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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 ]
During World War I, the Black Sea Fleet of the Romanian Navy fought against the Central Powers forces of the German Empire, the Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary.The Romanian warships succeeded in defending the coast of the Danube Delta, corresponding to an area around the port of Sulina, while also aiding in the Delta's defense from inland Central Powers forces.
Torrey, Glenn E. Romania and World War I (1998) Torrey, Glenn E. The Romanian Battlefront in World War I (2012) excerpt and text search; Vinogradov, V. N. "Romania in the First World War: The Years of Neutrality, 1914–1916", The International History Review 14, 3 (1992): 452–461. Great Britain. Admiralty.
Alexandru Ioan Cuza, the founder of the Romanian Navy. The Romanian Navy was founded in 1860 as a river flotilla on the Danube. After the unification of Wallachia and Moldavia, Alexandru Ioan Cuza, the ruling Domnitor of the Romanian Principalities, decided on 22 October 1860 by order no. 173 to unify the navies into a single flotilla, the Danube Flotilla Corps. [1]
Naval battles involving Romania (1 C, 18 P) Pages in category "History of the Romanian Naval Forces" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Pages in category "World War I naval ships of Romania" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Romanian Air Corps; Romanian Black Sea Fleet during World War I; Romanian Campaign (1917) Romanian Danube Flotilla; Romanian Front (Russian Empire) Romanian Legion of Italy; Romanian Treasure; Romanian Volunteer Corps in Russia
The French military mission in Romania helped rebuild the Romanian Army, as Russia's was disintegrating. The reorganization of the Romanian Army had been completed by June 1917. The 1,500-strong French military mission, headed by General Henri Berthelot , included 300 officers who provided expert instruction in the use of new weapons and ...