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Here is the world's news in pictures, and this is Pathé Gazette screening it.

Divided from Russia by the River Pruth lies Romania, whose sudden break with the Nazis

provides one of the war's greatest sensations.

Pictures just received from Russia show the events which led to the dramatic announcement

that King Michael had made an eleventh hour peace with the Allies.

Bridges had been blown up by the Germans in their headlong flight from Bessarabia, but

the Red Army hadn't chased the enemy all the way from the Volga just to stop at the Pruth.

Soviet engineers soon had tanks and support across, with fast-working infantry in close

support.

The tremendous moment has arrived.

The Nazi nightmare has come true.

Soviet troops are in Romania, key to the Balkans, with all the equipment of a mighty modern

army.

Pressing on, the Red Army swiftly overtakes those Germans who have not run quickly enough.

Soon the first prisoners to be captured on Romanian soil are being taken eastwards and

out of the war.

The important Romanian city of Seret is occupied by troops of the 1st Ukrainian Army.

The city looks empty.

The Germans, fearing that the population of the country is turning against them, have

driven the inhabitants westwards.

In Botasani, the largest town in northern Romania, the streets are also empty.

Gradually the inhabitants return to learn that Goebbels has lied to them and that the

Russians have no designs on their soil or their homes.

And so as the Red Army marches on in the east and the other Allies in the west, Romania

decides she has played the German game long enough.

As the master race goes down for the count, another disillusioned satellite deserts to

the winning side.