by Ciprian Stoleru | Oct 17, 2018 | Romania, World War I in 1918
The news that Romania declared war on Austria-Hungary produced a shock wave not only in Vienna, but also in Berlin. Emperor Wilhelm II had a nervous breakdown and declared that the war was lost to Germany. However, the leadership of the German and Austro-Hungarian... by Ciprian Stoleru | Oct 16, 2018 | Hungary, Romania, Russian Empire, World War I in 1918
August 27, 1916. It was three o’clock in the afternoon. Traffic ceased along the border with Austria-Hungary as the roads that led to the frontier were being blocked off one by one from the Romanian side. The Austro-Hungarian border guards were rushing to report:... by Ciprian Stoleru | Oct 15, 2018 | Romania, World War I in 1918
The Germans moved a significant number of troops from the Western Front to Transylvania in order to stop the advance of the Romanian army. It was the beginning of a large operation by the Central Powers, both to the north and to the south of Romania, which would lead... by Iulian Simbeteanu | Oct 13, 2018 | Finland, New or Changed Borders, Russian Empire
Finland’s independence was made possible by the Russian Revolution of February-March 1917. Proclaimed at the end of 1917, after the “Great Socialist Revolution of October”, Finland’s independence was not immediately recognized by other European states. Paradoxically,... by Ciprian Stoleru | Oct 12, 2018 | World War I in 1918
In the summer of 1916, the Romanian army was in a process of partial mobilization. This could not escape the attentive gaze of the Central Powers. Moreover, the pro-Entente attitude of the Romanian Prime Minister, Ionel Brătianu, was a red flag for Austria-Hungary....