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.

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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

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Monastir Offensive involves French Army of the Orient
Vardar Offensive involvedUnit French Army of the Orient
Battle of Doiran involvesUnit French Army of the Orient
French Army of the East alsoKnownAs French Army of the Orient
this entity surface form: Armée d’Orient