by Ciprian Stoleru | Sep 19, 2019 | World War I in 1918
General Erich von Falkenhayn, the chief of the German General Staff from 1914 to 1916, stated in his memoirs that he was opposed to an ultimatum being sent to Romania in the first part of 1916. However, other sources seem to contradict him. Moreover, some of them... by Ciprian Stoleru | Sep 16, 2019 | Romania, World War I in 1918
When the First World War broke out, Romania had been a member of the Triple Alliance since 1883. However, for the first two years of the conflict it stayed out of the war. In this context how did the military leaders in Berlin react to Romania’s neutrality? Besides... by Ciprian Stoleru | Sep 14, 2019 | Romania
The fulfilment of Romania’s aspiration of national unity on December 1, 1918 opened a new chapter in the history of the country. Romania after the First World War was deeply transformed. Figures and statistics reveal this change. If, in 1912, Romania had an area of... by Ciprian Stoleru | Sep 12, 2019 | Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia
To ensure its security, Romania sought immediately after the end of the First World War to conclude a series of regional alliances. The Little Entente and the alliance with Poland were subsumed to this objective. The First World War did not end for Romania in November... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Sep 10, 2019 | Hungary, Romania
In their visit to Transylvania, in 1919, King Ferdinand and Queen Marie could not miss Cluj. The city welcomed them with open arms, Queen Marie writing in her journal the following: “At 10:30 we arrived in Cluj, the largest city of the ones I visited. Even though the...