In 1877 during the Russo-Turkish war the Kingdom of Romania joins the war on Russia's side and declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire.
Romania Romania
Mircea Albulescu Ilarion Ciobanu Constantin Codrescu George Constantin Cornel Coman Iurie Darie Ion Dichiseanu Mircea Anghelescu Alexandru Dobrescu Vladimir Găitan Corneliu Gîrbea Emil Hossu Radu Itcuș Ion Marinescu Horațiu Mălăele George Mihăiță Ovidiu Moldovan George Motoi Sergiu Nicolaescu Dem Niculescu Emanoil Petruţ Amza Pellea Valentin Plătăreanu Ileana Popovici Colea Răutu Silviu Stănculescu Cristian Șofron Zephi Alșec Costel Băloiu Eugenia Bosânceanu Dan Condurache Constantin Diplan Ernest Maftei Draga Olteanu Matei Nucu Păunescu Adrian Pintea Adina Popescu Alexandru Repan Vistrian Roman Ștefan Velniciuc
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