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The suffering of the Romanian prisoners in the German camps during the First World War
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...
The actions undertaken by the National Bank of Romania during the Great War
During the First World War, the National Bank of Romania was one of the key institutions of the country. Between 1916 and 1918, during Romania’s participation in the war, the governor of the National Bank was Ioan G. Bibicescu, a remarkable figure in Romania’s...
The Forest of the Hanged, the novel that illustrates the tragedy of Transylvanian Romanians during the Great War
First published in 1922, the Forest of the Hanged is one of the most important novels in the history of Romanian literature. The novel written by Liviu Rebreanu is inspired by the tragedy of his brother, Emil Rebreanu. He was a lieutenant in the Austro-Hungarian army,...
Constantin Scărișoreanu, the first Romanian officer advanced to the rank of general on the battlefield
Born on January 11, 1869 in the village of Rucăr, Muscel County, Constantin Scărișoreanu distinguished himself during the First World War, being the first Romanian officer advanced to the rank of brigadier general on the battlefield, on October 14, 1916. A graduate of...