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The German offensive on the Western Front in 1918, the Spanish flu and the Allies

The German offensive on the Western Front in 1918, the Spanish flu and the Allies

by Ciprian Stoleru | Jul 4, 2020 | World War I in 1918

Following the conclusion of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with the Russian Bolsheviks, Germany concentrated its forces on the Western Front. But the military offensives in the spring and early summer of 1918 were thwarted by both Allied soldiers and an unexpected enemy-...
Queen Marie, the victim of the Spanish flu: “I was a changed being, miserable and weak, brought to the brink of despair”

Queen Marie, the victim of the Spanish flu: “I was a changed being, miserable and weak, brought to the brink of despair”

by Ana Maria Schiopu | Apr 19, 2020 | Romania

At the end of the First World War, the world lived through another tragedy: the Spanish flu. It seems that the first case was recorded in March 1918, in the United States, and from there the virus spread rapidly throughout the world. Statistics show that at the end of...
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...
Spanish flu in the Romanian press of 1918

Spanish flu in the Romanian press of 1918

by Ana Maria Schiopu | Apr 14, 2020 | Romania, World War I in 1918

Even though the whole world had suffered since the spring of 1918 of the ravages caused by the Spanish flu it barely made headlines in the issue of October 9, 1918 of the “Epoca” newspaper. Penned under a pseudonym and included in the popular section “Moments and...

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