Battle of Monastir
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The Battle of Monastir was a key World War I engagement on the Macedonian Front in 1916, during which Allied forces captured the city of Monastir (Bitola) from the Central Powers.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Monastir canonical | 1 |
| Battle of Monastir (1912) | 1 |
| Battle of Monastir (1917) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bitola Offensive
NERFINISHED
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Monastir Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied Powers
NERFINISHED
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Austria-Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Central Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ France ⓘ German Empire ⓘ Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ |
| campaign | Allied operations from Salonika ⓘ |
| cityCaptured |
Bitola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monastir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Georgi Todorov
NERFINISHED
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Konstantin Janković NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice Sarrail NERFINISHED ⓘ Otto von Below NERFINISHED ⓘ Petar Bojović NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| conflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Germany
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Italy ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1916 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1916-11-19 ⓘ |
| followedBy | static trench warfare around Monastir ⓘ |
| front | Salonika Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Bitola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Monastir NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day North Macedonia ⓘ |
| objective | to capture the city of Monastir from the Central Powers ⓘ |
| partOf | Macedonian Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Allied offensive on the Macedonian Front in autumn 1916 ⓘ |
| result |
Allied victory
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capture of Monastir by Allied forces ⓘ |
| startDate | 1916-11-12 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
first major city in the Balkans liberated by the Allies in World War I
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pushed Central Powers forces north of Monastir ⓘ |
| theater | Balkan theatre of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1916 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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