by Ciprian Stoleru | May 21, 2019 | Romania, World War I in 1918
By engaging additional enemy troops at Mărăști, Mărăşeşti and Oituz in the summer of 1917, Romania helped its allies fighting on the Western and the Italian fronts. But more than that, the Romanian theatre of operations was one of the few encouraging episodes to the... by Ciprian Stoleru | May 20, 2019 | Romania, World War I in 1918
The great battles of Mărăști, Mărășești and Oituz in the summer of 1917 had a significant impact on the Romanian forces, increasing the morale and confidence in their own strength. Romanian general Alexandru Averescu called the Battle of Mărăști “the first real... by Ciprian Stoleru | May 17, 2019 | Romania, Russian Empire, World War I in 1918
The hopes of Romania, but also of the Entente, to maintain the Eastern Front through the winter of 1917-1918 were dashed by the armistice of Brest-Litovsk, signed between Bolshevik Russia and the Central Powers on November 26/December 7, 1917. The armistice would seal... by Ana Maria Schiopu | May 16, 2019 | Austria, Romania, World War I in 1918
Nikolaus Páll was a soldier in the army of the Austro-Hungarian Empire during the First World War. In a small notebook he wrote about his wartime experiences: as he was sent to the Italian Alps, the conditions he witnessed at the front, his comrades, about desperation... by Iulian Simbeteanu | May 15, 2019 | Romania
Pokuttia, a sub-region of Galicia, located northwest of the Dniester, was in the Middle Ages under the administration of both Poland and Moldavia. Since the end of the eighteenth century, Galicia was annexed by the Habsburg Empire as a result of the Partitions of...