Reconstituirea unei biografii: pe urmele atașatului militar al României la Constantinopol – Lucian Trantomir (1913-1916)
Reconstruction of a Biography: In search of the military attaché of Romania to Constantinople – Lucian Trantomir

Summary/Abstract: In this article we draw a portrait of Romania’s military attaché to Constantinople, Lucian Trantomir, whose mission took place between 1913-1916. It is a first attempt of a professional portrait, using various sources from the local archives, as the topic of military attaches is less researched in Romanian historiography in general. Lucian Trantomir gradually advanced in the military career and in 1913 was appointed military attache of Romania in the Ottoman Empire and Greece. He arrived on the shores of Bosphorus in a difficult moment for the Empire, weakened after the Balkan conflicts in 1912-1913. During his mission to Constantinople, abruptly ended by the break of diplomatic relations between the two states, Trantomir gathered information both about the Ottoman and Bulgarian armies, considered useful for the organisation of war participation. A more detailed research of these reports written abroad by experienced militaries could offer new perspectives for the reconstruction of the implication of the conflicts from the beginning of the 20th century, as well as a comparative analysis of Romania’s situation in an international context.

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