The Battle of Tutrakan (September 2-6, 1916) is a battle of the First World War , part of the Romanian campaign . It ended with the capture of the fortress of Tutrakan and the defeat of the Romanian army from the Bulgarian troops.
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| Main Conflict: World War I | |||
| date | September 2 - 6, 1916 | ||
| A place | Tutrakan , Romania | ||
| Total | The victory of Bulgaria | ||
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Battle
With the entry of Romania into the war, the command of the Central Powers adopted a plan to defeat Romania. To this end, the German-Bulgarian troops under the command of General Kiselyov invaded South Dobrudja . On their way stood a large Romanian fortress Tutrakan .
Tutrakan fortress was built by French engineers in 1913, when South Dobrogea became part of Romania . There were 151 guns and 15 forts in the fortress. The fortress was called impregnable, however, it was defended by rather poorly trained troops, consisting of reservists .
Bulgarian troops, with the assistance of a few German units, began an assault on the fortress on September 5. After shelling the fortress, the infantry launched an assault on the fortress, almost immediately managed to capture 5 forts.
On September 6, Tutrakan was completely captured by the Bulgarian army. The winners captured 2 banners, 480 officers, more than 22,000 soldiers, 151 guns and a large number of other trophies. Bulgarian troops did not suffer heavy losses.
See also
- Tomb of war
Literature
- Korsun N. G. Balkan Front of the World War 1914–1918 - M .: Military Publishing House of the NPO of the USSR, 1939 .-- 124 p.