Memorial Fallen Soldiers Battle of Brasov

This memorial commemorates the fallen Romanian Soldiers who died here near the old train station on October 10, 1916 as well as all other units that fought in the Battle of Brasov in 1916.
Captain Cristescu Sava and half a company of the 24th Infantry Regiment covered the retreat of the rest of the division and positioned themselves along the railway near the Bartolomeu Station in Brasov. During the battle, some German soldiers from the 189th regiment managed to sneak past the Romanian soldiers and positioned 2 machine guns 5 meters behind the Romanian trench, after which they slaughtered the 168 Romanian soldiers within a few minutes.

On the front of the monument (photo 1) is the following text (translated)
"the country is grateful to its sons
shed no tears over the dead eyes of heroes, but rather glorify them in song, so that the fame of their name in Romania will echo in the legend of all ages"
Photo 2 shows the following text translated:
"eternal gratitude to our great heroes fallen for the trust of the nation"
The text in photo 3 translates as follows:
'lion cubs
heroes were, heroes still are
and the Romanian nation will be forever, because they are strong as a rock
Romanians and where they grow...'
The photo states the following (translated)
"I'm resting here
The sacrifices of the heroic soldiers
The infantry regiment
6,15, 2, 10, 21, 24, 45, 61, 35
Fallen for the Fatherland'

Do you have more information about this location? Inform us!

Source

• Text: Gio Theunissen
• Photos: Gio Theunissen
• BARRETT, MICHAEL B., Prelude to Blitzkrieg:, Indiana University Press, 2013.
• TORREY, GLENN E., The Romanian Battlefront in World War I, United States, 2011.