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Third Battle of Oituz 1917

Third Battle of Oituz: Monumentul Eroilor din Grozăvești
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date8 August 1917 – 20 August 1917Wikidata
Year1917Wikidata P580 (start time)
EraWorld War I era (1914–1918)derived from year
LocationRomaniaNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictRomania in World War IWikidata P361
Coordinates46.2091, 26.4410Wikidata P625

About the battle

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.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Third Battle of Oituz (revision 1370750380), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

46.2091, 26.4410 · Romania

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