Sunday, August 28, 2016

The Explorers' Club, № DXII

Operation AXIOM: The World War
27 August-18 September 1916: Romania, encouraged by Russian gains & Austro-Hungarian losses in the Brusilov Offensive, joined the Entente Powers through the secret Treaty of Bucharest (17 August); Romanian forces marched into Transylvania; a Bulgarian, German, & Ottoman column counterattacked from the south & captured the Romanian fortress at Turtucaia (2-6 September).





Lest we forget.

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