In the face of continued government repression, the Iron Guard resorts to extreme retaliatory measures. After the Legion stages an ostentatious display of its growing power, the stage is set for a confrontation with Romania’s king, Carol II.

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Clark, Roland. Holy Legionary Youth: Fascist Activism in Interwar Romania. Cornell University Press, 2015

Codreanu, Cornelieu Zelea. For My Legionaries. Black House Publishing Ltd, 2015

Hitchins, Keith. A Concise History of Romania. Cambridge University Press, 2014

Ioanid, Radu. The Sword of the Archangel: Fascist Ideology in Romania. Columbia University Press, 1990

Iordachi, Constantin. The Fascist Faith of the Legion “Archangel Michael” in Romania, 1927-1941: Martyrdom and National Purification. Routledge, 2023

Kaplan, Robert D. Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History. Picador, 2005.

Nagy-Talavera, Nicholas. The Green Shirts and the Others: A History of Fascism in Hungary and Romania. Hoover Institution Press, 1970.

Tiu, Ilarion. The Legionary Movement after Corneliu Codreanu. Columbia University Press, 2009

Sturdza, Michel. The Suicide of Europe: Memoirs of Prince Michel Sturdza, Former Foreign Minister of Rumania. Islands Publishers, 1968.

Sima, Horia. The History of the Legionary Movement. The Legionary Press, 1995

Cover Image: Romanian prime minister Ion Antonescu and deputy prime minister Horia Sima at a demonstration memorializing Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, the late founder of the Iron Guard. (Bucharest, Romania. October, 1940.)

Closing Theme: “Sfanta Tinerete Legionara,” (Hymn of the Legionary Youth)

The “Legion of the Archangel Michael” struggles to establish itself as a new force in Romanian politics. As the Legion builds up a strong coalition of disaffected groups within Romanian society, the authorities begin to crack down against the movement.

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Clark, Roland. Holy Legionary Youth: Fascist Activism in Interwar Romania. Cornell University Press, 2015

Codreanu, Cornelieu Zelea. For My Legionaries. Black House Publishing Ltd, 2015

Hitchins, Keith. A Concise History of Romania. Cambridge University Press, 2014

Ioanid, Radu. The Sword of the Archangel: Fascist Ideology in Romania. Columbia University Press, 1990

Iordachi, Constantin. The Fascist Faith of the Legion “Archangel Michael” in Romania, 1927-1941: Martyrdom and National Purification. Routledge, 2023

Kaplan, Robert D. Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History. Picador, 2005.

Nagy-Talavera, Nicholas. The Green Shirts and the Others: A History of Fascism in Hungary and Romania. Hoover Institution Press, 1970.

Tiu, Ilarion. The Legionary Movement after Corneliu Codreanu. Columbia University Press, 2009

Sturdza, Michel. The Suicide of Europe: Memoirs of Prince Michel Sturdza, Former Foreign Minister of Rumania. Islands Publishers, 1968.

Sima, Horia. The History of the Legionary Movement. The Legionary Press, 1995

Cover Image: Romanian prime minister Ion Antonescu and deputy prime minister Horia Sima at a demonstration memorializing Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, the late founder of the Iron Guard. (Bucharest, Romania. October, 1940.)

Closing Theme: “Sfanta Tinerete Legionara,” (Hymn of the Legionary Youth)

Corneliu Zelea Codreanu and his associates face great trials in their efforts to solve the “Jewish Question” in Romania. When the political party they helped to found becomes irrevocably split, they take it upon themselves to form a new organization.

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Clark, Roland. Holy Legionary Youth: Fascist Activism in Interwar Romania. Cornell University Press, 2015

Codreanu, Cornelieu Zelea. For My Legionaries. Black House Publishing Ltd, 2015

Hitchins, Keith. A Concise History of Romania. Cambridge University Press, 2014

Ioanid, Radu. The Sword of the Archangel: Fascist Ideology in Romania. Columbia University Press, 1990

Iordachi, Constantin. The Fascist Faith of the Legion “Archangel Michael” in Romania, 1927-1941: Martyrdom and National Purification. Routledge, 2023

Kaplan, Robert D. Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History. Picador, 2005.

Nagy-Talavera, Nicholas. The Green Shirts and the Others: A History of Fascism in Hungary and Romania. Hoover Institution Press, 1970.

Tiu, Ilarion. The Legionary Movement after Corneliu Codreanu. Columbia University Press, 2009

Sturdza, Michel. The Suicide of Europe: Memoirs of Prince Michel Sturdza, Former Foreign Minister of Rumania. Islands Publishers, 1968.

Sima, Horia. The History of the Legionary Movement. The Legionary Press, 1995

Cover Image: Romanian prime minister Ion Antonescu and deputy prime minister Horia Sima at a demonstration memorializing Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, the late founder of the Iron Guard. (Bucharest, Romania. October, 1940.)

Closing Theme: “Sfanta Tinerete Legionara,” (Hymn of the Legionary Youth)