Vienna Award

Europe [1940]

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The Second Vienna Award, signed on August 30, 1940, was an agreement that forced Romania to cede northern Transylvania to Hungary. This territorial transfer occurred after the Soviet Union occupied Bessarabia in June 1940. Hungary, initially reluctant to allow German troops passage, eventually permitted them to cross its territory into southern Romania. This action, along with Hungary's signing of the Tripartite Pact in November 1940, signaled a closer alignment with the Axis powers. The award was a significant event in the lead-up to World War II, impacting the geopolitical landscape of Eastern Europe.12

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northern Transylvania under the “Second Vienna Award” (August 30). They then allowed German troops to cross Hungarian territory into southern Romania and in November signed the Tripartite Pact.
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northern Transylvania under the “Second Vienna Award” (August 30). They then allowed German troops to cross Hungarian territory into southern Romania and in November signed the Tripartite Pact.
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