by Ciprian Stoleru | May 9, 2020 | Romania, World War I in 1918
In the Romanian military campaign of the Central Powers in 1916, German forces used a technique that later, in the Second World War, would be known as Blitzkrieg. Today, the Blitzkrieg is normally associated with the Second World War, mainly with the first campaigns... by Ciprian Stoleru | May 6, 2020 | Romania, World War I in 1918
Historian Michael B. Barrett considers that the Austro-German campaign in Romania during 1916 can be considered a precursor to the Blitzkrieg of the Second World War. The man in charge with organizing and implementing the campaign was General Erich von Falkenhayn, the... by Ciprian Stoleru | May 4, 2020 | Romania, World War I in 1918
Historian Michael B. Barrett in his book “Prelude to Blitzkrieg: The 1916 Austro-German Campaign in Romania” argues that the campaign of 1916 in Romania can be considered the forerunner of what would become known in the Second World War as Blitzkrieg. In 1916, in... by Iulian Simbeteanu | May 1, 2020 | Romania, Russian Empire, World War I in 1918
Immediately after gaining power in Petrograd, following the October Revolution, the Bolshevik government demanded the start of peace negotiations with the Central Powers. On December 15, 1917, the armistice was closed on the Eastern Front, and on December 22, 1917,... by Ciprian Stoleru | Apr 25, 2020 | Romania, World War I in 1918
The entry of Romania into the First World War was not a reaction to the military situation in the summer of 1916, not even to the offensive of the Tsarist troops led by General Brusilov. It was the result of a political decision calculated to take a decisive step in... by Iulian Simbeteanu | Apr 23, 2020 | Romania
The endowment of the Romanian army at the beginning of the 20th century was quite precarious, with numerous deficiencies in infantry weapons, heavy artillery, machine guns, grenades, equipment, ambulances, and so on. During the Second Balkan War (1913), shortages...