Romania
Romania in the First World War →Tag
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1914
1915
1916
January
June
August
- 17
- Romania's treaty with the EntenteOn 17 August 1916 in Bucharest Brătianu signed a secret treaty and military convention with the Entente, promising to attack Austria-Hungary by 28 August.
- Battle of Florina beginsOn 17 August 1916 the Bulgarian 1st Army attacked the Serbs in western Macedonia and took Greek Florina the same day, forestalling Sarrail's offensive.
- 27
- Key eventRomania declares war on Austria-HungaryOn 27 August 1916 a crown council approved Romania's entry into the war. That evening its envoy handed a note in Vienna and troops crossed the Carpathians.
- Russians enter DobrujaOn 27 August 1916, the day Romania entered the war, the first units of Zayonchkovsky's Russian corps crossed the Danube into Dobruja.
- 28
- Romanian offensive in TransylvaniaOn the night of 27–28 August 1916 three Romanian armies crossed the Carpathian passes. The weak Austro-Hungarian screen fell back deeper into Transylvania.
- Key eventGermany declares war on RomaniaOn 28 August 1916 Germany declared war on Romania, a day after it turned against Austria-Hungary. The surprise at Pless cost Falkenhayn his post.
- 30
- Key eventTurkey declares war on RomaniaOn 30 August 1916 Turkey announced that, together with Germany and Bulgaria, it was declaring war on Romania. Enver Pasha was readying a corps for Dobruja.
- Romania breaks off relations with BulgariaOn the evening of 30 August 1916 the Romanian minister in Sofia asked for his passports and broke off ties. Two days later Bulgaria declared war on Romania.
September
- 01
- Key eventBulgaria declares war on RomaniaOn 1 September 1916 Bulgaria declared war on Romania to regain the Dobruja lost in 1913. Tsar Ferdinand called for a fight against the "treacherous neighbour".
- Romanians outside HermannstadtOn 1 September 1916 Romanian troops stood a few km from almost defenceless Hermannstadt, and burghers offered its surrender. The Romanians did not enter.
October
November
December
- 01
- Start of the Battle of the ArgeșOn 1 December 1916 General Prezan’s Romanian strike group hit the flank of the Danube Army near Bucharest. But the Germans captured the Romanian battle plan.
- Romanian government moves to IașiIn late November and early December 1916 the ministries, court and Allied legations left Bucharest for Iași. Brătianu's cabinet left on 3 December.
1917
January
- 05
- Germans take BrăilaOn 5 January 1917 German cavalry and Bulgarian infantry entered Brăila, the great grain port on the Danube. The Russians withdrew behind the Siret.
- End of the fighting in DobrujaOn 5 January 1917 the last Russians from the bridgehead at Măcin crossed the Danube. All of Dobruja except the delta was now in the hands of the Central Powers.