by Ciprian Stoleru | Dec 24, 2018 | Romania
Radu R. Rosetti had a meritorious activity as Chief of Operations Bureau of the General Headquarters of the Romanian Army, as a General Staff Officer and then Commander of the 47/72 Infantry Regiment. He is injured during the fighting at Răzoare (August 6,... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Dec 23, 2018 | Romania
Christmas was an important celebration for the Royal Family of Romania, even during the reign of Carol I. Usually, dinner was held at the palace followed by church, but the people in need were not forgotten, members of the Royal Family offering them gifts. During the... by Ciprian Stoleru | Dec 22, 2018 | World War I in 1918
In mid-October 1916, General Henri Berthelot, the head of the French Military Mission in Romania, arrived in Iaşi, where he was received with great pomp. The purpose of the French Military Mission in Romania (similar missions were also sent to the Russian and Serbian... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Dec 21, 2018 | World War I in 1918
With their territory reduced by half and many of them taking refuge in Iași, the Romanians were confronted in the winter of 1916-1917 with an even more fierce enemy: typhus. This time the French were there to help them, as the French military mission also had... by Ciprian Stoleru | Dec 19, 2018 | Romania, World War I in 1918
Few and dramatic are the moments in the history of a country when the very existence of the state is jeopardized. Romania went through such a moment at the end of 1916, when its last hope was the withdrawal and resistance in Moldavia. In that moment Iași embodied the...