In the First World War, in 1917 July-August, the German army, trying to croos the Romanian-Russian front and to occupy the Romanian territories between Siret and Prut rivers, begun a huge offensive in the Marasesti sector. Great fights take place. Even they were inferior from the point of view of the number of soldiers the Romanians pushed back the German attack. In the memory of this victory was built the Mausoleum from Marasesti

In the impressive Mausoleum, there are buried 6000 soldiers, identifyed or not, in crypts or common tombs.
In the museum from inside the mausoleum, there are exposed flags, arms, guns, projectiles and many other trophies from these fights.

In the yard of the Mausoleum there is the section of the Military Museum where there are important documents about these fights.

The great bas-relief on the exterior of the mausoleum cupola, sculpted by Cornel Medrea and Ion Jalea, are inspired from some episodes from fights from Marasesti.