Straja Țării
Straja Țării (
Character
The monarch modeled it on the
All boys aged 7 to 18 and all girls between 7 and 21 were supposed to join. A body comprising 18- to 21-year-old boys completed Straja, and it was responsible for offering low-level military education and training.
In 1939 the Straja Țării played a starring role at the "Freude und Arbeit” exhibition which was held in Bucharest under the auspices of Dr. Robert Ley and the "Deutsche Arbeitsfront".[1]
Members were bound by a Crez ("Credo"), which read:
Credință și muncă pentru Țară și Rege |
Faith and labour for Country and King. |
Disbandment
In the summer of 1940, following the cession of
Later that year, when the National Legionary State government replaced Carol's regime, after the crisis provoked by the Second Vienna Award (the cession of Northern Transylvania to Hungary), the organization was disbanded and all its assets were taken over by the Iron Guard.
See also
Notes
- ^ The “Freude und Arbeit” exhibition in Bucharest, 1939
- ^ Sidorovici, Georgescu (introductory section)
References
- Teofil Gh. Sidorovici, Căpitan Marin I. Georgescu, Sub poală de codru verde. Manualul taberelor străjerești ("Under the green forest's cover. A manual of Străjer camps"), I. E. Toroutoiu, Bucovina-București (undated)
- (in French) Gallery of străjeri parade photos
- (in Romanian) Study of official radio propaganda aimed at Straja Țării
- (in Romanian) Cristina Diac, "Mussolini de Dâmbovița" ("A Mussolini on the Dâmbovița"), in Jurnalul Național, August 29, 2005
External links
- „DE STRAJĂ” — official journal of the Straja Țării.