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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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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Vardar Offensive involvedUnit British Salonika Force