Serbia during World War I

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1. Invasion of Serbia

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

• October 1914: Under pressure from its allies, Serbia conducted a limited offensive across the Sava river into the Austro-Hungarian region of Syrmia with its Serbian First Army. It was the Battle of Drina.
• November 1914: Advancement of Austria-Hungary in Serbia by 30th November.
• October 1915: The city of Belgrade was captured by the Central Powers.
• September 1914: Front line shift in the region of Galicia, which is now part of Ukraine.
• September 1914: Front line shift in the region of Galicia, which is now part of Ukraine.
• November 1915: In October 1915 the French divisions advanced up to the Vardar River.
• August 1914: In 1914, the Austro-Hungarian armies, led by General Oskar Potiorek, crossed the border and the Drina River into Serbia. This marked the beginning of World War I in the region.
• October 1915: The city of Belgrade was captured by the Central Powers.
• November 1914: Line to which the Serbian army withdrew voluntarly.
• October 1915: The Bulgarian Army attacked Serbia from the north of Bulgaria towards Niš and from the south towards Skopje.
• December 1914: The Austro-Hungarian Army entered Belgrade.
• January 1916: By January 1916, the Serbian Army had been defeated by an Austrian-Hungarian, German and Bulgarian invasion.
• October 1914: Under pressure from its allies, Serbia conducted a limited offensive across the Sava river into the Austro-Hungarian region of Syrmia with its Serbian First Army. It was the Battle of Drina.
• December 1914: The Serbian Army recaptured Belgrade. Serbia reconqiered all its territory.
• October 1915: The Austro-Hungarians and Germans began their attack on 7 October with their troops crossing the Drina and Sava rivers.
• January 1916: By January 1916, the Serbian Army had been defeated by an Austrian-Hungarian, German and Bulgarian invasion.
• August 1914: After a fierce four-day battle in Car, the Austro-Hungarians were forced to retreat.
• November 1915: The Serbian government and supreme command made the decision to retreat through Montenegro and Albania where they hoped to reach the Adriatic coast and be rescued by Allied ships.
• November 1915: In October 1915 the French divisions advanced up to the Vardar River.
• August 1914: In 1914, the Austro-Hungarian armies, led by General Oskar Potiorek, crossed the border and the Drina River into Serbia. This marked the beginning of World War I in the region.
• December 1915: The allied forces retreat from the Vardar River.
• October 1915: The Bulgarian Army attacked Serbia from the north of Bulgaria towards Niš and from the south towards Skopje.
• December 1915: The allied forces retreat from the Vardar River.
• November 1915: Front Line of Austria Hungary military occupation of Serbia by November 5th, 1914.
• November 1915: The Ovche Pole Offensive Operation was an operation of the Bulgarian Army that occurred between 14 October 1915 and 15 November 1915. It secured the south-eastern front of Serbia to Bulgaria.
• August 1914: After a fierce four-day battle in Car, the Austro-Hungarians were forced to retreat.
• November 1915: The Serbian government and supreme command made the decision to retreat through Montenegro and Albania where they hoped to reach the Adriatic coast and be rescued by Allied ships.
• November 1915: The Morava Offensive Operation was undertaken by the Bulgarian First Army between 14 October 1915 and 9 November 1915. As a result, the Serbian forces were compelled to retreat towards Kosovo and Metohija.

Selected Sources

• Cook, C. / Stevenson, J. (2006): The Routledge Companion to World History since 1914, Routledge, p.4