When the war broke out in the Balkans, Romania, also a Balkan state, faced instability as well.
The Secretary of Army and Chief of General Staff Antonescu, after the outbreak of the Balkan war, requested an audience with the Romanian King Carol II, adamantly opposing Carol II's contact with Russia Nation and asking for Carol II's authorization to form a new Romanian Cabinet Government.
To King Carol II of Romania, such a demand seemed, of course, preposterous.
Naturally, Antonescu was detained by Carol II and stripped of all positions and powers.
However, Carol II clearly underestimated the importance Antonescu held in the hearts of Germany and Italy.
On the day after Antonescu's detainment, the German ambassador to Romania requested an audience with Carol II, demanding the immediate release of Antonescu and permission for him to establish a new Romanian Cabinet.