Bessarabian Campaign | |||||||
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Part of the Second World War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Greater Romanian Republic Scandinavian Union Pro-Romanian Bessarabian Separatists | Empire of Russia Bessarabian Government |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ion Victor Antonescu | Vasily Chuikov | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
250,000 | 350,000 |
The Bessarabian Campaign (Russian: Бессарабкий кампании lit. Bessarabian Campaign) (Romanian: Eliberarea Basarabiei lit. Bessarabian Liberation) , also known as Russo-Romanian War was a campaign in Bessarabia occurring during World War II. It ended in a victory for the Romanians, due to Russian leadership diverting resources to the Scandinavian front.