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Name: Counteroffensive of the Central Powers in Romania

Type: Event

Start: 1916 AD

End: 1917 AD

Parent: World War I eastern Front

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Was a counteroffensive of the Central Powers in Romania.

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  • December 1916: Battle of Bucharest: The outcome of the battle was Bucharest being occupied on 19 December by the Central Powers and the Romanian and Russian forces' retreat to Moldavia.
  • January 1917: The remaining Russo-Romanian forces in Dobruja abandoned Măcin.
  • November 1916: The German 217th Division was halted at Prunaru.
  • December 1916: German Field Marshal August von Mackensen led the Central Powers forces into the town of Râmnicu Sărat in Romania.
  • November 1916: Alexandria was reached and secured by the Germans.
  • November 1916: The Germans seized Târgu Jiu.
  • January 1917: The German 52nd Corps, also known as the Army of the Danube (German: Donau-Amee), took Brăila on 4 January 1917.
  • October 1916: Second Battle of Cobadin: Austro-German occupation of the strategic port of Constanţa and capture of the railway between that city and Cernavodă.
  • November 1916: All of the Jiu Valley fall in German possession.
  • November 1916: On 19 November, Filiași was taken by Austro-German forces.
  • November 1916: The towns of Pitești and Câmpulung fell to the Germans.
  • December 1916: The Central Powers successfully captured the city of Buzău from its Russo-Romanian defenders.
  • January 1917: Mackensen's troops were able to capture Focșani, but an attempt to break the Siret River line failed. Thus, the front stabilized.
  • November 1916: Bumbești was taken by the Germans.

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