Battle of Kolubara

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The Battle of Kolubara was a major World War I engagement in late 1914 in which Serbian forces achieved a decisive victory over Austro-Hungarian troops, temporarily driving them out of Serbia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Kolubara Offensive
belligerent Austro-Hungarian Empire
surface form: Austria-Hungary

Kingdom of Serbia
campaign Austro-Hungarian invasion of Serbia (August 1914)
surface form: Austro-Hungarian invasion of Serbia in 1914
casualties heavy on both sides
commander Oskar Potiorek
Radomir Putnik
Živojin Mišić
commandStructure Austro-Hungarian Balkan Army Group
Serbian Supreme Command
commemoratedBy monuments in Serbia
conflict World War I
continent Europe
country Kingdom of Serbia
date late 1914
defensiveForce Serbian Army
endDate 1914-12-15
followedBy Austro-Hungarian withdrawal from Serbia in 1914
front Balkan Front
surface form: Serbian Front
frontlineFeature Kolubara
surface form: Kolubara River line

Rudnik Mountains
historicalPeriod 20th century
involvedCity Gornji Milanovac
Lazarevac
Valjevo
involvedMilitaryUnit Austro-Hungarian Fifth Army
Austro-Hungarian Sixth Army
Serbian 1st Army
surface form: Serbian First Army

Serbian Third Army
languageOfName Serbian
location western Serbia
notableFor Serbian counteroffensive
temporary expulsion of Austro-Hungarian forces from Serbia
objective Austro-Hungarian invasion of Serbia (August 1914)
surface form: Austro-Hungarian invasion of Serbia
offensiveForce Austro-Hungarian Army
partOf Balkan theatre of World War I
surface form: Serbian Campaign of World War I
place Kolubara River region
precededBy Battle of Cer
result Serbian victory
river Kolubara
surface form: Kolubara River
SerbianName Battle of Kolubara self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kolubarska bitka
significance halted Austro-Hungarian advance into Serbia in 1914
major Serbian victory in early World War I
startDate 1914-11-16
strategicOutcome stabilization of Serbian front in 1914
tactic Serbian strategic withdrawal followed by counterattack
theatre Balkan theatre of World War I

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Balkan Front hasPart Battle of Kolubara
Austro-Hungarian Army engagedIn Battle of Kolubara
European theatre of World War I hasPart Battle of Kolubara
Battle of Cer followedBy Battle of Kolubara
Battle of Kolubara SerbianName Battle of Kolubara self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kolubarska bitka
Lazarevac historicalEventNearby Battle of Kolubara
this entity surface form: Battle of Kolubara (World War I)
Serbian Army engagedInBattle Battle of Kolubara