The Romanian Debacle

The Romanian Debacle
Part of the Romanian Campaign of World War I
German cavalry entering Bucharest
Date 15 November–7 December 1916 Location Wallachia, Romania Result Central Powers victory
Belligerents
Romania  Russia (December)	Germany  Bulgaria  Ottoman Empire  Austria-Hungary
Commanders and leaders
Constantin Prezan	August von Mackensen Erich von Falkenhayn
Units involved
Army Group Prezan 1st Army	Danube Army 9th Army
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Romanian Debacle^[1] consisted in a series of battles between November and December 1916 which led to the Central Powers conquest of Bucharest, the capital of Romania. Russian forces joined the Romanians at the start of December.