Amintirile Unui Sergent Român pe Frontul Celui de-al Doilea Război Mondial: Riza Petre
Memoirs of a Romanian Sergeant in World War Two: Riza Petre
Author(s): Lavinia DumitrașcuSubject(s): History, Cultural history, Ethnohistory
Published by: Editura Muzeului National al Marinei Romane
Keywords: World War Two; Riza Petre; Hungary; Czechoslovakia; Budapest;
Summary/Abstract: There are many Romanian soldiers, without high ranks, whose names don’t appear in history books, but who honored their country in battle. This is the case of sergeant Riza Petre, from the 1st Calarasi Regiment (Cavalry), Lugoj, Caracal. We know about him that he fought for 263 days, from the 23rd of August 1944 until the 12th of May 1945. He took part in the battles of Timisoara, as far as Budapest and from there to Czechoslovakia. His 23 pages long memoirs are at the Museum of National History and Archaeology in Constanta.
Journal: Dunărea și Marea Neagră în spațiul euroasiatic. Istorie, relații politice și diplomație
- Issue Year: IX/2021
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 269-284
- Page Count: 16
- Language: Romanian