by Ciprian Stoleru | Mar 11, 2019 | World War I in 1918
For Romania, the Battle of Mărăști is not only one of the most important victories of the Romanian army during the First World War, but also in the military history of the Romanian people. For the Entente, the success at Mărăști was one of the few it had managed to... by Ciprian Stoleru | Mar 8, 2019 | World War I in 1918
The Central Powers had no ambitious plans for the Romanian front in the spring of 1917. However, the Romanian army’s offensive in the summer of 1917 forced the German and Austrian military decision-makers to develop a plan for a counterattack. Some of the most... by Ciprian Stoleru | Mar 6, 2019 | World War I in 1918
The 1916 military campaign was a disaster for Romania. In just three months, the Romanian army lost more than half of its troops and two-thirds of the territory it defended. After having undergone a process of rehabilitation, reorganization and rearmament, the... by Ciprian Stoleru | Jan 30, 2019 | World War I in 1918
The growing massive involvement of the Russian troops on the Romanian Front in the first part of 1917 led to a hierarchical reorganization at the upper level of leadership of the Romanian and Russian armies on the Moldavian front. Even though it hesitated to intervene... by Ciprian Stoleru | Jan 28, 2019 | World War I in 1918
Perhaps the most difficult task in the process of reorganizing the Romanian army in 1917 was to train the officers and soldiers, to familiarize themselves with new combat techniques and new equipment. Of the 505.000 soldiers and officers mobilized in August 1916, only...