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Battle of Ţifeşti (9.8.1917)| Klemen |
Posted: March 30, 2011 11:34 pm
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Caporal  Group: Members Posts: 140 Member No.: 258 Joined: April 02, 2004  |
Hello friends,
I am asking this question in name of my friend who is doing some research about an Austrian officer who was killed in action during the battle of Ţifeşti on 9th August 1917. Basically he is looking for three things: 1.) a few details about this battle would be great since we hardly have any literature about the Romanian Front 1916-1918 2.) he is looking for any information about the current status of Austro-Hungarian military cemeteries around Ţifeşti (have they survived post-war era, WW2 and communist era?) and 3.) he is looking for any good photo(s) showing the former battlefield at Ţifeşti. Can anyone help?  Thanks in advance. Best wishes, Klemen This post has been edited by Klemen on March 30, 2011 11:35 pm |
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| Victor |
Posted: April 02, 2011 08:05 am
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Look here: http://worldwar2.ro/foto/?id=274§ion=9&article=117
Tifesti is to the east of Sarbi, where the Romanian 13th Infantry Division was. My wife is from Focsani. Next time we go there I will drive to Tifesti and make some photos. Probably no sooner than May. |
 
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| Klemen |
Posted: April 16, 2011 04:25 pm
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Hello Victor,
Thank you for your reply, Victor. Your help on this is much appreciated. If you could snatch a couple of photos of Tifesti in May it would be just wonderful!   Thanks in advance! lp, Klemen |
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| Dénes |
Posted: April 17, 2011 06:58 am
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Oops, Victor the married man?  BTW, my former wife was also from Focsani... Gen. Dénes This post has been edited by Dénes on April 17, 2011 08:53 am |
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| Victor |
Posted: April 20, 2011 01:56 pm
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It's unavoidable
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| Victor |
Posted: June 15, 2011 07:22 pm
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I believe this is the church.
 There were two of them in the village and this was the one on the edge of the ridge of the Putna Valley. |
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| Victor |
Posted: June 15, 2011 07:27 pm
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This is the map with the postions of the two churches. I believe the "Tifesti1" church is more likely of a candidate because it was in the back of the Central Powers frontline from the beginning.
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| Victor |
Posted: June 15, 2011 07:29 pm
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This is a cross from the cemetery of the church. It belongs apparently to a priest that died in 1917.
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| Victor |
Posted: June 15, 2011 07:31 pm
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The entrance:
 The ridge of the Putna Valley. Somewhere to the left, up on the ridge is the village and the church.  In the background is the Odobesti Mountain/Hill  There isn't much left of the old trenches, because of the vineyards that surround the village:  |
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