Due to the harsh weather, the defenders' strong resistance and the rough terrain, early Bulgarian advance was slow. But because the defenders were severely outnumbered, the Bulgarians broke through near Pirot in 10 days, and the Serbs retreated to the Timok.
The battle continued for 27 days, and the Bulgarians penetrated up to 90 km deep into Serbia's territory. The Serbs lost 6,000 men, 60 guns, and a large amount of military equipment.
Footnotesedit
^Българската армия в Световната война, vol. II, pag. 892–905; Държавна печатница,София 1938
^Българската армия в Световната война, vol. II, pag. 918–921; Държавна печатница,София 1938
^Българската армия в Световната война, vol. IV , pag. 1028; Държавна печатница,София 1940
Sourcesedit
DiNardo, Richard L. (2015). Invasion: The Conquest of Serbia, 1915. Santa Barbara: Praeger. ISBN9781440800924.
Атанас Пейчев и колектив, 1300 години на стража, Военно издателство, София 1984.
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morava, offensive, part, serbian, campaign, 1915, date14, october, 1915, november, 1915locationfront, from, leskovac, negotin, serbiaresultbulgarian, victorybelligerents, bulgaria, serbiacommanders, leaderskliment, boyadzhievstepa, stepanovicstrengthfirst, arm. Morava OffensivePart of the Serbian campaign 1915 Date14 October 1915 9 November 1915Locationfront from Leskovac to Negotin SerbiaResultBulgarian victoryBelligerents Bulgaria SerbiaCommanders and leadersKliment BoyadzhievStepa StepanovicStrengthFirst Army 195 620 men 116 569 rifleman 108 machine guns 422 cannons 1 Second Army 5 infantry divisions 90 000 riflemen 94 machine guns 248 cannons 2 Casualties and losses1 906 killed 10 637 wounded 925 missing 3 6 000 casualties The Morava Offensive Operation Bulgarian Moravska nastpatelna operaciya Serbian Bitka na Moravi was undertaken by the Bulgarian First Army between 14 October 1915 and 9 November 1915 as part of the strategic offensive operation of Army Group Mackensen against Serbia in 1915 Under the command of Lieutenant General Kliment Boyadzhiev the Bulgarians seized the fortified areas of Pirot Nis and the valley of the river Morava As a result the Serbian forces were compelled to retreat towards Kosovo and Metohija Due to the harsh weather the defenders strong resistance and the rough terrain early Bulgarian advance was slow But because the defenders were severely outnumbered the Bulgarians broke through near Pirot in 10 days and the Serbs retreated to the Timok The battle continued for 27 days and the Bulgarians penetrated up to 90 km deep into Serbia s territory The Serbs lost 6 000 men 60 guns and a large amount of military equipment Footnotes edit Blgarskata armiya v Svetovnata vojna vol II pag 892 905 Drzhavna pechatnica Sofiya 1938 Blgarskata armiya v Svetovnata vojna vol II pag 918 921 Drzhavna pechatnica Sofiya 1938 Blgarskata armiya v Svetovnata vojna vol IV pag 1028 Drzhavna pechatnica Sofiya 1940Sources editDiNardo Richard L 2015 Invasion The Conquest of Serbia 1915 Santa Barbara Praeger ISBN 9781440800924 Atanas Pejchev i kolektiv 1300 godini na strazha Voenno izdatelstvo Sofiya 1984 nbsp This World War I article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Morava Offensive amp oldid 1195464681, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
