International Association for Danube Research the Danube. In a more recent branch of IAD in Austria, the ÖK (Österreichisches Komitee), scientists with outstanding research related to the Danube Basin in Austria are awarded with the “Liepolt-Preis”. The major achievement in the first decade of IAD was the monograph “Limnologie der Donau” (Limnology of the Danube), edited by Liepolt and published by E. Schweizerbart’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung (Nägele & Obermiller) Stuttgart in 1967. In the same year, the Commission for Hydrology of the Romanian Academy published the monography “Limnology of the Romanian sector of the Danube”. In 1986, S. Godeanu and V. Popescu-Marinescu released the bibliography “Limnologie der
Battle of the Danube the encircled Turks were threatened by hunger and disease. Kutuzov proposed supplying the Turks with food and provisions to allow them to survive. Tsar Alexander I did not agree with Kutuzov's idea, but Kutuzov explained that by keeping the Turks alive, he actually was holding a larger number of hostages and that would force the Sultan to negotiate. The plan was successful and on 28 May 1812 the Treaty of Bucharest was signed. Battle of the Danube The Battle of Slobozia, Battle of the Danube or Kutuzov's Danube Operation occurred after the Russian victory at Rousse which took place on