<P> On 23 August 1944 , with the Red Army penetrating German defenses during the Jassy -- Kishinev Offensive , King Michael I of Romania led a successful coup against the Axis with support from opposition politicians and most of the army . Michael I , who was initially considered to be not much more than a figurehead , was able to successfully depose the Antonescu dictatorship . The King then offered a non-confrontational retreat to German ambassador Manfred von Killinger . But the Germans considered the coup `` reversible '' and attempted to turn the situation around by military force . The Romanian First , Second ( forming ) , and what little was left of the Third and the Fourth Armies ( one corps ) were under orders from the King to defend Romania against any German attacks . King Michael offered to put the Romanian Army , which at that point had a strength of nearly 1,000,000 men , on the side of the Allies . Surprisingly , with the Red Army occupying parts of Romania , Stalin immediately recognized the king and the restoration of the conservative Romanian monarchy . ( Deutscher , Stalin. 1967 , p. 519 ) </P>
<P> On 23 August 1944 , with the Red Army penetrating German defenses during the Jassy -- Kishinev Offensive , King Michael I of Romania led a successful coup against the Axis with support from opposition politicians and most of the army . Michael I , who was initially considered to be not much more than a figurehead , was able to successfully depose the Antonescu dictatorship . The King then offered a non-confrontational retreat to German ambassador Manfred von Killinger . But the Germans considered the coup `` reversible '' and attempted to turn the situation around by military force . The Romanian First , Second ( forming ) , and what little was left of the Third and the Fourth Armies ( one corps ) were under orders from the King to defend Romania against any German attacks . King Michael offered to put the Romanian Army , which at that point had a strength of nearly 1,000,000 men , on the side of the Allies . Surprisingly , with the Red Army occupying parts of Romania , Stalin immediately recognized the king and the restoration of the conservative Romanian monarchy . ( Deutscher , Stalin. 1967 , p. 519 ) </P>
when did romania join the allies in ww2
when did romania join the allies in ww2
23 August 1944
23 August 1944