Why did German troops perform this parade near Szászház, in September 1916?

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Obviously the best we can do is to make an educated guess, but I think the answer is the rules of engagement you cite:

outposts can't shoot unless being shot at

The Germans wanted to engage, but their rules of engagement would not permit them to fire first. They needed to provoke the Romanians into firing the first shot. They sent forth a series of feints - one man, then several men, marching towards the Romanian position in the hopes that a Romanian soldier would fire back.

Alternatively it could simply have been the Germans demonstrating their bravery and their contempt for the opponent - like the Musketeers dining in the open on the seige of La Rochelle.

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