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THE POGROM OF BUCHAREST 2123 JANUARY 1941
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
The pogrom of Bucharest was not a typical event in the process of the destruction of the Romanian Jews, since its authors were members of the Iron Guard. This Romanian fascist organization was forced shortly after this pogrom to go underground, the massive destruction of Romanian Jewry being carried out by the regime of General Antonescu through the bodies of the army, police and gendarmene The article describes the relationships between the Iron Guard, Antonescu and their supporters in Berlin It also describes the unfolding of the pogrom and its results.