Croatian–Romanian–Slovak friendship proclamation

Romania, Croatia and Slovakia in 1942

The Little Entente (1921–1938)

During World War II, a joint friendship proclamation was created between the Kingdom of Romania, the Independent State of Croatia and the Slovak Republic against any further Hungarian expansion. Ion Antonescu, the Marshal of Romania, engaged in some intra-Axis diplomacy and created the alliance in May 1942. The union was similar to the interbellic Little Entente.^[1]

Later in the war, Slovak troops and Croatian naval and air units operated together from Romanian soil. Tensions with Hungary resulted in a Hungarian cross-border raid at Turda, near Cluj. This would be one of ten clashes to happen during the month.^[2]

On 1 August 1942, Antonescu publicly backed down on claims to Northern Transylvania for the duration of the war. He did so under pressure from Hitler, who did not want Hungary and Romania to enter conflict while war in the east was ongoing and wanted him and Miklós Horthy, ruler of Hungary, to publicly commit to the Second Vienna Award once more. However he maintained ambitions on Northern Transylvania in private.^[3]

Gallery

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  Ante Pavelić, Poglavnik of Croatia
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  Ion Antonescu, Conducător of Romania
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  Jozef Tiso, President of Slovakia

See also

• Latin Axis (World War II)
• Little Entente
• Balkan Pact
• Polish–Romanian alliance
• Balkan Pact (1953)

References

1. Third Axis Fourth Ally: Romanian Armed Forces in the European War, 1941–1945, by Mark Axworthy, Cornel Scafeş and Cristian Crăciunoiu, p. 73.
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