Order of battle of the Serbian Army in the First Balkan War
October 31, 2023
The order of battle of the Serbian Army in the First Balkan War is a list of the Serbian units that fought the major campaigns against the Ottoman army from October 1912 to May 1913.[1]
Apart from the infantry divisions of the Serbian army, one Bulgarian infantry division was also part of it.[2]
Field uniforms of the Serbian Army during the Balkan Wars
A.^ In the Royal Serbian Army, artillery and cavalry divisions (divizion) were units of battalion size not to be confused with the higher level of divisions (divizija) which had geographic names; The Serbian Army was divided into five divisional area: Morava, Drina, Danube, Shumadia and Timok. Each of them was made of three regional regimental commands with four battalion districts each. Each divisional area provided one first-call division, one second-call division, one or two cavalry squadrons and 6 station batteries.[3]
Referencesedit
^Andre Gerolymatos (5 August 2008). The Balkan Wars. Basic Books. pp. 275–. ISBN978-0-7867-2457-4.
^Béla K. Király; Gunther E. Rothenberg (1987). War and Society in East Central Europe: East Central European Society and the Balkan Wars. Brooklyn College Press. ISBN978-0-88033-099-2.
^"Serbia's wars of liberation and unification from 1912-1918" by Aleksandar Stojićević, p. 26
Literatureedit
Belgrade (Serbia) Istoriski institut Jugoslovenske narodne armije (1975). The First Balkan War, 1912-1913: Serbian Army Operations (in Serbian).
Savo Skoko; Petar Opačić (1974). Vojvoda Stepa Stepanović in the wars of Serbia: 1876-1918 (in Serbian). Beogradski izdavačko-grafički zavod.
Borislav Ratkovic. Mobilization of the Serbian Army for the First Balkan War, October 1912. Kiraly and Djordjevic, East Central Europe.
October 31, 2023
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The order of battle of the Serbian Army in the First Balkan War is a list of the Serbian units that fought the major campaigns against the Ottoman army from October 1912 to May 1913 1 Apart from the infantry divisions of the Serbian army one Bulgarian infantry division was also part of it 2 Field uniforms of the Serbian Army during the Balkan WarsContents 1 Order of battle 1 1 First Army 1 2 Second Army 1 3 Third Army 1 4 Army of Ibar 1 5 Javor brigade 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References 5 LiteratureOrder of battle editFirst Army edit Main article First Army Serbia Under the command of Crown Prince Alexander Karađorđevic Chief of Staff Colonel Petar Bojovic Divisions Regiments and batteriesCavalry division Prince Arsen Karađorđevic I cavalry regiment Milos Obilic Maj Antonije Antic II cavalry regiment Car Dusan Maj Vojin Colak Antic III cavalry regiment Maj Petar Savatic IV cavalry regiment Konstantin Konstantinovic cavalry artillery division A Maj Berislav TodorovicMorava division I line Col Ilija Gojkovic I infantry regiment I line Milos Veliki LtCol Dusan Tufegdzic II infantry regiment I line Knjaz Mihailo since Battle of Monastir nicknamed The Iron Regiment LtCol Vlada Ristic III infantry regiment I line LtCol Ivan Pavlovic XVI infantry regiment I line Car Nikolaj II LtCol Jovan Viktorovic Morava field artillery regiment minus 9th battery attached to Morava brigade I line LtCol Ljubomir Pokorni 1 st mountain battery detached from mountain artillery division Morava divisional cavalry regiment Maj Velimir VemicDrina division I line Col Pavle Jurisic Sturm IV infantry regiment I line Stevan Nemanja LtCol Dimitrije I Dragutinovic V infantry regiment I line Kralj Milan LtCol Jovan Vasic VI infantry regiment I line Prestolonaslednik Aleksandar LtCol Đuro Dokic XVII infantry regiment I line LtCol Miladin Masalovic Drina field artillery regiment 9 batteries LtCol Bozidar Sreckovic Drina divisional cavalry regiment Maj Mladen LukicevicDanube division I line Col Milos Bozanovic VII infantry regiment I line Kralj Petar I LtCol A Glisic VIII infantry regiment I line Princ Aleksandar IX infantry regiment I line Kralj Nikola I LtCol Panta Grujic XVIII infantry regiment I line Princ Đorđe LtCol Mihailo Zisic Danube field artillery regiment 9 batteries LtCol Svetozar Matic Danube divisional cavalry regiment Maj Nikola ColovicDanube division II line Col Mihailo Rasic VII infantry regiment II line VIII infantry regiment II line IX infantry regiment II line IV supernumerary infantry regiment I line LtCol Radomir Aranđelovic Danube field artillery division 3 batteries Danube divisional cavalry division ATimok division II line Col Dragutin Milutinovic XIII infantry regiment II line LtCol Sava Dimitrijevic XIV infantry regiment II line XV infantry regiment II line Timok field artillery division 3 batteries LtCol Obrad Jovanovic Timok divisional cavalry divisionArmy artillery 1st howitzer battery 6th mortar battery 1st 2nd amp 3rd heavy batteries 120mmSecond Army edit Main article Second Army Serbia Commander General Stepa Stepanovic Divisions Regiments and batteriesTimok Division I line Col Vladimir Kondic XIII infantry regiment I line Hajduk Veljko LtCol Milos Stankovic XIV infantry regiment I line LtCol Kosta Knezevic XV infantry regiment I line Stevan Sinđelic XX infantry regiment I line LtCol Jovan Ugrinovic Timok field artillery regiment 9 batteries Timok divisional cavalry regiment Maj Petar ZivkovicVII Rila division Bulgarian MG Todorov I brigade II brigade III brigadeArmy Artillery 1st division of mountain artillery regiment minus 1st battery attached to Morava division 1 line 2nd howitzer batteryThird Army edit Main article Third Army Serbia Commander General Bozidar Jankovic Divisions and brigades Regiments and batteriesSumadija Division I line Col Đorđe Mihailovic X infantry regiment I line XI infantry regiment I line XII infantry regiment I line LtCol Milivoje Stojanovic XIX infantry regiment I line Sumadija field artillery regiment 9 batteries Sumadija divisional cavalry divisionMorava Division II line Col Milovan Nedic I infantry regiment II line II infantry regiment II line LtCol Dusan Vasic III infantry regiment II line Morava field artillery division 3 batteries Morava divisional cavalry divisionDrina division II line Col Pavle Paunovic V infantry regiment II line VI infantry regiment II line Drina field artillery division minus 3rd battery attached to Javor brigade Drina divisional cavalry divisionMorava brigade I line LtCol Stevan Milovanovic I supernumerary infantry regiment I line LtCol Zivojin Bacic II supernumerary infantry regiment I line 9th battery detached from Morava field artillery regiment cavalry divisionArmy cavalry two squadrons of cavalryArmy artillery 2nd mountain artillery division 3rd mountain artillery division 3rd howitzer battery 4th howitzer battery 4th heavy battery 120 mmChetnik detachmentsMaj Alimpije Marjanovic Medveđa Kursumlija Lukovo KolasinArmy of Ibar edit Commander General Mihailo Zivkovic Divisions Regiments and batteriesSumadija division II line Col Mihailo Jankovic X infantry regiment II line XI infantry regimant II line XII infantry regimant II line Sumadija field artillery division Sumadija divisional cavalry divisionOther units V supernumerary infantry regiment 1st mountain artillery division II line 5th howitzer battery 5th heavy battery 120 mmJavor brigade edit Commander Colonel Milivoje Anđelkovic III supernumerary infantry regiment I line IV infantry regiment II line LtCol Vilotije Markovic 3rd battery detached from Drina divisional artillery division 4th mountain battery II line 1st Uzice position battery 6th heavy battery 120 mm cavalry squadronSee also editFirst Balkan war Kingdom of SerbiaNotes editA In the Royal Serbian Army artillery and cavalry divisions divizion were units of battalion size not to be confused with the higher level of divisions divizija which had geographic names The Serbian Army was divided into five divisional area Morava Drina Danube Shumadia and Timok Each of them was made of three regional regimental commands with four battalion districts each Each divisional area provided one first call division one second call division one or two cavalry squadrons and 6 station batteries 3 References edit Andre Gerolymatos 5 August 2008 The Balkan Wars Basic Books pp 275 ISBN 978 0 7867 2457 4 Bela K Kiraly Gunther E Rothenberg 1987 War and Society in East Central Europe East Central European Society and the Balkan Wars Brooklyn College Press ISBN 978 0 88033 099 2 Serbia s wars of liberation and unification from 1912 1918 by Aleksandar Stojicevic p 26Literature editBelgrade Serbia Istoriski institut Jugoslovenske narodne armije 1975 The First Balkan War 1912 1913 Serbian Army Operations in Serbian Savo Skoko Petar Opacic 1974 Vojvoda Stepa Stepanovic in the wars of Serbia 1876 1918 in Serbian Beogradski izdavacko graficki zavod Borislav Ratkovic Mobilization of the Serbian Army for the First Balkan War October 1912 Kiraly and Djordjevic East Central Europe Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Order of battle of the Serbian Army in the First Balkan War amp oldid 1173076449, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
