Flămânda Offensive

Flămânda Offensive
	Part of the Romanian Campaign of World War I
	; Romanian infantry crossing the Danube at Flămânda/Ryahovo
Date	29 September 1916 – 5 October 1916
Location	Ryahovo and surroundings, Ruse Province, Bulgaria
Result	Central Powers victory Romanian withdrawal;
Belligerents
Romania	German Empire; Bulgaria; Austria-Hungary Austro-Hungarian navy;
Commanders and leaders
Alexandru Averescu; Constantin Niculescu-Rizea	Robert Kosch; August von Mackensen; Karl Lucich
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Austria-Hungary; 1 river monitor disabled; 2 river monitors damaged; 1 patrol boat damaged; 1 barge sunk; 1 barge damaged; 3 killed; 5 wounded; German Empire; Unknown; Bulgaria; Unknown

The Flămânda Offensive (or Flămânda Maneuver), which took place during World War I between 29 September and 5 October 1916, was an offensive across the Danube mounted by the Romanian 3rd Army supported by Romanian coastal artillery. Named after the hamlet of Flămânda, the battle represented a consistent effort by the Romanian Army to stop the Central Powers' southern offensive led by August von Mackensen. The battle ended as a tactical victory for the Central Powers.

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