Statues of Romanian soldiers

Hi to all! What did you say about a new topic? Statues of Romanian soldiers...There it is one for a good start.It is from com.Viisoara jud Neamt

On the road from Arad to Deva:-







Kevin in Deva.

In Lugos.

WW1 Romanian General IOAN A. DRAGALINA R.I.P.



Monument badly in need of restoration!!!











Kevin in Deva

LUGOS (2).

World War 1 Monument.









Kevin in Deva.

http://www.worldwar2.ro/forum/index.php?showtopic=4686

Entrance in Falticeni.Unfortunately is made into a moving car.Damn traffic rules!

Hallo dacliber

interesting to see in your first picture the soldier on the statue is wearing the British 1908 pattern webbing, ammo pouches, at first glance I took the rifle to be a representation of a Lee-Enfield 303, mainly by the magazine area and stock, but the front end and bayonet, shows its not a 303.

Hopefully more members will add to the thread and show some interesting statues in their areas.

Kevin in Deva.

This post has been edited by New Connaught Ranger on July 05, 2008 09:07 am

Hey Ranger! You are right and I hope that many members will post pictures with statues from their areas!

Statues in Falticeni whit better wiew

Taken in Bucharest a couple of weeks ago,

this one outside the

DIRECTIA NATIONALA ANTICORUPTIE building. :-






Kevin in Deva

Does any member know what words OF Gen. Dragalina were so disliked by someone that they were chiseled off from this plaque on the monument in Lugoj?

The line in question is just over halfway down & begins "DUMNEZEU".

The missing words are "Maestatea Sa Regele" ( His Majesty The King). Most probably were erased during comunist regime.

From the link below.
http://www.invierea-domnului.org/images/4%...alina/index.htm

“Ofiteri si soldati ai Armatei I-a române, din acest moment am luat comanda armatei si cer imperios la toti, de la General la soldat: în primul rând …. apararea cu viata a sfântului pamânt al tarii noastre, apararea vetrei stramosesti, a ogorului si a cinstei numelui de român. Cer la toti cea mai deplina ascultare si cea mai stricta executare a ordinelor…Trupa care nu înainteaza, sa moara pe loc…
Ofiteri si soldati ai Armatei I-a! Aparati cu viata voastra pamântul sfânt al Olteniei si al Tarii!.. Dumnezeu, Maestatea Sa Regele si Tara vor rasplati pe viteji. Cu Dumnezeu înainte! Victoria e a noastra!”

This post has been edited by Cantacuzino on May 04, 2009 02:27 pm

Hi Cantacuzino.

Many thanks for the clarification.
I took the liberty of amending the possessive adjective from "her" to "his"

Alan in Bradford

This post has been edited by Tyke on May 04, 2009 02:26 pm

The postcard below, showing the "General Dragalina" barracks, Lugoj, is a very recent addition to my collection.


It is definitely the same monument but with a different building behind it. Unfortunately the postcard has no dating information on it all. It has not been posted and there is no publisher name. However, it is obviously post 1918 and, to me, it has a 1930's look to it.

It raises some questions in my mind. Can any member answer the following please:

1 - What is the present day building behind the monument in Kevin's photo?

2 - Which regiment/s was/were stationed in these barracks over the years?

3 - When were the barracks demolished, presumably, to make way for the existing building? Unless of course the monument has been moved from its original site.

Regarding Q 2, I have done a bit of research and found that Honved Infantry Regiment 8 had its depot in Lugos (1), as it then was. Maybe this is the original Honved barracks that the Romanian army inherited?

I also found that "at Lugoj the artillery barracks were completed in 1935 with a guard house and food block" (2). Is this the guard house from 1935?

Refs.
(1) p. 107, "Austr0-Hungarian Infantry 1914-1918", J. D. Lucas, 1973, Almark Publishing Co., ISBN 0 85524097 0.
(2) p. 197, "Istoria Constructiilor si Domenilor Militare". M. Tarzioru & S. Padureanu, 1995, Editura Militara, ISBN 973-32-0432-3.

The building behind the monument is an ortodox church (looks like was build after 1990)