TRANSYLVANIA – STRATEGIC TARGET FOR NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE STRUCTURES DURING THE PERIOD OF NEUTRALITY (1914–1916)
TRANSYLVANIA – STRATEGIC TARGET FOR NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE STRUCTURES DURING THE PERIOD OF NEUTRALITY (1914–1916)
Author(s): Codrut LUCINESCUSubject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: National Institute for Intelligence Studies
Keywords: espionage; Transylvania; World War I; intelligence gathering; the
Summary/Abstract: The Intelligence and military counterintelligence Section of the Ministry of Warand the Department for General State Security (DPSG), Ministry of Interior, in additionto providing counterintelligence support to Romanian army units, in order to counteractthe actions of the Central Powers, gathered intelligence during two years of neutrality(1914-1916), employing complex actions of collecting information in Transylvania. Withsupport from Romanian patriots in the territories under domination of Austria-Hungary,networks were created in Transylvania, Banat and Bukovina aimed at gatheringinformation for political and military decision-makers in Bucharest and providinglogistical support for the Romanian army’s advance in these historical regions
Journal: Romanian Intelligence Studies Review
- Issue Year: 2015
- Issue No: 13
- Page Range: 205-220
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English