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The German reserves consisted of the 115th infantry division and two brigades of cyclists. The total manpower of the Army Group amounted to 80,000 troops with 30,000 horses. The Romanian forces could not withstand the new German attack which started on 1 November 1916. The Romanians retreated and on 21 November 1916 the German cavalry entered ...
After a series of quick tactical victories on the numerically overpowered Austro-Hungarian forces in Transylvania, in the autumn of 1916, the Romanian Army suffered a series of devastating defeats, which forced the Romanian military and administration to withdraw to Western Moldavia, allowing the Central Powers to occupy two thirds of the national territory, including the state capital, Bucharest.
In 1916, Romania had 10 divisions with 30 machine guns each, and 13 divisions with 15 machine guns each. [4] In other words, a Romanian battalion of 1917 had over half the number of machine guns of a Romanian division of 1916. The Romanian Army Chief of Staff since the end of 1916 had been General Constantin Prezan. [5]
Romania now faced annihilation from three sides. [80] The remaining Romanian forces were pushed back beyond the Siret in northern Moldavia. Romania received little direct help from the Allies despite previous assurances, with the French only dispatching a military mission of a thousand officers, health and support staff.
Romanian Land Forces; Romanian Gendarmerie (until Jan. 1949) Directorate for Security Troops (since Jan. 1949) Romanian Police; Romanian anti-communists; Defeat. Crushing of the rebellion; official number estimates 2000 Constantin Ion Parhon (until Jun. 1952) Petru Groza (Jun. 1952 – Jan. 1958) Ion Gheorghe Maurer (Jan. 1958 – Mar. 1961 ...
By Ludendorff's own admission, it had proved impossible to annihilate the Romanian Army. Forced to leave forces in occupied Romania, Ludendorff also admitted that – in spite of the German-led victory against the Romanian Army – the German position at the end of the campaign was definitely weaker regarding the conduct of the war as a whole. [30]
Russian forces in Persia link up with the British in Mesopotamia, but it is too late. May 31 – June 1 Naval: Battle of Jutland between Britain's Grand Fleet and Germany's Hochseeflotte. June 2–14 Western: Battle of Mont Sorrel. June 3 Middle Eastern: Russians fail to encircle Ottoman forces in Persia. June 4 Eastern
A French force under General Louis Bonneau detached from the French First Corps and invaded the frontier on August 8, 1914. Opposing them was the German 7th Division. The capture of the area, preordained by the French Plan XVII, was to boost national pride—and to provide a guard force for the flank of subsequent invasions. [4]