Battle

Battle of Nagyszeben (1916)

26 Sep 1916 – 29 Sep 1916 · 47.50° N, 16.37° E

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When
26 Sep 1916 – 29 Sep 1916
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
47.50° N, 16.37° E
Location
Southeastern Transylvania, Austria-Hungary (Szeben, Fogaras and Nagy-Küküllő counties) and northwestern Wallachia, Romania (Vâlcea and Argeș counties)
Outcome
Decisive Central Powers victory
Belligerents
German Empire Austria-Hungary vs Romania

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Battle of Nagyszeben (1916)

The Battle of Nagyszeben was a World War I military engagement fought between the forces of the Central Powers on one side and the forces of Romania on the other side. It was the decisive engagement during the Battle of Transylvania, and also the largest, involving four armies out of the five fighting in the region: two Romanian, one German, and one Austro-Hungarian.

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