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Events from the year 1942 in Romania. The year was dominated by the Second World War.

Incumbents

Events

1 July – Romanian and German troops capture the fortress at Sevastapol following a siege that had lasted 8 months.^[3]
7 September – Romanian and German troops capture Novorossiysk in the Battle of the Caucasus.^[4]
2 November – Soldiers of the Vânători de munte capture Nalchik, the farthest advance by the Axis powers into the Caucasus.^[5]
1 December – The Soviet cruiser Voroshilov together with the destroyer Soobrazitelny shelled Snake Island, damaging the radio station, barracks and lighthouse on the island, but failing to inflict significant losses.^[6]

Births

25 March – Otilia Valeria Coman (pen name Ana Blandiana), poet.^[7]
2 April – Gabriela Adameșteanu, novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist, and translator.^[8]

Deaths

16 December – Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger, poet murdered in the Holocaust (born 1924).^[9]

References

^ Scurtu, Ioan (2004). Istoria românilor în timpul celor patru regi (1866-1947) [The History of the Romanians under the Four Kings (1866-1947)] (in Romanian) (2a ed.). Bucharest: Editura Enciclopedică. p. 32. ISBN 978-9-73450-441-1.
^ Roper, Steven D. (2000). Romania: The Unfinished Revolution. London: Routledge. pp. 8–14. ISBN 978-0-20369-507-4.
^ Melville, Mungo (2017). Sevastopol’s Wars: Crimea from Potemkin to Putin. London: Osprey Publishing. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-47282-228-4.
^ Forczyk, Robert; Noon, Steve (2015). The Caucasus 1942-43 : Kleist's Race for Oil. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-47280-583-6.
^ Tucker, Spencer, ed. (2016). World War II: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. p. 1422. ISBN 978-1-85109-968-9.
^ Rotaru, Jipa; Damaschin, Ioan (2000). Glorie și Dramă: Marina Regală Română, 1940-1945 [Glory and Drama: Romanian Royal Navy, 1940-1945] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ion Cristoiu Publishing. pp. 93–94. ISBN 978-9-73995-447-1.
^ Sorkin, Adam J.; Treptow, Kurt W. (1994). An Anthology of Romanian Women Poets. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-88033-294-1.
^ Stefanescu, Alex; Cucu, Ion (2006). Istoria Literaturii Române Contemporane, 1941-2000 [A History of Contemporary Romanian Literature] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Masina de Scris. p. 980. ISBN 978-9-73849-121-2.
^ Paolino, Francesca (2013). Una vita: Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger (1924-1942) [A Life: Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger (1924-1942)] (in Italian). Trento: Edizioni del Faro. p. 89. ISBN 978-8-86537-139-8.

[1] Scurtu, Ioan (2004). Istoria românilor în timpul celor patru regi (1866-1947) [The History of the Romanians under the Four Kings (1866-1947)] (in Romanian) (2a ed.). Bucharest: Editura Enciclopedică. p. 32. ISBN 978-9-73450-441-1.

[2] Roper, Steven D. (2000). Romania: The Unfinished Revolution. London: Routledge. pp. 8–14. ISBN 978-0-20369-507-4.

[3] Melville, Mungo (2017). Sevastopol’s Wars: Crimea from Potemkin to Putin. London: Osprey Publishing. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-47282-228-4.

[4] Forczyk, Robert; Noon, Steve (2015). The Caucasus 1942-43 : Kleist's Race for Oil. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-47280-583-6.

[5] Tucker, Spencer, ed. (2016). World War II: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. p. 1422. ISBN 978-1-85109-968-9.

[6] Rotaru, Jipa; Damaschin, Ioan (2000). Glorie și Dramă: Marina Regală Română, 1940-1945 [Glory and Drama: Romanian Royal Navy, 1940-1945] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ion Cristoiu Publishing. pp. 93–94. ISBN 978-9-73995-447-1.

[7] Sorkin, Adam J.; Treptow, Kurt W. (1994). An Anthology of Romanian Women Poets. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-88033-294-1.

[8] Stefanescu, Alex; Cucu, Ion (2006). Istoria Literaturii Române Contemporane, 1941-2000 [A History of Contemporary Romanian Literature] (in Romanian). Bucharest: Masina de Scris. p. 980. ISBN 978-9-73849-121-2.

[9] Paolino, Francesca (2013). Una vita: Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger (1924-1942) [A Life: Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger (1924-1942)] (in Italian). Trento: Edizioni del Faro. p. 89. ISBN 978-8-86537-139-8.

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 * 7 September – Romanian and German troops capture [[Novorossiysk]] in the [[Battle of the Caucasus]].<ref>{{cite book | first1=Robert | last1=Forczyk | first2=Steve | last2=Noon | title=The Caucasus 1942-43 : Kleist's Race for Oil | location=Oxford | publisher=Osprey Publishing | year=2015 | isbn=978-1-47280-583-6 | page=52}}</ref>
 * 2 November – Soldiers of the [[Vânători de munte]] capture [[Nalchik]], the farthest advance by the [[Axis powers]] into the Caucasus.<ref>{{cite book | editor-first=Spencer | editor-last=Tucker | title=World War II: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection | location=Santa Barbara | publisher=ABC-CLIO | year=2016 | isbn=978-1-85109-968-9 | page=1422}}</ref>
+* 1 December – The Soviet cruiser {{ship|Soviet cruiser|Voroshilov||2}} together with the destroyer {{ship|Soviet destroyer|Soobrazitelny|1940|2}} shelled [[Snake Island (Black Sea)|Snake Island]], damaging the radio station, barracks and lighthouse on the island, but failing to inflict significant losses.<ref>{{cite book|author-first1=Jipa |author-last1=Rotaru |author-first2=Ioan |author-last2=Damaschin |title=Glorie și Dramă: Marina Regală Română, 1940-1945 |trans-title=Glory and Drama: Romanian Royal Navy, 1940-1945  |location=Bucharest |publisher=Ion Cristoiu Publishing |date=2000 |pages=93–94 |isbn=978-9-73995-447-1 |language=RO}}</ref>
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