Bucharest under allied bombings
The tragic event happened 1944, when more than 5,000 died in Bucharest along the 17 aerial bombing of the capital, remains one of the biggest disasters in the history of the city. During 1944 the city was bombed by allied troupes but also by the German Luftwaffe . The Bucharest World War II bombings were primarily Allied bombings of railroad targets and those of the Oil Campaign of World War II, but included a bombing by Nazi Germany after the royal coup. Bucharest stored and distributed much of Ploiesti’s refined oil products. Via:...
Posted on Nov 15, 2013 in Architecture, History, Museum, Romanian Kingdom, World War II | 0 comments
Peles Castle in Life magazine in 1940
In February 1940 Margaret Bourke-White’s first female war photographer made for LIFE magazine, an impressive series of photographs from Romania. Among them, many are dedicated to Peles Castle in Sinaia. Photos capture the exteriors and the interiors of a castle built at the wish of King Carol I, between 1873 and 1914 . Peles domain with its buildings (Peles Castle, Pelişor and Foisor) were built from personal money of King Carol I, who has sold a possession in Germany to pay the costs of land and raising Castle. Via: Life...
Posted on Sep 10, 2013 in Events, History, Museum, Romanian Army, Romanian Kingdom, World War II | 0 comments
Romanian and german troops in Bassarabia...
Ochakov on the Black Sea is on fire Heavily mined area in front of Melitopol Italian Expeditionary Force on the rmove German infantry attacks Armjansk Nikolayev is bombarded Field Marshal von Brauchitsch and Colonel-General Ritter von Schobert at a General Staff meeting in Nikolayev, September 1941 The old Tatar Ditch was developed into the anti-tank obstacle
Posted on Mar 11, 2013 in Events, History, Moldova, Other, Romanian Army, Romanian Kingdom, World War I | 0 comments
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