by Ana Maria Schiopu | Mar 31, 2020 | Romania, World War I in 1918
In 1917, the whole of Muntenia was forced to go into exile, in Iași, leaving behind many assets and valuable goods. Among them were many important documents of the Romanian Academy. This time, however, the Germans were not guilty of theft, but the Bulgarians and it... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Dec 24, 2019 | Romania, World War I in 1918
Shortly after occupying Bucharest in 1916, the German military devastated the homes of several Romanian politicians who supported, during the country’s neutrality, the entrance of Romania in the war on the side of the Entente. In his memoirs, Vasile Th. Cancicov... by Iulian Simbeteanu | Nov 5, 2019 | World War I in 1918
Between July and August 1914, the Austro-Hungarian ambassador to Bucharest, Count Ottokar Czernin, had an intense correspondence with his superior in Vienna, Count Leopold Berchtold, Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary. Berchtold informed Czernin about the events in... by Ciprian Stoleru | Jun 14, 2019 | Romania
From August 4, 1914 to August 27, 1916, Romania maintained its neutrality, even though at the onset of the First World War it had been a member of the Triple Alliance since 1883. Romania was not a unique case. On July 28, 1914, Italy, which had also been a member of... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Nov 24, 2018 | Romania, World War I in 1918
For the inhabitants of Bucharest, the autumn of 1916 was just the beginning of their tragedy. Prior to the actual occupation of the city by the Germans, the capital was bombed by Zeppelin airships and Taube airplanes. And because it was a novelty for them, the...