Battle of Bucharest

Battle of Bucharest - Quiz

1. What is another name for the Battle of Bucharest?

A) Argeș–Neajlov Defensive Operation
B) Battle of the Danube
C) Battle of Wallachia
D) Siege of Iași

2. Who led the Central Powers' combatants during the Battle of Bucharest?

A) August von Mackensen
B) Henri Berthelot
C) Constantin Prezan
D) Erich von Falkenhayn

3. Where did the Romanian Government retreat after the fall of Bucharest?

A) Iași
B) Slatina
C) Ploiești
D) Pitești

4. Which foreign army joined the Romanian Army during the defensive operation?

A) French Army
B) British Army
C) Imperial Russian Army
D) Italian Army

5. Who was the commander of the Romanian Army during the battle?

A) Constantin Prezan
B) Henri Berthelot
C) August von Mackensen
D) Ion Antonescu

6. On what date was the city of Pitești taken by the Central Powers?

A) 27 November 1916
B) 29 November 1916
C) 4 December 1916
D) 6 December 1916

7. Which general commanded the Danube Army that won the battle of Argeș?

A) Erich von Falkenhayn
B) Constantin Prezan
C) Henri Berthelot
D) August von Mackensen

8. On which date were Bucharest and Ploiești occupied by the Central Powers?

A) 11 December 1916
B) 4 December 1916
C) 29 November 1916
D) 6 December 1916

9. Which river did German and Austro-Hungarian troops cross on 11 December 1916?

A) Danube
B) Ialomița
C) Argeș
D) Olt

10. Which city was captured by the Bulgarians to help secure the Danube?

A) Giurgiu
B) Ploiești
C) Pitești
D) Slatina

11. Approximately how many men made up the Romanian and Russian forces combined?

A) 200,000
B) 75,000
C) 150,000
D) 100,000

12. Who was the leader of the French military mission to Romania?

A) Henri Berthelot
B) Constantin Prezan
C) Erich von Falkenhayn
D) August von Mackensen

13. What was the size of the gap between the two German groups that the Romanians planned to flank?

A) 5 kilometers
B) 50 kilometers
C) 10 kilometers
D) 20 kilometers

14. Which German division was halted at Prunaru on 28 November?

A) 9th Army
B) 40th Infantry
C) Danube Army
D) 217th Division

15. When did Romanian forces retreat from Wallachia to Moldavia?

A) 6 December 1916
B) 29 November 1916
C) 14–15 December 1916
D) 11 December 1916

16. What mistake led to the Romanians suffering a considerable setback?

A) The oil wells were destroyed prematurely
B) General Culcer surrendered the capital
C) A staff car with attack plans was captured
D) The Russian army refused to fight

17. Where did the Romanian government and armed forces retreat to after the battle?

A) Moldavia
B) Bulgaria
C) Russia
D) Transylvania

18. What was the strategic goal of the Central Powers that they ultimately failed to achieve?

A) Eliminating Romania from the war
B) Executing General Prezan
C) Dividing the Romanian army into smaller units
D) Capturing the oil wells at Ploiești

19. Why is the Battle for Bucharest considered the most complex military operation of 1916 for the Romanian Army?

A) Because it was the only battle fought in winter
B) Because the Romanian army acted alone without Russian support
C) Because it involved the use of naval forces
D) Because of the number of men, duration, and length of the front line

20. What did Romanian troops destroy before retreating?

A) The bridges across the Danube
B) The city's rail infrastructure
C) The German embassy
D) Oil wells at Ploiești and surrounding wheat fields

21. Which individual was blamed for the failure of Romanian reserves to reach the city fortifications?

A) Erich Ludendorff
B) General Culcer
C) Alexandru Socec
D) Constantin Prezan

22. What was the fate of Bucharest after the Central Powers' surrender?

A) It was eventually liberated in 1918
B) It was ceded to Bulgaria
C) It remained under German control until 1920
D) It was annexed by the Russian Empire

23. How did Erich Ludendorff describe the situation on 1 December?

A) A decisive victory for Germany
B) A minor tactical annoyance
C) An unimportant skirmish
D) Most certainly very critical

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