| The Romanian Debacle | |||||||
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| Part of the Romanian Campaign of World War I | |||||||
 German cavalry entering Bucharest | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Romania Russia (December) |
 Germany Bulgaria Ottoman Empire Austria-Hungary | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Constantin Prezan |
August von Mackensen Erich von Falkenhayn | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Army Group Prezan |
Danube Army 9th Army | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Romanian Debacle[1] consisted in a series of battles between November and December 1916 which led to the Central Powers conquest of Bucharest, the capital of Romania. Russian forces joined the Romanians at the start of December.