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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.
Dates Theater/Front/Campaign Events January 5–17 Balkan: Austro-Hungarian offensive against Montenegro, which capitulates. January 6–7 Balkan: Battle of Mojkovac: January 6–8 Middle Eastern: Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad, a phase of the First Siege of Kut. January 9 Gallipoli: The Gallipoli Campaign ends in an Allied defeat and an Ottoman ...
Shortly after Prince Wilhelm's departure, Shkodër, the main city of the region, formed a local administration in the form of a council, under the supervision of the Entente. [ 30 ] In October 1914, Toptani informed the Serbian government of his intention to launch an operation against the Catholic tribes in order to gain control of northern ...
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 treaties and military conventions were published in French translations after the Balkan Wars on 24–26 of November in Le Matin, Paris, France [22] In April 1911, Greek PM Eleutherios Venizelos’ attempt to reach an agreement with the Bulgarian PM and form a defensive alliance against the Ottoman Empire was fruitless, because of the ...
First Balkan War; Second Balkan War; Tensions between France and Germany. Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871) – brought the establishment of a powerful and dynamic Germany, causing what was seen as a displacement or unbalancing of power; Tensions between the United Kingdom and Germany Naval arms race between the United Kingdom and the German Empire
The League quickly overran most of the Ottomans' territory in the Balkans during the 1912–1913 First Balkan War, much to the surprise of outside observers. [23] The Serbian capture of ports on the Adriatic resulted in partial Austrian mobilisation, starting on 21 November 1912, including units along the Russian border in Galicia .
The Fall of Belgrade (Serbian Cyrillic: Пад Београда, German: Der Fall von Belgrad) was a military engagement between the joint armies of Austria-Hungary and German Empire against Serbia in October 1915, during the Serbian Campaign of 1915 of World War I.