Observațiile colonelului american F. L. Parker despre armata și societatea românească în vremea retragerii în Moldova
The Observations by American Colonel F. L. Parker Regarding the Romanian Army and Society during the Retreat to Moldova

Summary/Abstract: The observatory mission sent to Romania by the US War College arrived there on 14 November. The officers Parker and Kerth retired soon in Moldavia, together with the army and authorities. Being representatives of a neutral power, their wish to visit the front was for some time denied by the Romanian General Headquarters. Even after these visits were allowed (in January 1917), they were restricted to headquarters. Only in May 1917 King Ferdinand gave the permission to inspect a front sector (Oituz-Putna) and then two cavalry divisions near Botoşani. The mission ended on 30 May. Afterwards, Parker wrote a report which argued the necessity of supporting the Romanian army with all kind of materials, emphasizing that the survival of Romania is crucial for the future evolution of the war in Europe.

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