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Flag set for Romania in the style of Hearts of Iron IV:

From the Hearts of Iron IV Wiki:
Romania was a member of the victorious Entente when World War I ended in 1918. In exchange for promises of significant territorial expansion, Romania sided with Flag of France France and the Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom in 1916. With the war's end the pre-eminent powers (Flag of United States United States, Flag of France France and Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom) largely broke with their promises to lesser allies. However, Romania received a significant part of the promised territories using claims of historic rights and self-determination: Transylvania, Bukovina and two-thirds of Banat. Regions who despite being part of Austria-Hungary had a Romanian majority. Along with Bessarabia who previously declared independence from the Russian Empire in 1917 and union with Romania in 1918 would make Romania the country with the most territorial gains of World War I.

To preserve this territory, Romania would become part of the Little Entente with Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia and Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia in 1920 and form a separate alliance with Flag of Poland Poland who refused to become part of the Little Entente due to territorial conflict with Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia.

Romania received guarantees from Flag of France France and the Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom following Flag of Italy Italy's invasion of Flag of Albania Albania in April 1939. When Flag of Germany Germany invaded Flag of Poland Poland, they decided not to activate their alliance with Flag of Romania Romania in order to use the neutral state on their borders to ship in Allied troops and supplies. However the Allies would not provide troops and supplies. Eventually the Polish army brigades and government evacuated through Flag of Romania Romania to Flag of France France and thence to Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom.

Following the fall of Flag of France France in June 1940 Romania had to come to terms with German supremacy on the continent. In July 1940 the Flag of Soviet Union Soviet Union demanded that Romania cede northern Bukovina and Bessarabia, Romania accepted. In August 1940 Flag of Germany Germany demanded that Romania cede northern Transylvania to Flag of Hungary Hungary and in September southern Dobruja to Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria, Romania accepted again. One third of Romania's 1939 area was amputated in 1940 and with it Romania's population shrank from 19.9 million to 13.3 million, half of the lost population being ethnically Romanian.

In return for the territorial losses, King Carol II gained Hitler's guarantee but it also caused the popularity of the government to plummet, further reinforcing the fascist and military factions who eventually staged a coup that turned Flag of Romania Romania into fascist dictatorship under Marshal Ion Antonescu and forced King Carol II to abdicate. The new regime firmly set the country towards the Axis, joining the Axis in November 1940 and entering the war in June 1941 against the Flag of Soviet Union Soviet Union under the pretext of recovering northern Bukovina and Bessarabia. As compensation for the loss of northern Transylvania, Marshal Ion Antonescu requested Transnistria from Flag of Germany Germany to which Hitler agreed.

The contribution of Flag of Romania Romania was significant as it provided oil for Flag of Germany Germany and over a million men for Operation Barbarossa. By 1944, discontent among the elite and the populace had grown which led to Prince Michael's coup against Marshal Ion Antonescu and Flag of Romania Romania switching sides to the Allies. After that Flag of Romania Romania continued fighting on the allied side in Flag of Hungary Hungary and Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia. After the war they gained back northern Transylvania. In 1948 King Michael was forced to abdicate and Flag of Romania Romania became a puppet of the Flag of Soviet Union Soviet Union.

- Non-Aligned: Romanian tricolorul with the 1881-1922 Greater Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Romania in the center.
- Democratic: Standard Romainian tricolorul. Original name is "Romania."
- Communist: The Second flag of Communist Romania (from 1948-1952).
- Fascist: Party flag of the Legion of the Archangel Michael, better known as the Iron Guard. Original name was "Legionary Romania."

Description
Flag set for Romania in the style of Hearts of Iron IV:

From the Hearts of Iron IV Wiki:
Romania was a member of the victorious Entente when World War I ended in 1918. In exchange for promises of significant territorial expansion, Romania sided with Flag of France France and the Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom in 1916. With the war's end the pre-eminent powers (Flag of United States United States, Flag of France France and Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom) largely broke with their promises to lesser allies. However, Romania received a significant part of the promised territories using claims of historic rights and self-determination: Transylvania, Bukovina and two-thirds of Banat. Regions who despite being part of Austria-Hungary had a Romanian majority. Along with Bessarabia who previously declared independence from the Russian Empire in 1917 and union with Romania in 1918 would make Romania the country with the most territorial gains of World War I.

To preserve this territory, Romania would become part of the Little Entente with Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia and Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia in 1920 and form a separate alliance with Flag of Poland Poland who refused to become part of the Little Entente due to territorial conflict with Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia.

Romania received guarantees from Flag of France France and the Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom following Flag of Italy Italy's invasion of Flag of Albania Albania in April 1939. When Flag of Germany Germany invaded Flag of Poland Poland, they decided not to activate their alliance with Flag of Romania Romania in order to use the neutral state on their borders to ship in Allied troops and supplies. However the Allies would not provide troops and supplies. Eventually the Polish army brigades and government evacuated through Flag of Romania Romania to Flag of France France and thence to Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom.

Following the fall of Flag of France France in June 1940 Romania had to come to terms with German supremacy on the continent. In July 1940 the Flag of Soviet Union Soviet Union demanded that Romania cede northern Bukovina and Bessarabia, Romania accepted. In August 1940 Flag of Germany Germany demanded that Romania cede northern Transylvania to Flag of Hungary Hungary and in September southern Dobruja to Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria, Romania accepted again. One third of Romania's 1939 area was amputated in 1940 and with it Romania's population shrank from 19.9 million to 13.3 million, half of the lost population being ethnically Romanian.

In return for the territorial losses, King Carol II gained Hitler's guarantee but it also caused the popularity of the government to plummet, further reinforcing the fascist and military factions who eventually staged a coup that turned Flag of Romania Romania into fascist dictatorship under Marshal Ion Antonescu and forced King Carol II to abdicate. The new regime firmly set the country towards the Axis, joining the Axis in November 1940 and entering the war in June 1941 against the Flag of Soviet Union Soviet Union under the pretext of recovering northern Bukovina and Bessarabia. As compensation for the loss of northern Transylvania, Marshal Ion Antonescu requested Transnistria from Flag of Germany Germany to which Hitler agreed.

The contribution of Flag of Romania Romania was significant as it provided oil for Flag of Germany Germany and over a million men for Operation Barbarossa. By 1944, discontent among the elite and the populace had grown which led to Prince Michael's coup against Marshal Ion Antonescu and Flag of Romania Romania switching sides to the Allies. After that Flag of Romania Romania continued fighting on the allied side in Flag of Hungary Hungary and Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia. After the war they gained back northern Transylvania. In 1948 King Michael was forced to abdicate and Flag of Romania Romania became a puppet of the Flag of Soviet Union Soviet Union.

- Non-Aligned: Romanian tricolorul with the 1881-1922 Greater Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Romania in the center.
- Democratic: Standard Romainian tricolorul. Original name is "Romania."
- Communist: The Second flag of Communist Romania (from 1948-1952).
- Fascist: Party flag of the Legion of the Archangel Michael, better known as the Iron Guard. Original name was "Legionary Romania."