Third Battle of Oituz

Third Battle of Oituz
Part of the 1917 Romanian Campaign of World War I

Monument to the heroes of Oituz
Date8–22 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.

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