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For Romania, the highest priority was taking Transylvania from Hungary, which had around 2.8 milion Romanians, among approximately 5 milion other people. The Allies wanted Romania to join their side in order to cut rail communications between Germany and Turkey, and to cut off Germany's oil supplies.
Romanian military personnel of World War I (5 C, ... Pages in category "Romanian people of World War I" The following 82 pages are in this category, out of 82 ...
Pages in category "Romanian military personnel of World War I" The following 175 pages are in this category, out of 175 total.
Romanian people of World War I (3 C, 84 P) W. World War I sites in Romania (1 C) Pages in category "Romania in World War I" The following 41 pages are in this ...
This article provides a list of general officers and marshals of the Romanian Armed Forces, along with an overview of their service, major battles and awards, and other select biographical details. A general officer , or general, is an officer of high rank in an army.
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.
Romanian soldiers during a training exercise. The rifle is the Mannlicher M1893, the standard service rifle of the Kingdom of Romania at the time.. Between 1914 and 1916, 59 Romanian factories along with numerous private contractors produced a total of 400,000 artillery rounds and 45 million small-arms cartridges.
The Romanian offensive was doomed from the start. Its plan of action was the brainchild of General Vasile Zottu, who was paid by the Central Powers. Zottu's name was found on a list of people, Lista lui Günther , who were allegedly bought by the head of a major German oil company operating in Romania. Zottu was allowed the face-saving cover of ...