessa – 1941, WorldWar2.ro Museum of Partisan Glory , Odessa Tourism official web site Museum of the Heroic Defence of Odessa (411th Coastal Battery Memorial) , Odessa Tourism official web site Siege Odessa Odessa (1941), Battle of Odessa (1941), Battle of Odessa (1941), Battle of Naval battles and operations of the European theatre of World War II Romania–Soviet Union relations Odessa (1941), Battle of Odessa (1941) Odessa 1941 in the Soviet Union Odessa 1941 Odessa Odessa August 1941 events September 1941 events October 1941 events