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War in Romania, 1916-1918

Crossing the Danube, 1916

Field Marshal August von Mackensen and his General Staff observe troops crossing the Danube near Svishtov.

German-Austrian motor battery, 1916

A German-Austrian motor battery. In the foreground a traction engine with a barrel wagon.

Command post at the Bran mountain pass, 1916

German command post at the Bran mountain pass in Transylvania. In the background the Piatra Craiului Mountains.

German soldiers watch dancing Romanians, 1917

German soldiers watch the rural Romanian population dance Hora. At the time this picture was taken Romanian agriculture was already under German administration.

German officers in an Austro-Hungarian bivouac, 1916

German field marshal August von Mackensen (2nd from right) in an Austro-Hungarian bivouac.

Hungarian artillery, 1916

Soldiers of the Hungarian Defence Force load an artillery piece in an emplacement.

Romanian policeman with German soldiers, 1917

From captured Bucharest: A local policeman on patrol with two German soldiers.

Soldier on a zip-line, 1917

A German soldier crosses a river at the Romanian front on a zip-line.

German artillery, 1917

German artillery moves up a mountainside in Transylvania.

Crossing the Danube, 1916

Field Marshal August von Mackensen (2nd from left) observes his troops crossing the Danube near Svishtov.

German soldiers with Romanian prisoners of war, 1916

German soldiers and Romanian prisoners of war at the Bran pass in Transylvania.

Installing a howitzer, 1916

Austro-Hungarian soldiers install a heavy howitzer in an emplacement in the Romanian Carpathian Mountains.

Romanian beach guard, 1916

From the Dobruja region: A Romanian beach guard at the Black Sea.

General Averescu on his way to Field Marshal von Mackensen, 1917

In Bucharest: Romanian General Alexandru Averescu on his way to Field Marshal August von Mackensen, the German Supreme Commander .

General von Falkenhayn with Lieutenant General von Morgen and Field Marshal Archduke Friedrich

General of the Infantry Erich von Falkenhayn (2nd from right), Commander of the Ninth Army, with Lieutenant General Kurt von Morgen and the Austrian Field Marshal Archduke Friedrich during the war with Romania.

Romanian prisoners of war in Sofia, 1916

The first Romanian prisoners of war march through Sofia. They are guarded by Bulgarian soldiers.

Rebuilding a bridge, 1917

German railroaders rebuild a bridge over the Arges river.

Marching through snow, 1916

Behind the Transylvanian front: March into the trenches.

German soldiers on the march, 1917

German troops on the road to Petrosani in Transylvania.

Mountain pass in Predeal, 1916

The mountain pass in Predeal. Behind it buildings destroyed by the fighting.

Romanian peace negotiators, 1918

Arrival of Romanian negotiators to the peace talks at Cotroceni Palace in Bucharest.

At the signing of the Treaty of Bucharest, 1918

At the table from the left: The Ottoman Imperial Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Nessimy Bey, the Austro-Hungarian Foreign Minister Stephan Baron Burián von Rajecz, the German Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Richard von Kühlmann and the Bulgarian Royal Ministerial President Dr. Vasil Radoslavov.

Signing the Treaty of Bucharest, 1918

In Bucharest: Austro-Hungarian Foreign Minister Stephan Baron Burián von Rajecz signs the peace treaty with Romania

Mountain emplacement, 1916

Austro-Hungarian soldiers in the front line of an emplacement in the Carpathian Mountains.

Romanian prisoners of war in Sofia, 1916

The first Romanian prisoners of war arrive at the station in the Bulgarian capital Sofia.

Soldier in search of accommodations, 1916

An Austro-Hungarian officer in search of accommodations talks to the local rural population in Wallachia.

Munitions loading area, 1917

German soldiers unload a train at a munitions loading area in Walachia.

Collection point for captured Romanian soldiers, 1916

Romanian prisoner of war captured during the fighting at Predeal at the prisoner collection point in Sibiu.

Transporting cattle for slaughter, 1917

Transport of cattle for slaughter for the German troops on a rural road in Romania.

Destruction in Predeal, 1916

Destroyed buildings in Predeal, captured by the Central Powers.

Pontoon bridge, 1916

The army under field marshal August von Mackensen builds a pontoon bridge near Svishtov to cross the Danube.

Ox-drawn cart in Romania, 1917

German soldiers with an ox-drawn cart on an unpaved Romanian road.

German command post, 1916

Command post of a German auxiliary division at the Bran mountain pass in Transylvania.

Captured armored car, 1916

German soldiers with a British armored car captured in Romania.

Austro-Hungarian troops at a river crossing, 1916

Austro-Hungarian troops cross the Olt River with horses and cart.

German soldiers at a Romanian market, 1916

German soldiers at a market in Transylvania. They try to communicate with the market women using sign language.

Central square in Brasov, 1916

In Transylvania: Artillery on the central square in Brasov after the invasion of the Hungarian Defence Force.

Captured Romanian artillery, 1916

German soldiers with Romanian artillery at a station in Transylvania. It was captured during the fighting at the Turnu Rosu Pass.

Destroyed station hall, 1916

The destroyed main hall of Predeal station.

Hungarian troops in Brasov, 1916

In Transylvania: The central square in Brasov after the invasion of the Hungarian Defence Force.

Hungarian troops in Brasov, 1916

The Hungarian Defence Force enters Brasov in Transylvania.

Priest greets Austro-Hungarian troops, 1916

In Transylvania: A Franciscan priest standing in front of a church greets the first Austro-Hungarian troops to invade Brasov.

Romanian prisoners of war, 1917

Captured Romanian soldiers in Fagaras.

Romanian prisoners of war, 1916

Older Romanian prisoners of war from the battles in Transylvania.

Soldiers push covered wagon, 1916

German soldiers push a fully laden covered wagon at a river crossing at the Danube in Romania.

Emplacing heavy artillery, 1917

Heavy artillery is emplaced on the march to Braila for the pursuit battle near Buzau.

German engineers clear a passage through ice, 1918

Near Braila: German engineers break a passage for their boats into the ice of the frozen Danube.

Building a pontoon bridge, 1916

The army under field marshal August von Mackensen builds a pontoon bridge near Svishtov to cross the Danube.

Turkish soldiers in a trench, 1916

Turkish soldiers in a trench in conquered Transylvania.

Captured artillery, 1916

German troops with Romanian artillery captured during the battles at Brasov in Transylvania.

General watches troops on the march, 1916

General von Morgen watches marching German troops in Transylvania.

German ambulance, 1916

From the battles at the Turnu Rosu Pass: A German ambulance drives through a town in Transylvania.

On the Danube, 1916

Barges with German soldiers on the Danube.

Look-out in Braila, 1917

A German and a Turkish soldier keep look-out at the Danubian port of Braila.

Charged Romanian emplacement, 1916

Romanian emplacement charged by German troops in the Dobruja region.

The guard marches through Bucharest, 1917

The marching German guard passes the palace square in Bucharest. In the foreground a brass band.

Guard mount, 1917

Guard mount in German occupied Bucharest.

Constanza harbor, 1916

The harbor in the captured city of Constanza. In the background a burning oil tank, ignited by shelling.

Burning petrol tanks in Costanza, 1916

Burning kerosine tanks in the harbor of captured Costanza.

Burning oil tank, 1916

A burning oil tank in the city of Constanza ignited by shelling.

Burning Romanian dock, 1916

Romanian dock set alight by shelling.

Bulgarian soldiers in Bucharest, 1917

Bulgarian soldiers in the occupied Romanian capital in front of the building of the German military authority.

Austro-Hungarian soldiers with a sea mine, 1916

Austro-Hungarian Soldiers salvage a Russian sea mine from the Danube.

Patrol in a Romanian city, 1916

A Bulgarian, a German and a Turkish soldier patrol the streets of a captured Romanian city.

General von Falkenhayn und Major General von Morgen, 1916

General of the Infantry Erich von Falkenhayn (left), commander of the army in Romania and Major General v. Morgen stroll through a captured town in Transylvania, Romania. Company signs in German are visible on the house behind them.

King Carl I of Romania with his staff, 1913

The Romanian King Carol I with his staff officers.

Enver Pasha in Bucharest, 1917

Enver Pasha (l.) during a walk in occupied Bucharest.

Soldiers of the Axis powers in occupied Bucharest, 1917

Turkish, German, Austro-Hungarian and Bulgarian soldiers pose on the market place after the capture of the Romanian capital.

Romanian soldiers killed at Brasov, 1916

Corpses of Romanian soldiers who walked into German machine gun fire. The German troops under field marshal von Mackensen were able to recapture Brasov (Kronstadt) with their advance.

death certificate of a German soldier of the First World War

Death certificate of a German soldier, who died as prisoner of war in Romania during the First World War. The certificate is property of the central verification department of war casualties and military cemeteries.