Invasion of Serbia
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Invasion of Serbia by the Central Powers during World War I.
Chronology
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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.
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.
October 1915: The city of Belgrade was captured by the Central Powers.
December 1914: The Serbian Army recaptured Belgrade. Serbia reconqiered all its territory.
December 1915: The allied forces retreat from the Vardar River.
November 1915: In October 1915 the French divisions advanced up to the Vardar River.
November 1915: Front Line of Austria Hungary military occupation of Serbia by November 5th, 1914.
August 1914: After a fierce four-day battle in Car, the Austro-Hungarians were forced to retreat.
September 1914: Front line shift in the region of Galicia, which is now part of Ukraine.
November 1914: Advancement of Austria-Hungary in Serbia by 30th November.
December 1914: The Austro-Hungarian Army entered Belgrade.
October 1915: The Bulgarian Army attacked Serbia from the north of Bulgaria towards Niš and from the south towards Skopje.
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.
January 1916: By January 1916, the Serbian Army had been defeated by an Austrian-Hungarian, German and Bulgarian invasion.
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.
November 1914: Line to which the Serbian army withdrew voluntarly.
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.
October 1915: The Austro-Hungarians and Germans began their attack on 7 October with their troops crossing the Drina and Sava rivers.
Selected Sources
Cook, C. / Stevenson, J. (2006): The Routledge Companion to World History since 1914, Routledge, p.4
