Situația Armatei române în viziunea Misiunii Militare Germane în România în perioada premergătoare operațiunii „Barbarossa” (februarie-mai 1941)
The Situation of the Romanian Army According to the German Military Mission to Romania in the Period Prior to “Operation Barbarossa” (February-May 1941)

Summary/Abstract: From October 1940, the activity of the German Military Mission to Romania had multiple consequences over the Romanian-German relations during the regime of Ion Antonescu. The presence of the German troops marked not only Romania’s irreversible entry into the German sphere of influence and the beginning of the process of readjustment of the Romanian army to the requirements of modern warfare, but also Romania’s involvement in the military plans of the Third Reich. The role of the German Military Mission as a “transmission belt” between the Wehrmacht and the Romanian army would become apparent during the preparations of the operations “Marita” and especially “Barbarossa”. To this end, one of the most important tasks of the German Military Mission was to evaluate the combat capacity of the Romanian army in view of the projected operations.

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