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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 ...
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Unification of Germany 1866–1871; Franco-Prussian War 1870–1871; Second Concert of Europe 1871; Great Eastern Crisis 1875–1878; Campaign in Bosnia 1878; Dual Alliance 1879; Boer Wars 1880–1902
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 ...
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 ...
George Macaulay Trevelyan, a British historian, saw Serbia's war against Austria-Hungary as a "war of liberation" that would "free South Slavs from tyranny." [45] In his own words: "If ever there was a battle for freedom, there is such a battle now going on in Southeastern Europe against Austrian and Magyar. If this war ends in the overthrow of ...
World War I began in the Balkans on July 28, 1914, and hostilities ended on November 11, 1918, leaving 17 million dead and 25 million wounded. Moreover, the Russian Civil War can in many ways be considered a continuation of World War I, as can various other conflicts in the direct aftermath of 1918.