The Battle of Bazargic
The Battle of Dobrici or the Battle of Bazargic was a battle of the First World War, part of the Romanian campaign, which ended with the victory of the Bulgarian troops and the withdrawal of the Russian-Romanian troops to Cobadin, on the Oltina-Kara Omer-Mangalia...
Hypothesis Z, criticized even by the Germans
Immediately after joining the Entente, the Romanian army quickly entered Transylvania according to a plan of operations called Hypothesis Z. This plan had many weaknesses and came to be criticized by the Germans themselves. On August 27, 1916, at nine o’clock in the...
Hypothesis Z, or when you can never start a plan too early
On August 27, 1916, Romania entered the First World War on the side of the Entente. The battle plan of the Romanian army, called Hypothesis Z, provided for an offensive with the majority of its forces in Transylvania and an active defence of the border with Bulgaria....
Romania’s battle plan with Bulgaria, overturned by the Thessaloniki Front
When it entered the First World War on August 27, 1916, Romania had a clearly defined military plan: three armies were to enter Transylvania and then advance towards the Hungarian Plain. In contrast, at the southern border with Bulgaria a single army had to initially...
The rescue of Romanian prisoners in Odessa by the Canadian Boyle
In the fall of 1917 a tragic event took place. 130 Romanians were taken hostage in Odessa, after they were declared “enemies of the Bolsheviks”, arrested and taken to a ship headed for Sevastopol. The whole episode ended relatively quickly, with the brave intervention...
10 Facts About the Battle of Jutland
The Battle of Jutland was the largest naval encounter of the First World War, pitting the British Grand Fleet against the German High Seas Fleet. It took place 31 May – 1 June, 1916, about 60 miles off the coast of Jutland (part of Denmark). In the years prior to war...
The greatest naval battle of the First World War
The Battle of Jutland was the largest naval confrontation of the First World War. In fact, it was the only major naval battle of the war, and both the British and the Germans later claimed victory. Reinhard Scheer was appointed to the command of the German Fleet in...
Roland Garros, the aviation hero of the First World War
Even though one the most important international tennis tournament in the world bears his name, his story is not that well known. Roland Garros was a fan of the sport, but by no means a renowned tennis player, as one would suspect. He is one of the best known French...
The Mărășești Mausoleum – the most important monument erected in the memory of the Romanian heroes of the First World War
Fought between August 6 and August 19, 1917, in the area of Vrancea County in south western Moldavia, the Battle of Mărășești represented the most important victory of the Romanian army during the First World War. With the victories at Mărăști and Oituz, in the...
The Corps of Romanian volunteers from Transylvania and Bukovina- Romanian prisoners from Russia, enlisted in the Romanian army
Romanians in the Austro-Hungarian Empire fought in the First World War since the beginning of the conflict. On the Galician Front, and later on the Italian Front, many Romanians were taken prisoners or deserted and were taken to war camps in Russia, Italy or France....