Battle of Prunaru

Battle of Prunaru
Part of the Battle of Bucharest of the Romanian Campaign, World War I

Memorial commemorating the battle
DateNovember 28, 1916
Location
Prunaru, Teleorman County, Romania
Result

See aftermath

  • 217th Division halted
  • Left flank of the Danube Army subsequently exposed
Belligerents
 Romania  German Empire
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Romania Constantin Prezan German Empire August von Mackensen
Casualties and losses
700 captured
20 guns		 Unknown

The Battle of Prunaru was a military engagement between German and Romanian forces during the Romanian Campaign of World War I. It resulted in a tactical German victory, but following the heavy Romanian resistance the Germans halted after taking Prunaru. General Constantin Prezan's maneuver group checked the German forces in the region within two days, exposing the left flank of Field Marshal August von Mackensen's Danube Army.