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| Picture No | 10220108 |
| Date | 1916 |
| Description | Romanian Troops attacking Ghemesh Station, Austro-Hungaria, |
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Surprise attack launched by Romanian troops on Ghemesh railway station in Austro-Hungaria, 1916. On the first day of hostilities between these two countries the Romanians asked that a Hungarian train might be fetched back from Romania. The Hungarians thought it would be full of grain and agreed, sending a steam engine to collect it. On its return to Austro-Hungaria the train stopped at Ghemesh station, only to reveal a large cargo of Romanian soldiers rather than grain - a modern day 'Trojan Horse'.
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| Source | Illustrated by H.W. Koekkeok in ‘The Illustrated London News’, 21 October 1916, page 471 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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