Armata Neagră

Armata Neagră (English: Black Army) was an organized anti-Soviet group in the Moldovan SSR (Bessarabia).

Armata Neagră
Black Army

Formation	1949
Dissolved	1950
Type	Anti-Soviet group
Legal status	Clandestine organization
Location	Moldovan SSR (Bessarabia)
Official language	Romanian

Activity

Armata Neagră was formed in 1949 as an organized anti-Soviet group in Bessarabia. Teodor Coşcodan, Ion Ganea, Vasile Plaşca, Simion Alexa, Gavril Bodiu, Gheorghe Bogatu, Ion Coşcodan, Hariton Ciolpan, Pavel Caţer, Mihail Jardan, Grigore Iovu, Grigore Herţa, Maria Buruiană were important members of the clandestine organization.^[1] In July 1950, the organization had 50 active members.^[2]

Bibliography

• Elena Postică, "Armata Neagră". Organizaţie patriotică de rezistenţă sau "bandă teroristă antisovietică", Ţara, 1995, 10 ianuarie [= în Destin Românesc, 1996, 4, p. 73-84]