by admin | Aug 30, 2019 | Programmatic Documents, World War I in 1918, Yugoslavia
On July 28, 1918, President Woodrow Wilson gave the following message to the American people. It was read in churches throughout the country and published in virtually all major newspapers. The Serbian flag was raised at the White House and at a number of public... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Aug 28, 2019 | Romania
In the 1919 tour of Transylvania, Queen Marie and King Ferdinand also visited the Saxon settlements, which they were very impressed with. They stayed for a while in Sibiu, one of the most beautiful and important Transylvanian cities, where they were welcomed with open... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Aug 24, 2019 | Romania
In its journey through Transylvania, the Royal Family also stopped in Câmpeni, the place where Avram Iancu, the leader of the 1848 revolutionary movement in Transylvania, is buried. In Câmpeni, King Ferdinand and Queen Marie inaugurated a bridge, “Ferdinand I”, and... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Aug 22, 2019 | Romania, Treaty of Versailles
On March 6, 1919, Queen Marie asked to be received in an audience by the Prime Minister of France, Georges Clemenceau. The protocol required, even if the visit was not an official one, that the politician go to the Ritz to greet the queen. The official response was... by Iulian Simbeteanu | Aug 20, 2019 | Romania, World War I in 1918
Romania entered the First World War on the side of the Entente in 1916, after 2 years of neutrality. During the course of the conflict, a number of 237.942 men were taken prisoner by the armies of the Central Powers, most of them by German troops. Documents prepared...