Nagyszeben Offensive

Nagyszeben Offensive
Part of the Battle of Transylvania of the Romanian Campaign of World War I
The Romanian front north of the Red Tower Pass on 4 September
Date 27 August–2 September 1916 Location Southern half of Szeben County, Transylvania, Austria-Hungary, up to and including Nagyszeben itself (today in Sibiu County, Romania) Result Romanian victory
Belligerents
Romania	Austria-Hungary
Commanders and leaders
Ioan Culcer Traian Moșoiu Gheorghe Cantacuzino-Grănicerul	Arthur Arz von Straussenburg Arnold Barwick Béla Tanárky
Units involved
1st Army 1st Border Guard Regiment 42nd Infantry Regiment 5th Jäger Regiment 2nd Infantry Regiment	1st Army 44th Infantry Regiment 143rd Brigade 51st Honved Division
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown 1 rail-cruiser destroyed

The Nagyszeben Offensive was a Romanian military operation during the opening stages of the Battle of Transylvania, during the Romanian Campaign of 1916 in World War I. It was fought against Austro-Hungarian forces and resulted in a Romanian victory, the city of Nagyszeben (Sibiu/Hermannstadt) being reached within a week. A further week of minor operations following the one-day Romanian occupation of the city resulted in the stabilization of the Romanian front line in the region for the ensuing fortnight.