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The Balkans theatre or Balkan campaign was a theatre of World War I fought between the Central Powers (Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany and the Ottoman Empire) and the Allies (Serbia, Montenegro, France, the United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, and later, Greece). The offensive began in 1914 with three failed Austro-Hungarian offensives into Serbia.
The following is the Bulgarian order of battle at the beginning of the First Balkan War as of October 8, 1912. After its mobilization the field army counted for 366,209 men [1] and represented half the field forces of the Balkan League.
Danish cartoon shows Balkan states attacking the Ottoman Empire in the First Balkan War, October 1912 The Treaty of London ended the First Balkan War on 30 May 1913. All Ottoman territory west of the Enez - Kıyıköy line was ceded to the Balkan League, according to the status quo at the time of the armistice.
Pages in category "Battles of the Balkans Theatre (World War I)" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Second Balkan war was a catastrophic blow to Russian policies in the Balkans, which for centuries had focused on access to the "warm seas". First, it marked the end of the Balkan League, a vital arm of the Russian system of defense against Austria-Hungary.
Bulgarian military operations during the First Balkan War. The following is the Bulgarian order of battle at the beginning of the second phase of the First Balkan War as of January 21, 1913. This order of battle includes all combat units, including engineer and artillery units, but not medical, supply, signal and border guard units
Balkan: Battle of Malka Nidzhe, a phase of the Monastir Offensive. September 12–30 Balkan: Battle of Kaymakchalan, a phase of the Monastir Offensive. September 14–17 Italian: Seventh Battle of the Isonzo: September 15–22 Western: Battle of Flers-Courcelette; the British use armoured tanks for the first time in history. September 17–19 ...
The Balkan Wars were two conflicts that took place in the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe in 1912 and 1913. Four Balkan states defeated the Ottoman Empire in the first war; one of them, Bulgaria, was defeated in the second war. The Ottoman Empire lost nearly all of its territory in Europe.