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https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/Romania/three.pdf
The Evacuation of Romanian Military Units from Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina
The Situation of Romanian Military Forces in Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina, June 1940
From September 1939, the majority of Romanian military forces were deployed between the eastern Carpathians and the Dniester River. Deployed here was the Army Group I (which had subordinated the Third and Fourth Armies), the Mountain Corps with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Cavalry Divisions, and eight fortification regiments. In fact, 65 percent of Romanian military forces—1,200,000 troops—were deployed on the Eastern front. According to Operational Order no. 18 of June 15, 1940, the 3rd Army was to wage war on the Ceremuş and Upper Prut rivers. The fallback position was along the Rodna Mountains–Little Siret–Sihna–Jijia line of defense, with a “red line” defense in the Zupania–Prislop–Cârlibaba region. In Bessarabia, the 4th Army was to defend the Corneşti–Lower Răutul–Dniester line. The defense of Northern of Bukovina and Bessarabia was the responsibility of the same armies, which were augmented with specially constituted army units.19 The growing tension on Romania’s eastern border made army commanders ask for details on their missions in the event of Soviet aggression and the adoption of preliminary measures to evacuate selected property and staff from Bessarabia. For example, on June 12, 1940, the 4th Army proposed that the families of officers, non-commissioned officers (NCOs), and civil servants as well as the property of cultural institutions, churches, factories and warehouses be sent to Romania. The government did not approve these demands for political reasons. At the same time, the Army High Command drew up a series of evacuation plans for the territories between the Dniester and the Prut. The Tudor Plan was based on the railway timetable during peacetime. It also called for the movement on foot of convoys and evacuation caravans.