The Orsova Offensive was a military engagement fought between the armies of Romania and Austria-Hungary at the start of the Romanian Campaign in August–September 1916. It ended in a Romanian victory w
Emperor Franz Joseph at the Orsova railway station (1896)
The Kingdom of Romania remained neutral throughout the first two years of World War I. They eventually entered the conflict on the side of the Entente from 27 August 1916 until insurmountable pressure
Orsova Offensive
…The Orsova Offensive was a military engagement fought between the armies of Romania and Austria-Hungary at the start of the Romanian Campaign in August–September 1916. It ended in a Romanian victory which led to the Romanian occupation of the west bank of the Cserna (Cerna) River for over two…
Romanian troops at Mărășești battlefield in 1917.
Sketch pleading for the entry of Romania into war against Austria-Hungary in order to create Greater Romania (Ilustraţiunea magazine, November 1915)
Armored car built at Atelierele CFR
British poster, welcoming Romania's decision to join the Entente