Naval operations in Romanian-occupied Soviet waters

Between 1941 and 1944, Romania held control over much of the Ukrainian Black Sea coast East of the Crimea. This was acquired during Operation Barbarossa. The Romanian conquest of the Soviet Western Black Sea coast started in July 1941 during Operation München and ended in October that year, after the Siege of Odessa. In the aftermath of these actions, Romania (re)acquired two new sectors of coastline: the Bessarabian coast (which was controlled by Romania prior to the Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina) and the Transnistrian Coast. The latter was lost in April 1944, but the former was successfully defended until August 1944.

Naval operations in Romanian-occupied Soviet waters
Part of the Black Sea campaigns (1941-1944)

Territories (re)acquired by Romania during Operation Barbarossa
DateNovember 1941 – April 1944
Location
Western Black Sea
Result

Axis victory

  • Virtually all Soviet coastline recovered by Soviet ground forces as of 23 August 1944
Belligerents
 Romania
 Germany
 Hungary
 Bulgaria		  Soviet Union
Commanders and leaders
Horia Macellariu Filipp Oktyabrskiy
Strength
Military vessels:
3 destroyers
5 gunboats
2 minelayers
2 motor torpedo boats		 Military vessels:
6 submarines
2 motor gunboats
Casualties and losses
Military vessels:
2 motor torpedo boats		 Military vessels:
4 submarines sunk
2 submarines damaged
2 motor gunboats sunk
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