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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 ...
The First Army was one of the major units of the Romanian military in both World War I, partaking in such operations as the Romanian offensive in Transylvania in 1916 [4] and the Battle of Mărășești in 1917, [5] [6] and World War II, seeing action on the Eastern Front, particularly after the 23 August 1944 Coup, when the First Army fought westwards alongside Soviet units in battles such as ...
16 Kingdom of Romania. 17 Russian Empire. ... (Pre World War 1) Field guns. ... (Used by Portuguese forces on the Western Front)
Romanian commanders; Date Name Allies Enemies Outcome Losses Prince Prime Minister Defense Minister General Chief of Staff; Summer 1948–1962 Romanian anti-communist resistance movement: Romanian Land Forces; Romanian Gendarmerie (until Jan. 1949) Directorate for Security Troops (since Jan. 1949) Romanian Police; Romanian anti-communists; Defeat
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]
Romania: Reconnaissance/trainer 120 Built by Arsenalul Aeronautic Retired in 1930 1924 Hanriot HD.14: France: Trainer 15 Retired in 1930 1924 Proto 2: Romania: Trainer 25 Retired in 1930 1924 Potez XV: France: Reconnaissance/bomber 120 Retired in 1939 1924 Morane-Saulnier 35: France/Romania: Trainer 42 Retired in 1935 1925 Blériot-SPAD S.61 ...
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]
The Royal Romanian Navy during World War I (1914–1918) was divided into two fleets and fought against the forces of the Central Powers. When Romania entered the war in August 1916, the Romanian Navy was officially divided as follows (although usage of the warships was fluid and their assignments changed as the war progressed): [ 1 ]