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At the beginning of August 1916, three French and one British division with 45,000 men and 400 guns launched an offensive against the Bulgarian positions at Lake Dojran, defended by the 2nd Thracian Infantry Division. The attack began on 9 August with heavy artillery fire on the positions of the 27th Chepino Regiment and 9th Plovdiv Regiment.
The Doiran sector had previously been subject to two major Entente offensives known as the First Battle of Doiran (August 1916) and Second Battle of Doiran (April–May 1917). Both engagements ended in decisive Bulgarian victories, forcing the Allies to limit their operations to small raids and harassing fire.
The Battle of Doiran was a 1917 battle between the United Kingdom and Bulgaria during World War I. ... The Macedonian Front in 1916-1917.
Battle of Doiran (1918) Battle of Doiran (1916) Battle of Doiran (1917) F. Flămânda Offensive; Battle of Florina; G. Great Retreat (Serbia) K. Battle of Kaymakchalan;
The Third Battle of Doiran began on 18 September with attacks by British and Greek troops on either side of Lake Doiran. 22nd Division, reinforced by 77th Bde from 26th Division, was given the responsibility for the attack on the west side, but in two attacks on 18 and 19 September it failed in its objectives. In spite of the disaster at Doiran ...
The Third Battle of Doiran was fought from 18 to 19 September 1918, ... the Bulgarians having spent the first months of 1916 and early 1917 strengthening the ...
It saw action at the Battle of Horseshoe Hill in August 1916, the Battles of Doiran in April / May 1917, and the Third Battle of Doiran as well as the Pursuit to the Strumica Valley in September 1918. Demobilization began in February 1919, and the division was formally disbanded on 10 May 1919.
Battle of Doiran (1918) Battle of Doiran (1916) Battle of Doiran (1917) Battle of Dujaila; E. East African campaign (World War I) Capture of Eaucourt l'Abbaye;