Rapoarte şi note despre infracţiunile comise de militarii ruşi pe teritoriul României şi starea de spirit a armatei române (octombrie 1916 - începutul anului 1917)
Reports and notes about the crimes committed by Russian soldiers on Romanian territory and the state of mind of the Romanian army (October 1916 - early 1917)

Summary/Abstract: Shortly after Romania joined the war as an ally of the Entente powers, the Austrian-German troops forced the Romanian armies to retreat. Eventually, towards the end of 1916, after heavy battles, the divisions of the Central Powers were stopped on the alignment formed by the Eastern Carpathians, Putna, Lower Siret and Lower Danube. Once the Romanian army began fighting, the allied Russian units entered the Romanian territory; they retreated along with the Romanian soldiers and together they constituted the Romanian Front. Hence, towards late 1916, on the Romanian front, the Russian commandment concentrated 35 infantry divisions and 13 cavalry divisions, accounting for around ¼ of the armed forces of the Russian Empire. Within the alliance between Romania and the Russian Empire – conjectural, determined by the adhesion to the Entente – the Romanian-Russian relations were not based on loyalty. The dishonesty of the Russian party was apparent even in the behaviour of the Russian soldiers towards civilian authorities, soldiers and the Romanian population. The reports and notes identified – submitted to the Police and to the Romanian Security [Siguranţa] – demonstrate with many details the unfriendly of the Russian soldiers, with repercussions on the morale of the Romanian army.

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