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The Serbian campaign was a series of military expeditions launched in 1914 and 1915 by the Central Powers against the Kingdom of Serbia during the First World War. The first campaign began after Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on 28 July 1914. The campaign, euphemistically dubbed "punitive expedition" (German: Strafexpedition) by the ...
The Serbian campaign of 1914 was a significant military operation during World War I. It marked the first major confrontation between the Central Powers, primarily Austro-Hungary, and the Allied Powers, led by the Kingdom of Serbia. The campaign started on 28 July 1914, when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia and bombarded Belgrade.
The Great Retreat, also known in Serbian historiography as the Albanian Golgotha[4] (Serbian: Албанска голгота, Albanska golgota), refers to the retreat of the Royal Serbian Army through the mountains of Albania during the 1915–16 winter of World War I. In late October 1915, Germany, Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria launched a ...
Battle of Kolubara. Coordinates: 44°22′56″N 20°15′46″E. Battle of Kolubara. Part of the Serbian Campaign of the Balkans Theatre of World War I. A map depicting the third Austro-Hungarian invasion of Serbia, November–December 1914. Date. 16 November – 15 December 1914. Location. Kolubara river, Kingdom of Serbia.
Battle of Cer. The Battle of Cer[b] was a military campaign fought between Austria-Hungary and Serbia in August 1914, starting three weeks into the Serbian Campaign of 1914, the initial military action of the First World War. It took place around Cer Mountain and several surrounding villages, as well as the town of Šabac.
The total number of military and civilian casualties in World War I was about 40 million: estimates range from around 15 to 22 million deaths [ 1 ] and about 23 million wounded military personnel, ranking it among the deadliest conflicts in human history. The total number of deaths includes from 9 to 11 million military personnel.
Serbian border guards. [1] The Bombardment of Belgrade was an attack carried out by Austria-Hungary on the Serbian capital during the night of 28–29 July 1914. It is considered the first military action of World War I. The bombardment started hours after the Austro-Hungarian declaration of war on Serbia. [2]
Unknown wounded or missing. The Montenegrin campaign of World War I, in January 1916, was a part of the Serbian campaign, in which Austria-Hungary defeated and occupied the Kingdom of Montenegro, an ally of the Kingdom of Serbia. By January 1916, the Serbian Army had been defeated by an Austrian-Hungarian, German and Bulgarian invasion.