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Romania’s nightmare, fighting on two fronts: Hypothesis Z

Romania’s nightmare, fighting on two fronts: Hypothesis Z

by Ciprian Stoleru | Nov 25, 2019 | Romania

When it entered the First World War, Romania was in a geostrategic nightmare: it had to fight on two fronts spanning about 1.500 kilometres. To handle this situation, the Great General Headquarters developed a battle plan called Hypothesis Z. Romania had been a member...
The rescue of Romanian prisoners in Odessa by the Canadian Boyle

The rescue of Romanian prisoners in Odessa by the Canadian Boyle

by Ana Maria Schiopu | Nov 22, 2019 | Romania, World War I in 1918

In the fall of 1917 a tragic event took place. 130 Romanians were taken hostage in Odessa, after they were declared “enemies of the Bolsheviks”, arrested and taken to a ship headed for Sevastopol. The whole episode ended relatively quickly, with the brave intervention...
Queen Marie, in the midst of the Hungarians, at Karoly Castle: “It is really strange to be the enemy’s deliverer”

Queen Marie, in the midst of the Hungarians, at Karoly Castle: “It is really strange to be the enemy’s deliverer”

by Ana Maria Schiopu | Nov 20, 2019 | Romania

In the 1919 visit to Transylvania, the Royal Family also stopped at Carei. Their welcome could not have been better, and the great surprise came from the Hungarians who thanked King Ferdinand and Queen Marie for winning the war, being in the position of the “enemy’s...
The Mărășești Mausoleum – the most important monument erected in the memory of the Romanian heroes of the First World War

The Mărășești Mausoleum – the most important monument erected in the memory of the Romanian heroes of the First World War

by Iulian Simbeteanu | Nov 13, 2019 | Romania, World War I in 1918

Fought between August 6 and August 19, 1917, in the area of ​​Vrancea County in south western Moldavia, the Battle of Mărășești represented the most important victory of the Romanian army during the First World War. With the victories at Mărăști and Oituz, in the...
The Corps of Romanian volunteers from Transylvania and Bukovina- Romanian prisoners from Russia, enlisted in the Romanian army

The Corps of Romanian volunteers from Transylvania and Bukovina- Romanian prisoners from Russia, enlisted in the Romanian army

by Iulian Simbeteanu | Nov 12, 2019 | Romania, Russian Empire, World War I in 1918

Romanians in the Austro-Hungarian Empire fought in the First World War since the beginning of the conflict. On the Galician Front, and later on the Italian Front, many Romanians were taken prisoners or deserted and were taken to war camps in Russia, Italy or France....
Queen Marie, the first day in Paris: “Everything and everyone is pressing me at the same time”

Queen Marie, the first day in Paris: “Everything and everyone is pressing me at the same time”

by Ana Maria Schiopu | Nov 1, 2019 | Romania, Treaty of Versailles

She hardly just resumed her ordinary life in Cotroceni- as it was before she went into exile- that Queen Marie was again called on to serve the country. The Romanian delegation had already left for the Paris Peace Conference, but the Queen’s relations, prestige and...
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