Battle of Mărășești
1917 battle during the Romanian Campaign of World War I / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Mărășești (6 August 1917 – 3 September 1917) was the last major battle fought by the Central Powers against the Kingdom of Romania and Russia on the Romanian front during World War I. Romania was mostly occupied by the Central Powers, but the Battle of Mărășești kept the northern region of the country free from occupation.
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Battle of Mărășești | |||||||
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Part of the 1917 Romanian Campaign of World War I | |||||||
Map of the battle on its first day (6 August 1917) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Allied Powers: Romania Russia |
Central Powers: Germany Austria-Hungary | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Constantin Cristescu (until August 11th) Eremia Grigorescu (from August 12th) Alexander Ragoza | |||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Romanian 1st Army Russian 4th Army | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
Romanian 78 battalions 58 cavalry squadrons 150 batteries (36 heavy) 10 trench mortars 7 anti-aircraft guns 12 air squadrons Russian: 84 battalions 32 cavalry squadrons 79 batteries (9 heavy) |
102 battalions 10 cavalry squadrons 213 batteries (31 heavy) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
27,410 (5,125 killed, 9,818 missing, 12,467 wounded)[1] 25,650 (7,083 killed, 8,167 missing, 10,400 wounded)[1] Total: 53,060 (12,208 killed, 17,985 missing, 22,867 wounded) |
60,000–65,000 casualties (killed, missing, wounded)[1] Total: 60,000+ |
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