Historical place archive

Bucharest in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Bucharest in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records2 event labels3 people1916–1944

Historical events in Bucharest

1916

6 December 1916
Capture of Bucharest
August von Mackensen · World War, 1st

The Germans capture Bucharest after the Battle of Argesul

6 December 1916
Capture of Bucharest
Eric von Falkenhayn · World War, 1st

The Germans capture Bucharest after the Battle of Argesul

1944

26 August 1944
Declaration of War
Adolf Hitler · World War, 2nd

Romania declares war on Germany after German troops are defeated in Bucharest

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Germany and Bucharest. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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