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Cantacuzino	Posted: October 21, 2011 11:31 am
Host Group: Hosts Posts: 2328 Member No.: 144 Joined: November 17, 2003	Any clue what is this "Brigada Iuliu Maniu" as written on the back side of these pictures ( for sell on okazii.ro) Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with [URL=http://imageshack.us]ImageShack.us[/URL

21 inf	Posted: October 21, 2011 12:22 pm
General de corp de armata Group: Retired Posts: 1512 Member No.: 1232 Joined: January 05, 2007	I found out about some outfits named Garzile Maniu, active in late 1944 on romanian teritory, but I dont know if it was comunist propaganda or they existed for real.

MMM	Posted: October 21, 2011 03:35 pm
General de divizie Group: Members Posts: 1463 Member No.: 2323 Joined: December 02, 2008	The photo doesn't seem to picture para-military units, as the supposed "Maniu Guards" were, but rather a regular army unit, IMO... Maybe some Brigade adopted Maniu as a "patron" or something, but this definitely must have happened after 23.08.1944 and before 06.03.1945, if the inscription is "genuine" (aka if it was made at the same time with the photo and if it really meant something). Cheers, Mihai -------------------- M

Petre	Posted: October 21, 2011 06:07 pm
Locotenent colonel Group: Members Posts: 894 Member No.: 2434 Joined: March 24, 2009	Yes, they look as para-military troops. Try a Web search with "Garzile Iuliu Maniu" and you will find enough. This post has been edited by Petre on October 21, 2011 06:10 pm

Dénes	Posted: October 21, 2011 08:08 pm
Admin Group: Admin Posts: 4368 Member No.: 4 Joined: June 17, 2003	You can find references to the infamous 'Maniu Guards' on this forum, too. E.g., http://www.worldwar2.ro/forum/index.php?sh...hl=maniu+guards Gen. Dénes This post has been edited by Dénes on October 21, 2011 08:08 pm

MMM	Posted: October 25, 2011 04:44 pm
General de divizie Group: Members Posts: 1463 Member No.: 2323 Joined: December 02, 2008	Quite a controversy in there... I think we'd better not reopen those "wounds"... but if necessary... well... -------------------- M

Victor	Posted: October 26, 2011 09:03 am
Admin Group: Admin Posts: 4350 Member No.: 3 Joined: February 11, 2003	If you do, please use teh existing thread, not this one.

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