Battle of Mărășești

Battle of Mărășești
	Part of the 1917 Romanian Campaign of World War I
	; Map of the battle on its first day (6 August 1917)
Date	6 August – 3 September 1917
Location	Mărășești, Vrancea, Eastern Romania
Result	Strategic Allied victory
Belligerents
Allied Powers:; Romania; Russia	Central Powers:; Germany ; Austria-Hungary
Commanders and leaders
Constantin Cristescu; (until August 11th); Eremia Grigorescu; (from August 12th); Alexander Ragoza	Johannes von Eben; Karl von Wenninger †; Curt von Morgen;
Units involved
Romanian 1st Army; Russian 4th Army	German 9th Army; XVIII Reserve Corps; I Reserve Corps;
Strength
Romanian; 78 battalions; 58 cavalry squadrons; 150 batteries (36 heavy); 10 trench mortars; 7 anti-aircraft guns; 12 air squadrons; Russian:; 84 battalions; 32 cavalry squadrons; 79 batteries (9 heavy)	102 battalions; 10 cavalry squadrons; 213 batteries (31 heavy)
Casualties and losses
27,410 (5,125 killed, 9,818 missing, 12,467 wounded) ; 25,650 (7,083 killed, 8,167 missing, 10,400 wounded); Total: 53,060 (12,208 killed, 17,985 missing, 22,867 wounded)	60,000–65,000 casualties (killed, missing, wounded); Total: 60,000+

The Battle of Mărășești (6 August 1917 – 3 September 1917) was the last major battle fought by the Central Powers against the Kingdom of Romania and Russia on the Romanian front during World War I. Romania was mostly occupied by the Central Powers, but the Battle of Mărășești kept the northern region of the country free from occupation.

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