The retreat of the Romanian administration and the installing of the Soviet regime in Ismail district, as shown by the documents of the Romanian authorities (June-July, 1940)

Abstract

The present study re-enacts the events that took place in Ismail district within the last days under the Romanian administration, and the first weeks of the installing of the new Soviet regime. There are documents about the reactions and approaches of the Romanian authorities regarding the retreat from Bessarabia in June 1940, the way in which local people reacted towards the events that took place quickly, the reactions of the Soviet authorities in the occupied territory, the measures taken regarding the installing of the Soviet regime. The study is based upon the documents elaborated by the following Romanian authorities: the Royal Resident of the County Dunarea de Jos, the Third Regiment of Gendarmerie Dunarea de Jos, and the County Police Inspectorate of Dunarea de Jos.