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Flămânda Offensive
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The Flămânda Offensive (or Flămânda Maneuver), which took place during World War I between 29 September and 5 October 1916, was an offensive across the Danube mounted by the Romanian 3rd Army supported by Romanian coastal artillery. Named after the hamlet of Flămânda, the battle represented a consistent effort by the Romanian Army to stop the Central Powers' southern offensive led by August von Mackensen. The battle ended as a tactical victory for the Central Powers.
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Part of the Romanian Campaign of World War I | |||||||
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![]() 1 river monitor disabled 2 river monitors damaged 1 patrol boat damaged 1 barge sunk 1 barge damaged 3 killed 5 wounded ![]() Unknown ![]() Unknown |
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