Serbian Campaign (World War I)

Serbian Campaign (World War I)

Serbian campaign

1914

  • Cer
  • Drina
  • Kolubara

1915

  • Morava
  • Ovche Pole
  • Kosovo

1916

  • Mojkovac
  • Macedonian front (World War I)
Theatres of World War I
European
  • Balkans
  • Western Front
  • Eastern Front
  • Italian Front
Middle Eastern
  • Caucasus
  • Persia
  • Gallipoli
  • Mesopotamia
  • Sinai and Palestine
  • South Arabia
African
  • South-West Africa
  • West Africa
  • East Africa
  • North Africa
Asian and Pacific theatre
Other theatres
  • America
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Mediterranean
  • Other naval theaters

The Serbian Campaign of the First World War was fought from late July 1914, when Austria-Hungary invaded Serbia at the outset of World War I, until the war's conclusion in November 1918. The front ranged from the Danube to southern Macedonia and back north again, involving forces from almost all of the combatants of the war.

The Serbian Army declined severely towards the end of the war, falling from about 420,000 at its peak to about 100,000 at the moment of liberation. The Kingdom of Serbia lost 1,100,000 inhabitants during the war (both army and civilian losses), which represented over 27% of its overall population and 60% of its male population. According to the Yugoslav government in 1924: Serbia lost 265,164 soldiers, or 25% of all mobilized people. By comparison, France lost 16.8%, Germany 15.4%, Russia 11.5%, and Italy 10.3%.

Serbia’s defeat of the Austro-Hungarian invasion in 1914 counts among the major upset victories of the modern era.

Read more about Serbian Campaign (World War I):  Background, 1914, 1916–1918, End of The War, Casualties, See Also

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