Third Battle of Petrozsény

Third Battle of Petrozsény
Part of the Battle of Transylvania of the Romanian Campaign of World War I

Course of the battle from 1 to 5 October
Date30 September – 5 October 1916
Location
Petrozsény and the surrounding area, Transylvania, Austria-Hungary (today Petroșani, Romania)
Result Central Powers victory
Belligerents
 Romania  Austria-Hungary
 German Empire
Commanders and leaders
Ioan Culcer
Dumitru Cocorăscu		 Erich von Falkenhayn
Johannes von Busse
Units involved

1st Army

  • 11th Division

9th Army

  • 301st Division
    • 144th Austro-Hungarian Infantry Brigade
    • 2nd Austro-Hungarian Mountain Brigade
    • 2 German battalions
    • 2 German batteries
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Third Battle of Petrozsény was a World War I military engagement between Romanian forces on one side and Central Powers forces (Austria-Hungary and Germany) on the other side. It was part of the wider Battle of Transylvania and the last engagement in the area around Petrozsény. The battle resulted in a Central Powers victory.

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