by Ciprian Stoleru | Jan 16, 2020 | Romania, World War I in 1918
The military and economic power of the Entente was such that the fate of the war was finally decided in the second half of 1918. Tired of the war effort, the Central Powers began to ask for peace one after the other. The first country to request an armistice was... by Ciprian Stoleru | Jan 13, 2020 | Romania
The autumn of 1918 would be a particularly troubled period for Romania. Forced by the exit of Bolshevik Russia from the war, Romania had to conclude a humiliating peace with the Central Powers on May 7, 1918. However, King Ferdinand never ratified the peace treaty,... by Ciprian Stoleru | Jan 10, 2020 | Romania, World War I in 1918
The defeat of Bulgaria on September 28, 1918 at the hands of Allied troops on the Macedonian Front paved the way for further politico-military developments in the Balkans and beyond. The arrival of General Henri Berthelot to Thessaloniki and the creation of the Army... by Iulian Simbeteanu | Jan 8, 2020 | Programmatic Documents
On October 12, 1918, the Executive Committee of the Romanian National Party from Transylvania met in Oradea, at the house of lawyer Aurel Lazăr, to decide how Romanians could fulfill their national objectives taking into account the imminent defeat and dissolution of... by Iulian Simbeteanu | Jan 7, 2020 | Romania, World War I in 1918
The National Military Circle is one of the oldest Romanian military institutions, established on December 15, 1876. At the end of the 19th century, at a time when the capital of Romania was modernizing at an accelerated pace, the idea of building a headquarters for...