by Ana Maria Schiopu | Apr 9, 2020 | Romania
On the onset of the First World War, Lupu Kostaki was a member of the Superior Administrative Council. He was part of the pro-German camp, led by Petre P. Carp. When the authorities and the royal family evacuated to Moldavia, Lupu Kostaki remained in Bucharest, with... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Mar 31, 2020 | Romania, World War I in 1918
In 1917, the whole of Muntenia was forced to go into exile, in Iași, leaving behind many assets and valuable goods. Among them were many important documents of the Romanian Academy. This time, however, the Germans were not guilty of theft, but the Bulgarians and it... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Jul 15, 2019 | Romania, World War I in 1918
The image of Romania during the German occupation is that of dying country. Bread was the basic food during the occupation for most of the urban population, but it was forbidden to sell it to the villages, being replaced with rations of 500 grams of hominy per person.... by Iulian Simbeteanu | Jun 29, 2019 | Romania, World War I in 1918
In 1930, the journal of Gerhard Velburg, a former German soldier who fought in the First World War, was published. According to the information provided by Velburg, he had a doctorate in international law, and was employed in the war administration of the city of... by Ciprian Stoleru | Mar 30, 2019 | Romania, World War I in 1918
Even though Romanian economy suffered during the occupation period (1917-1918), for a better exploitation of Romanian resources, the German military administration had to bring back into operation a series of industrial enterprises, such as oil wells, railway...