World War I Balkan Theatre

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1. Albania during World War I

Albanian theatre of World War I.

• January 1917: Austria-Hungary used the French precedent in Korçë to justify the proclamation of the independence of Albania under its protectorate on January 3, 1917 in Shkodër.
• January 1917: Austria-Hungary used the French precedent in Korçë to justify the proclamation of the independence of Albania under its protectorate on January 3, 1917 in Shkodër.
• January 1917: Austria-Hungary used the French precedent in Korçë to justify the proclamation of the independence of Albania under its protectorate on January 3, 1917 in Shkodër.

1.1. Collapse of Albania

Invasion of Albania by the central powers during World War I.

2. Serbia during World War I

Serbian theatre of World War I.

2.1. Invasion of Serbia

Invasion of Serbia by the Central Powers during World War I.

3. Montenegro during World War I

Montenegrin theatre of World War I.

3.1. Invasion of Montenegro

Invasion fo Montenegro by the Central Powers during World War I.

4. Liberation of the Balkan States

Was the liberation of the Balkan states from the Central Powers during World War I.

• October 1918: Niš conquered by Kingdom of Serbia.
• October 1918: The 2nd Serbian Army under Stepa Stepanovic, with French forces, advanced northwest towards Kosovo. Pristina was liberated by the 11th French Colonial Division on 10 October.
• October 1918: Shkodër conquered by Principality of Albania.
• October 1918: The 2nd Serbian Army under Stepa Stepanovic, with French forces, advanced northwest towards Kosovo. Pristina was liberated by the 11th French Colonial Division on 10 October.
• October 1918: The 2nd Serbian Army under Stepa Stepanovic, with French forces, advanced northwest towards Kosovo. Pristina was liberated by the 11th French Colonial Division on 10 October.
• October 1918: Durrës conquered by Principality of Albania.
• November 1918: Belgrade conquered by Kingdom of Serbia.
• November 1918: The Serbian army reached the border with Bosnia-Hercegovina at Dobor Pole.
• November 1918: After a last skirmish, the Austro-Hungarian occupation force evacuated Montenegro.
• October 1918: Colonel Dragutin Milutinović led a Serbian force, the "Scutari Troops" (later "Adriatic Troops"), northwest through Albania aiming to liberate Montenegro. This force arrived in Podgorica on 31 October.
• October 1918: The 2nd Serbian Army under Stepa Stepanovic, with French forces, advanced northwest towards Kosovo. Pristina was liberated by the 11th French Colonial Division on 10 October.
• September 1918: Serbian and French forces liberated Skopje.
• November 1918: Austro-Hungarian forces in Albania surrendered.
• October 1918: From the east the French 11th Colonial Division, 30th Division, Italian 35th Division and Greek 3rd and 4th Divisions entered Albania, liberating Elbasan on 8 October.
• October 1918: Peć conquered by Kingdom of Serbia.
• October 1918: Peć conquered by Kingdom of Serbia.
• October 1918: The Italian 16th Army corps (CSIO) and the French 57th division advanced northward, liberating Berat on 1 October.
• November 1918: The Serbian army reached the border with Bosnia-Hercegovina at Dobor Pole.
• October 1918: Vranje was liberated on 5 October.

Selected Sources

• Cook, C. / Stevenson, J. (2006): The Routledge Companion to World History since 1914, Routledge, p.4
• Favre, F. (2008): La Marina nella Grande Guerra, Udine, Gaspari, p. 154
• Favre, F. (2008): La Marina nella Grande Guerra, Udine, Gaspari, p. 156
• Favre, F. (2008): La Marina nella Grande Guerra, Udine, Gaspari, p. 196
• Favre, F. (2008): La Marina nella Grande Guerra, Udine, Gaspari, p. 55
• Favre, F. (2008): La Marina nella Grande Guerra, Udine, Gaspari, pp. 140-141
• The Times (1917): History of the War - vol. XII, London (UK), p. 35.