French Army of the Orient
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The French Army of the Orient was a French expeditionary force deployed to the Balkan and Eastern Mediterranean fronts during World War I, notably participating in operations on the Macedonian front.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| French Army of the Orient canonical | 3 |
| Armée d’Orient | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French field army
ⓘ
expeditionary force ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
British Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greek Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Serbian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerentSide | Allies of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | land forces ⓘ |
| campaignObjective |
relief of Serbia
ⓘ
stabilization of Macedonian front ⓘ |
| commandLanguage | French ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | 1919 ⓘ |
| engagement |
Monastir offensive
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vardar offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1915 ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation | Salonika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Thessaloniki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| militaryBranchOf | French Third Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Adolphe Guillaumat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louis Franchet d'Espèrey NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice Sarrail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOperation | Salonika campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Albania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Macedonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Austro-Hungarian Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bulgarian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEnemyState |
Austria-Hungary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
operations against Bulgaria
ⓘ
support of Serbian front ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | French high command ⓘ |
| theater |
Balkan front
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Mediterranean front NERFINISHED ⓘ Macedonian front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | multinational coalition force (French-led) ⓘ |
| usedLogisticsBase | Port of Salonika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Armée d’Orient