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Battle of the Olt Valley

Battle of the Olt Valley was a battle fought on 27 November 1916 at Olt River, in what is now Romania. The recorded result: Central Powers victory.

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1916 - Amplasament de mitraliera in timpul luptelor de pe Valea Oltului
1916 - Amplasament de mitraliera in timpul luptelor de pe Valea Oltului. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought27 November 1916
WhereOlt River, Romania45.618N, 24.305E
OutcomeCentral Powers victory
BelligerentsKingdom of RomaniaagainstAustria-Hungary; German Empire

Record

Date27 November 1916
PlaceOlt River, Romania
45.618N, 24.305E
KindBattle, First World War
Casualties and lossesUnknown total; Zănoaga: 700 casualties; 3 machine guns captured; First two weeks of November: 7,080 prisoners; 12 guns captured; 20 machine guns capturedUnknown total; Poiana Spinului: Prince Heinrich of Bavaria killed
Commanders
  • Paraschiv Vasilescu
  • Nicolae Petala
  • Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen
  • Heinrich of Bavaria
Battle of the Olt ValleyBattle of the Olt ValleyBattle of SellenberkSecond Battle of NagyszebenBattle of VízaknaBattle of Mount CsindrelSiege of FogarasBattle of VízaknaSiege of FogarasBucharestCluj-NapocaBrașovPloieștiPiteștiTirgu MuresDrobeta-Turnu SeverinRimnicu Vilcea100 km45.618N, 24.305E
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Elsewhere in 1916

Battle of the Olt Valley is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 124 in present-day Romania.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q85745966, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Olt Valley, revision 1370601759, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.