Vardar Offensive
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The Vardar Offensive was a major Allied military campaign in September 1918 on the Macedonian front that broke Bulgarian lines and hastened the end of World War I in the Balkans.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I battle
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military offensive → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Macedonian Offensive of 1918
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| armistice |
Armistice of Salonica
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| armisticeDate |
1918-09-29
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| belligerent |
French Third Republic
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Greece → Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED → Kingdom of Serbia NERFINISHED → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED → |
| cause |
Allied decision to break stalemate on Macedonian front
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| commander |
Louis Franchet d'Espèrey
NERFINISHED
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Petar Bojović → Živojin Mišić → |
| conflict |
World War I
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| endDate |
1918-09-29
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| followedBy |
Allied advance into Bulgaria
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Allied liberation of Serbia → |
| front |
Salonika front
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| involvedUnit |
British Salonika Force
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French Army of the Orient → Greek divisions → Italian 35th Division → Serbian First Army → Serbian Second Army → Serbian Third Army → |
| keyBattle |
Battle of Dobro Pole
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Doiran (1918) → |
| location |
Balkans
NERFINISHED
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Macedonia NERFINISHED → Vardar River valley → |
| notableFeature |
breakthrough of Bulgarian defensive lines
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combined Franco-Serbian assault → |
| opposingBelligerent |
German Empire
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Kingdom of Bulgaria → |
| opposingCommander |
Georgi Todorov
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Otto von Below → |
| partOf |
Macedonian front
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| precededBy |
static trench warfare on Macedonian front
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| result |
Bulgarian request for armistice
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collapse of Bulgarian front → decisive Allied victory → |
| startDate |
1918-09-14
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| strategicEffect |
hastened end of World War I in the Balkans
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opened route for Allied advance into Serbia → threatened Austria-Hungary from the south → |
| theatre |
Balkan theatre of World War I
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| year |
1918
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Vardar Offensive
("Macedonian Offensive of 1918")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Balkan Front
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