 The Romanians captured the Runcul Mare heights above the pass, threatening the Central Powers' lines of communication.Although heroic efforts by the 82nd Austrian (Szekler) Regiment salvaged the situation for the Central Powers on the 25th, the advance in the Oituz Pass had come to a halt.The Austro-Hungarians fell back to a better position, having come tantalizingly close to breaking into Moldavia.