Colonel Sturdza

The desertion of Colonel Alexander D. Sturdza. A case of treason in the Great War

by Iulian Simbeteanu | Oct 31, 2018 | Romania, World War I in 1918

In February 1917, the Romanian public opinion was shocked to learn that a colonel from the Romanian Army deserted to the Germans, along with his aide. It wasn’t just any officer, but Alexander D. Sturdza, the son of Dimitrie A. Sturdza, former leader of the National...

The desertion of Colonel Alexander D. Sturdza. A case of treason in the Great War

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