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Hermannstadt

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/ ˈhɛrmanʃtat /

noun

  1. the German name for Sibiu

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On September 13, 1916, the first German troops to arrive on the scene came in contact with the Rumanians southeast of Hatszeg near Hermannstadt.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources by Reynolds, Francis J. (Francis Joseph)

Other roads have been distinctly made out in these mountains connecting Hermannstadt, Karlsburg, Schässburg, &c.

From Roumania Past and Present by Samuelson, James

Hermannstadt, however, marked the high tide of Rumanian victory.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources by Reynolds, Francis J. (Francis Joseph)

By 10 September Kronstadt and Orsova had been taken, Hermannstadt evacuated, and Hatszeg was in danger; at points the Rumanians had advanced some fifty miles, and the Maros line seemed almost in their grasp.

From A Short History of the Great War by Pollard, A. F. (Albert Frederick)

A few days later the Hungarian army in Transylvania, under General Bem, retrieved their ill-fortune by another glorious victory at Hermannstadt.

From A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) by Emerson, Edwin

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