Flămânda Offensive

The Flămânda Offensive (or Flămânda Maneuver, which took place between 29 September and 5 October 1916, was an offensive across the Danube mounted by the Romanian 2nd Army during World War I. The battle represented a consistent effort by the Romanian Army to stop the Central Powers south offensive led by August von Mackensen. The battle ended as a tactical victory for the Central Powers. Romania begun its World War I in August 1916, when Romanian... more

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The Romanian Campaign was a campaign in the Balkan theatre of World War I, with Romania and Russia allied against the armies of the Central Powers. The Kingdom of Romania was ruled by kings of the House of Hohenzollern from 1866. For many years before the start of World War I, Romania was an ally...
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