by Iulian Simbeteanu | Mar 28, 2019 | World War I in 1918
Between 1916 and 1918, the countless forced requisitions by the German occupation forces and the cruel exploitation of Romania’s resources took its toll on the civilian population. In order to export to Germany as many Romanian agricultural products as it could, the... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Aug 21, 2018 | Romania
Poverty reigned in the capital after the Royal Family, the Parliament and many of its inhabitants evacuated to Iași. The ones who remained had nothing to eat, even though peasants came to the city often enough with full carts, drudgingly navigating the bombed-out... by Ana Maria Schiopu | Aug 18, 2018 | New or Changed Borders, Romania, World War I in 1918
August 1916. A good decision followed by a string of tragedies like in a game of domino. Romania was not prepared and Bucharest had to be sacrificed. It had to be abandoned and left in the hands of the enemy. Many had left to the former capital of Moldavia-Bucharest... by Iulian Simbeteanu | Aug 16, 2018 | Romania, World War I in 1918
The German occupation of the capital of Romania during the First World War was also marked by a bizarre incident, of a religious nature. On February 17, 1918, about 20 Bulgarian soldiers, allies of the Germans, stole the relics of Saint Dimitri Basarabov, considered... by Iulian Simbeteanu | Aug 10, 2018 | World War I in 1918
Tram traffic in Bucharest in 1918 was strictly regulated by the occupying German troops. According to the “Tram regulations in Bucharest” which was in force starting with February 5, 1918 trams could circulate between 5:30 in the morning and 8:58-10:30 in the evening...