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Monday, July 23, 1917

"Soldiers! . . . The moment so much expected by the entire Romanian nation, by you especially more than anybody else has come; it is the time to resume the fightings in order to remove the barrier beyond which the groans of our parents, brothers and children under the oppression of the grabbing enemy can be heard. Do not forget that we resume the fight for the righteous and most sacred cause, namely for chasing away the invaders from our home."

Quotation Context

The Order of the Day given by the Romanian Second Army's Commander on the eve of the battle of Mărăşti quoted in Vasile Alexandrescu's Romania in World War I. Romania entered the war on August 27, 1916, and was overrun by Central Power forces by the end of the year, driven out of Wallachia and Dobruja and back to Moldavia where the Russians held the Allied line. After rebuilding with support, training, and weapons from France, the Romanian army launched its offensive to retake the country's lost territory.

Source

Romania in World War I, a Synopsis of Military History by Vasile Alexandrescu, page 48, copyright © 1985, publisher: Military Publishing House, publication date: 1985

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1917-07-23, 1917, July, Battle of Mărăşti, Mărăşti, Battle of Maraşti, Maraşti, Romania, Romanian reconnaissance plane