Third Battle of Oituz

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Third Battle of Oituz
Part of the 1917 Romanian Campaign of World War I
Date 8–22 August 1917 Location Border of Austria-Hungary and Romania (today in Bacău and Covasna counties, eastern Romania) 46°12′32.91″N 26°26′27.7″E / 46.2091417°N 26.441028°E / 46.2091417; 26.441028 Result Romanian defensive victory
Belligerents
Romania  Russian Republic	Austria-Hungary  German Empire
Commanders and leaders
Alexandru Averescu Artur Văitoianu Gheorghe Văleanu	Franz Rohr von Denta
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	1,500+

The Third Battle of Oituz was a confrontation between Romanian and, to a lesser extent, Russian forces on one side and German and Austro-Hungarian forces on the other, during the Romanian Campaign of World War I. The battle took place primarily in the Oituz valley on the border between Hungary and Romania, from 8 to 22 August 1917.