WW1 – NEAJLOV ARGES – BATTLE FOR BUCHAREST
Because of the fast moving actions in the battles near Bucharest in the late autumn of 1916, it’s quite hard to be so lucky to find some traces. I have books and maps about the battles in the Neajlov – Arges area, but, because of the easy access to the…
Vasile Scarneci – the Commander of the 3rd Mountain Battalion in WW2
Read a book earlier this year written by this guy and it was awsome. To bad there is no english version because people would have loved reading it for sure. Vasile Scârneci entered the Romanian Army in 1916 as a soldier, although his contribution from the period of neutrality to…
ROMANIAN MOUNTAIN TROOPS COLLECTION – BRASOV (RO)
Here are some pics from a private collection that I visited earlier this year in Brasov, at the local History Museum. The Retromil guys have lots of Mountain Division Militaria and it’s cool to see that they showcase them in expositions like this! Enjoy!
WW2 soldiers passing thru Romania, from the stills of the coolest photographer you haven’t heard about
A couple of years ago, some news appeared, even in The Times, about some unknown photographer, Costica Acsinte and the race to save all the pictures that remained after his death. At first you may think that this is not such a big thing, some photographer based in some lost…
