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Name: Liberation of the Balkan States

Type: Event

Start: 1918 AD

End: 1918 AD

Parent: World War I Balkan Theatre

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

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  • September 1918: Serbian and French forces liberated Skopje.
  • October 1918: The Italian 16th Army corps (CSIO) and the French 57th division advanced northward, liberating Berat on 1 October.
  • 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: 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: Peć conquered by Kingdom of Serbia.
  • October 1918: Shkodër conquered by Principality of Albania.
  • 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.
  • November 1918: Belgrade conquered by Kingdom of Serbia.
  • November 1918: The Serbian army reached the border with Bosnia-Hercegovina at Dobor Pole.
  • October 1918: Niš conquered by Kingdom of Serbia.
  • November 1918: After a last skirmish, the Austro-Hungarian occupation force evacuated Montenegro.
  • October 1918: Vranje was liberated on 5 October.
  • November 1918: Austro-Hungarian forces in Albania surrendered.
  • October 1918: Durrës conquered by Principality of Albania.

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