Ku qor sii wadida cutubkan - Bishii Janaayo 1941, magaaladu waxay ahayd goobta kacdoonka Legionnaires iyo pogrom Bucharest. Maaddaama ay tahay caasimadda dal Axis ah iyo meel muhiim ah oo ay maraan ciidamada Axis ee ku sii jeeda Bariga Bari, Bucharest waxay la kulantay waxyeelo culus intii lagu jiray Dagaalkii Labaad ee Adduunka sababtuna tahay duqeyntii Allied
Waxaad Bishii Ogosto 23, 1944, Bucharest waxay ahayd goobta afgambigii boqortooyada ee keenay Romania xerada Allied. Magaalada waxaa muddo gaaban ku jiray duqeymo ay geysteen ciidamada Nazi ee loo yaqaan Luftwaffe, iyo sidoo kale isku day fashilmay oo ay ciidamada Jarmalka ku doonayeen inay dib u qabsadaan magaalada.