Battle of Dobro Pole
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The Battle of Dobro Pole was a decisive World War I engagement on the Macedonian Front in September 1918, where an Allied breakthrough against Bulgarian and Central Powers forces triggered the collapse of Bulgaria’s war effort and hastened the end of the war in the Balkans.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Dobro Pole canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
World War I battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Dobro Polje NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied Powers
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Central Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Friedrich von Scholtz
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Georgi Todorov NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Franchet d'Espèrey NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Prosper Henrys NERFINISHED ⓘ Petar Bojović NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| consequence |
Armistice of Salonica
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Bulgaria exited World War I ⓘ Bulgaria sought an armistice ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
France
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German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | September 1918 ⓘ |
| effect |
collapse of Bulgarian front lines
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mass desertions in the Bulgarian Army ⓘ outbreak of the Radomir Rebellion ⓘ radicalization of Bulgarian troops ⓘ |
| endDate | 1918-09-18 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Allied Vardar Offensive
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breakthrough of the Macedonian Front ⓘ |
| front | Macedonian Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Dobro Pole
NERFINISHED
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Macedonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Vardar Macedonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collapse of Bulgarian morale
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heavy artillery preparation by Allied forces ⓘ |
| operation | part of the Vardar Offensive ⓘ |
| opponent |
Bulgarian Army
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French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Serbian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Macedonian Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | static trench warfare on the Macedonian Front ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1918-09-15 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
decisive Allied breakthrough in the Balkans
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hastened the end of World War I in the Balkans ⓘ |
| terrain | mountainous ⓘ |
| theater | Balkan theatre of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1918 ⓘ |
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