 Complete the following phrase:  On 22 June 1941 Romania joined Operation Barbarossa in order to reclaim the lost territories of Bessarabia and Bukovina, which had been annexed by the Soviet Union in June 1940. Dobriceanu was in command of the 3rd Battalion of the Vânători de Gardă Regiment. His troops crossed the Prut River and took control of Lărguța on 12 July. For his actions during this operation he was awarded on 22 September the Order of the Star of Romania, Officer rank. Subsequently, he took part in the 