Legionnaire Revolt

Legionnaire Revolt, better known as Legionnaires’ Uprising and Bucharest Pogrom, was an uprising by Iron Guard against  Antonist Regime in January 21 - January 25 1941.

The Conducător Ion Antonescu (Supreme Leader and the Dictator of Romania) and his ally  Horia Sima disagreed about the future of  Jewish thieves in the country, thus, leading Sima to revolt against Antonescu, which Sima claimed that Antonescu decided to protect the  thieves instead.

The coup failed, with the help from Nazis to  Antonescu. The party of Iron Guard was dissolved and some of their leaders escaped to abroad while most of them were captured and imprisoned.

During the revolt, the Iron Guard conducted a pogrom in the capital city  Bucharestball which resulted in the deaths of 125 Jews.