What the records say
- When
- 12 Oct 1916 – 1 Nov 1916
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 45.73° N, 24.97° E
- Location
- Southern Carpathians, at the border between Romania and Austria-Hungary
- Outcome
- Romanian strategic victory
- Belligerents
- German Empire Austria-Hungary vs Romania
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
Battle of the Southern Carpathians
World War I battle
The Battle of the Southern Carpathians was a major operation during the Romanian Campaign of World War I. The brainchild of German General Erich von Falkenhayn, the operation consisted in an attempt by the Central Powers to assault all of the passes in the Southern Carpathians at the same time, and exploit a success wherever it might have come.
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