Poliţia din oraşul Galaţi sub presiunea ofensivei comuniste, 1944-1949
The Police of the City of Galaţi under the Pressure Exerted by the Communist power, 1944-1949

Summary/Abstract: The study consists of an analysis of the historical context where the institutional evolution of the Police of Galaţi took place in the period comprised between August, 23rd, 1944 and January, 1949. The paper approaches topics such as the way the Armistice Convention from September, 12th, 1944 became effective, the tasks and theresponsibilities assigned to the Police, the relations between the Police and the Soviet troops which occupied the town, the purge of the Police personnel after the Government led by Dr. Petru Groza held the power (on March, 6th, 1945), the offensive of the Romanian Communist Party and the attitude of the Police, the role played by the Police during the elections and the amendments brought to the legal frame of the activity of the Police, which ended in the abolishment of the Police and the creation of the Popular Militia (1949).

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