THE ROMANIAN ARMED FORCES CAMPAIGN IN 1916 - CONTROVERSIAL DECISIONS IN THE FIRST MONTH OF THE WAR –
THE ROMANIAN ARMED FORCES CAMPAIGN IN 1916 - CONTROVERSIAL DECISIONS IN THE FIRST MONTH OF THE WAR –
Author(s): Ion GiurcăContributor(s): Teodora Giurgiu (Translator)
Subject(s): Military history, Security and defense, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Centrul tehnic-editorial al armatei
Keywords: offensive; Bulgaria; command structures; campaign plan; Turtucaia;
Summary/Abstract: The Romanian Armed Forces painful defeat in the 1916 Campaign was rooted in the decision taken in Peri[, on 2/15 September 1916. However, the Romanian soldier bravery, heroism, and spirit of self-sacrifice, the firmness of some commanders of regiments, divisions, army corps, and armed forces, of the staff officers, as well as the material and military support provided by the allies, all contributed to the stabilisation of the situation on the Romanian front in December 1916. Most of the armed forces were concentrated in Moldova, where the difficult process of reorganisation had to start. According to the author, in Peri[ there were not discussed aspects of military command but of political and military decision. Morally, the Prime Minister of Romania had the obligation and the necessary levers to impose his point of view.
Journal: Romanian Military Thinking
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 108-132
- Page Count: 25
- Language: English
