@granttharward.bsky.social
Historian of the Romanian Army in WW2. Works at US Army Center of Military History.
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I created a website for my books from Cornell University Press, Editura Corint & Osprey Publishing.
It has pages with all my videos & podcasts (in English & in Romanian). ⤵️
granttharward.com
It has pages with all my videos & podcasts (in English & in Romanian). ⤵️
granttharward.com
Romanian soldiers of the 28th Dorobanţi [Footsoldier] Regiment based in Ismail pose for a group photograph in March 1939 after the oathtaking ceremony for new recruits. This unit was among those disbanded after the Soviet occupation of Bessarabia & N Bukovina in June/July 1940.
January 20, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Romanian soldiers of the 28th Dorobanţi [Footsoldier] Regiment based in Ismail pose for a group photograph in March 1939 after the oathtaking ceremony for new recruits. This unit was among those disbanded after the Soviet occupation of Bessarabia & N Bukovina in June/July 1940.
Romanian officers in full dress uniform during the interwar period.
January 20, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Romanian officers in full dress uniform during the interwar period.
A Heinkel He 114 in Romanian colors at Mamaia in September 1942.
January 19, 2026 at 6:52 PM
A Heinkel He 114 in Romanian colors at Mamaia in September 1942.
The aftermath of a Soviet air raid on Constanța in June 1941.
January 19, 2026 at 1:05 PM
The aftermath of a Soviet air raid on Constanța in June 1941.
Romanian mountain troops with ski gear in the mid-1990s.
January 18, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Romanian mountain troops with ski gear in the mid-1990s.
Romanian soldiers goofing off while working on an irrigation system near Giubega in summer 1983. The Romanian Army often assigned many of its conscripts to labor on agricultural projects that served the priorities of the communist regime.
January 17, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Romanian soldiers goofing off while working on an irrigation system near Giubega in summer 1983. The Romanian Army often assigned many of its conscripts to labor on agricultural projects that served the priorities of the communist regime.
The first issue of Radio Romania for 1941.
January 16, 2026 at 5:31 PM
The first issue of Radio Romania for 1941.
A couple in conversation on Take Ionescu Boulevard in Bucharest in 1941.
January 16, 2026 at 12:31 PM
A couple in conversation on Take Ionescu Boulevard in Bucharest in 1941.
Central Powers prisoners of war in a camp in Romania during WW1.
January 15, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Central Powers prisoners of war in a camp in Romania during WW1.
Bulgarian soldiers join a wedding procession in Cataloi in the Dobruja region in August 1918 during the waning days of the occupation of half of Romania by the Central Powers.
January 15, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Bulgarian soldiers join a wedding procession in Cataloi in the Dobruja region in August 1918 during the waning days of the occupation of half of Romania by the Central Powers.
Romanian dead after the Soviet breakout from the Don River bridgeheads to encircle German forces in Stalingrad in November 1942.
January 14, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Romanian dead after the Soviet breakout from the Don River bridgeheads to encircle German forces in Stalingrad in November 1942.
"Petre Dumitrescu Colonel General [rank written in German] 14/XII/[1]942"
January 14, 2026 at 12:29 PM
"Petre Dumitrescu Colonel General [rank written in German] 14/XII/[1]942"
A receipt issued by the Jewish Communities in Bucharest detailing the number of shirts, breeches, stockings, handkerchiefs, & towels provided by an individual in November 1941 following a decree law issued a month prior forcing Jews to turn over such items to the state.
January 13, 2026 at 6:43 PM
A receipt issued by the Jewish Communities in Bucharest detailing the number of shirts, breeches, stockings, handkerchiefs, & towels provided by an individual in November 1941 following a decree law issued a month prior forcing Jews to turn over such items to the state.
German Luftwaffe personnel in front of the casino in Constanța on the Black Sea in 1941.
January 13, 2026 at 12:31 PM
German Luftwaffe personnel in front of the casino in Constanța on the Black Sea in 1941.
A trio of female pilots of the "White Squadron," a special Romanian air evacuation unit during WW2, eating a bowl of cherries with several male colleagues.
January 12, 2026 at 6:07 PM
A trio of female pilots of the "White Squadron," a special Romanian air evacuation unit during WW2, eating a bowl of cherries with several male colleagues.
"Mitică Teodorescu aviator killed on duty."
January 12, 2026 at 12:23 PM
"Mitică Teodorescu aviator killed on duty."
Romanian soldiers in 1976.
January 11, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Romanian soldiers in 1976.
Soldiers of the 30th "Mihai the Brave" Guard Brigade at Ghencea Stadium in Bucharest in 1996.
January 10, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Soldiers of the 30th "Mihai the Brave" Guard Brigade at Ghencea Stadium in Bucharest in 1996.
A Romanian gendarme sergeant in 1938.
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
A Romanian gendarme sergeant in 1938.
Romanian military students pose during an interwar visit to Şoimoş Fortress near Arad.
January 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Romanian military students pose during an interwar visit to Şoimoş Fortress near Arad.
A political cartoon about the Second Balkan War in 1913 that shows King Carol I of Romania giving Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria a spanking while Sultan Mehmed V of the Ottoman Empire, King Peter I of Serbia, & King Constantine I of Greece applaud.
January 8, 2026 at 6:33 PM
A political cartoon about the Second Balkan War in 1913 that shows King Carol I of Romania giving Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria a spanking while Sultan Mehmed V of the Ottoman Empire, King Peter I of Serbia, & King Constantine I of Greece applaud.
A Romanian soldier poses with his daughter in a photo studio in Iaşi in 1891.
January 8, 2026 at 12:35 PM
A Romanian soldier poses with his daughter in a photo studio in Iaşi in 1891.
Soldiers of the 2nd Grăniceri [Border Guards] Regiment with some local children for a gathering on 10 May, then Romania's main national holiday, in 1940.
January 7, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Soldiers of the 2nd Grăniceri [Border Guards] Regiment with some local children for a gathering on 10 May, then Romania's main national holiday, in 1940.
Romanians at a mountain getaway in Predeal in 1942.
January 7, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Romanians at a mountain getaway in Predeal in 1942.
A Romanian Railways map from 1940.
January 6, 2026 at 7:50 PM
A Romanian Railways map from 1940.