British Salonika Force
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The British Salonika Force was a British Army field formation deployed to the Macedonian front during World War I, fighting alongside Allied forces against Bulgaria and its Central Powers partners in the Balkans.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Salonika Force canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army field formation
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateStrength | over 100,000 personnel at peak ⓘ |
| belligerentSide | Allies of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch |
artillery
ⓘ
engineers ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| campaign | Salonika campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Bryan Mahon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Milne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Allied Army of the Orient NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | 1919 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
mountain warfare
ⓘ
trench warfare ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1915 ⓘ |
| frontType | secondary theatre ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation | Salonika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Salonika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Macedonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Doiran (1917)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Doiran (1918) NERFINISHED ⓘ Monastir offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ Vardar offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableComponent |
10th (Irish) Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
16th (Irish) Division NERFINISHED ⓘ 22nd Division NERFINISHED ⓘ 26th Division NERFINISHED ⓘ 27th Division NERFINISHED ⓘ 28th Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIssue |
disease casualties
ⓘ
malaria ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British Army ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Thessaloniki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
operations against Bulgaria
ⓘ
support of Serbia ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Balkans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Macedonian front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.