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General Grigorescu, the hero of Mărășești, slain not by bullets, but by the Spanish flu

General Grigorescu, the hero of Mărășești, slain not by bullets, but by the Spanish flu

by Ana Maria Schiopu | Apr 16, 2020 | Romania

General Eremia Grigorescu is to this day one of the greatest commanders of the Romanian army. For his crucial role in the victories on the Romanian Front in the summer of 1917 he was decorated, towards the end of the war (October-November 1918), with the “Order of...
The Romanian Front in the autumn of 1917: “A miraculous balancing act”

The Romanian Front in the autumn of 1917: “A miraculous balancing act”

by Ciprian Stoleru | May 21, 2019 | Romania, World War I in 1918

By engaging additional enemy troops at Mărăști, Mărăşeşti and Oituz in the summer of 1917, Romania helped its allies fighting on the Western and the Italian fronts. But more than that, the Romanian theatre of operations was one of the few encouraging episodes to the...
The battles of the Romanian Front in the summer of 1917 and their impact

The battles of the Romanian Front in the summer of 1917 and their impact

by Ciprian Stoleru | Apr 8, 2019 | Romania, World War I in 1918

The battles of Mărăști, Mărăşeşti and Oituz in the summer of 1917 had a significant impact on the forces fighting on this front and not only. If the battle of Mărășești was “the first real victory of the modern Romanian army” as the Romanian general Alexandru Averescu...
Mărășești: The prelude to battle

Mărășești: The prelude to battle

by Ciprian Stoleru | Apr 2, 2019 | Romania, World War I in 1918

In the aftermath of the defeat suffered by the Central Powers at Mărăști, the German Command ordered a powerful counterattack in the area of ​​Mărășești. For the Central Powers, the Battle of Mărăști had larger military consequences than it would first appear. In...
The Romanians and Russians, a complicated relationship among the Allies

The Romanians and Russians, a complicated relationship among the Allies

by Ciprian Stoleru | Feb 7, 2019 | World War I in 1918

The rapid advance of the Central Powers to Moldavia forced the Russian Empire out of its lethargy and it started to come more and more vigorously to the aid of the beleaguered Romanian troops. The outcome of the Battle of Bucharest forced the Romanian army to withdraw...
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