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The Austro-Hungarian High Command, then at Teschen, decided to use the success in Serbia to knock Montenegro out of the war. The Montenegrin Army that had fought alongside their Serbian allies, had now withdrawn into their own territory, but were still resisting against the Central Powers .
Signing of the capitulation of Montenegro on January 23, January 25, 1916. On August 9, 1914, the Kingdom of Montenegro entered the First World War on the side of the Triple Entente. The country fought together with the Kingdom of Serbia against Austria-Hungary.
Occupation of Montenegro may refer to: Austro-Hungarian occupation of Montenegro (1916-1918) during World War I Italian occupied territory of Montenegro (1941-1943) during World War II
There is considerable disagreement about the actual conduct of the battle, [4] but the Montenegrins forced a numerically superior foe to retreat. The battle was intended to give the Royal Serbian Army enough time reach the Albanian mountains in their retreat to Corfu, but in fact, most of the Serbian troops had already crossed the mountains and reached the coast and were battling their way ...
During World War II, Italy under Benito Mussolini occupied Montenegro in 1941 and annexed it to the Kingdom of Italy in the area of Kotor (Cattaro), where there was a small Venetian speaking population. (The Queen of Italy – Elena of Montenegro – was daughter of the former king of Montenegro and was born in Cetinje.)
World War II — World War II in Montenegro: Yugoslav Partisans Soviet Union (1944–45) Albania (1944–45) United Kingdom (1942–45) United States (limited involvement, 1943–45) Nazi Germany Italy (until 1943) Occupied Montenegro Government of National Salvation Croatia Montenegrin Chetniks Occupied Albania (1943–44) Allied victory
During World War II, an area of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia previously occupied as the Italian governorate of Montenegro was occupied by German forces after the September 1943 Armistice of Cassibile, in which the Kingdom of Italy capitulated and joined the Allies. Italian forces retreated from the governorate, and from neighbouring Albania.
Montenegro declares war on Austria-Hungary. [23] Middle Eastern: The Ottoman Empire closes the Dardanelles. August 6 Politics: Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia. [24] Politics: Kingdom of Serbia declares war on Germany. [24] August 7 Politics: Spain declares "the strictest neutrality." [25] [26] August 7 – September 6 Western: Battle of ...