Timeline Wednesday 23 August 1944

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Wednesday 23 August 1944

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Events on Wednesday 23 August 1944 1

1944 King Michael's Coup Romania switches to the Allied side King Michael I of Romania had dictator Ion Antonescu arrested. Romania then left the Axis and declared war on Germany. The coup opened the Balkans to the Red Army and is estimated to have shortened the war.

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