by Ana Maria Schiopu | Oct 30, 2019 | Romania
Everyone remembers now how the events of December 1, 1918 unfolded, when the Royal Family entered Bucharest, now the capital of Greater Romania. But after all the festivities, what happened? Under what conditions was life resumed at the Royal Court. Concerning the... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Oct 28, 2019 | World War I in 1918
The Battle of Amiens was the Allied victory which led to the end of the Great War. Following the second battle of the Marne, the Allies launched an attack in August 1918 with a force of 75.000 men, over 500 tanks and nearly 2.000 aircraft. The offensive made huge... by admin | Oct 27, 2019 | Poland
Prior to World War I, Poland was a memory, and its territory was divided among the empires of Germany, Russia and Austro-Hungary; these powers along with France and Great Britain were wrestling for dominance of the continent, as illustrated in this serio-comic map.... by Iulian Simbeteanu | Oct 25, 2019 | World War I in 1918
Published in 1930, the journal of Gerhard Velburg (most likely a pseudonym used by Bogislav Tilka, a German author of several international law manuals and a two-volume monography on the German occupation of Romania during the First World War) offers a unique... by Iulian Simbeteanu | Oct 23, 2019 | Romania, World War I in 1918
German troops led by General August von Mackensen entered Bucharest on December 6, 1916. Soon after, an effort was undertaken to reorganize the occupied territory, in order to make the most of the economic resources that were now at their disposal. For this purpose,...