Rumania: Ultra-fascist Iron Guard attempts to overthrow Rumanian military dictator, General Antonescu, and conducts simultaneous pogrom against the Jews (approx. 1,000 killed); many are butchered in Bucharest animal slaughterhouse. Rising finally crushed January 24 and ringleader (Sima) flees to Germany.
WW2 War Diary for Sunday, March 19, 1944: Home Fronts Hungary: GERMAN OCCUPATION OF HUNGARY (Operation Panzerfaust), to forestall Hungarian attempts to make separate peace…