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The Third Battle of Doiran was fought from 18 to 19 September 1918, with the British and the Greeks assaulting the positions of the Bulgarian First Army near Dojran Lake. The battle was part of World War I and took place in the Balkan Theatre .
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 ... In 1918 a massive Anglo-Greek attack was repulsed by the Pleven Division in the ...
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;
Battle of Doiran – British and Greek forces made a second attempt to capture Doiran Lake from the Bulgarian First Army in Macedonia. [91] Battle of Dobro Pole – French, Greek and Serbian forces reached the Crna River, having advanced 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) into Macedonia and successfully ending the first part of the Vardar offensive. [92]
Preparations began in August 1918 for a new offensive in the autumn. The Third Battle of Doiran began on 18 September with attacks by British and Greek troops on either side of Lake Doiran. 22nd Division was given the main responsibility for the attack on the west side, but at Zero hour 79th Bde carried out a diversionary attack on its left. A ...
The Battle of Doiran may refer to several battles that occurred near Lake Doiran in present-day Macedonia: Battle of Doiran (1913), during the Second Balkan War; Battle of Doiran (1916), during World War I; Battle of Doiran (1917), during World War I; Battle of Doiran (1918), during World War I
The Allied Vardar Offensive opened on 15 September 1918 with the Battle of Dobro Pole and after a relative short struggle a breakthrough was achieved. On the next day at Lake Doiran the Allies began a two-day artillery barrage in which more than 300,000 ordinary and gas shells were fired on the Bulgarian positions.