Șerban PĂTRAȘCU
3rd Degree Scientific Researcher, PhD. “C.S. Nicolăescu-Plopşor” Institute for Research in SocialStudies and Humanities from Craiova, of the Romanian Academy, Romania;
E-mail: serban_patrascu@yahoo.com
https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7692-179X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59277/CSNPISSH.2023.21
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Published on December 3, 2023
Abstract
The manuscript of the young officer named George Orman presents a firsthand account of the Romanian army, following their involvement in the campaign of 1916 to 1918.
“The Campaign Notes” is a record of everything he saw, heard, and lived through during the war. Being the commander of the Ambulance of the XI-th Division, he had accompanied troops in Transylvania, Oltenia, Muntenia and Moldova, as well as in Bessarabia.
A patriot and a fearless serviceman, he had done his duty towards his country, having been promoted and decorated for his bravery.
Keywords
Manuscript, officer, the First World War, Orman, Craiova
References:
- Archive of the Dolj Bar, file 7/1920: Avocatul George Orman.
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- Orman, George, Note de Campanie/ The Campaign Notes (handwritten).
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