by Ciprian Stoleru | Jun 21, 2019 | Romania, World War I in 1918
For two years, between 1914 and 1916, Romania proclaimed its neutrality. Under these conditions, both the Entente and the Central Powers made special efforts to bring Romania to their side, by promising territories inhabited by Romanians. If the Entente enticed... by Ciprian Stoleru | Dec 8, 2018 | Hungary, Romania
With the dismemberment of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Romanian soldiers in Transylvania who were mobilized in the imperial army briefly kept the peace in the major cities of the Empire: Vienna, Prague, Bratislava and Budapest. Before the First World War 2.8 million... by Ciprian Stoleru | Nov 30, 2018 | Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, World War I in 1918, Yugoslavia
In August 1918, the German army was about to be defeated on the western front. In just over a month, with the advance of the French army in Thessaloniki, the Bulgarian front collapsed. On September 26, the government of Sofia called for an armistice (signed in... by Ciprian Stoleru | Oct 17, 2018 | Romania, World War I in 1918
The news that Romania declared war on Austria-Hungary produced a shock wave not only in Vienna, but also in Berlin. Emperor Wilhelm II had a nervous breakdown and declared that the war was lost to Germany. However, the leadership of the German and Austro-Hungarian...