Invasion of Serbia (1915)

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World War I campaign military offensive

The Invasion of Serbia (1915) was a Central Powers offensive during World War I that overwhelmed Serbian forces, leading to the occupation of Serbia and a massive civilian and military retreat through Albania.

Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Central Powers campaign against Serbia	0	1
Central Powers invasion of Serbia (1915)	0	1
Great Retreat of the Serbian army	0	1
Serbian campaign of World War I	0	1
fall of Belgrade (1915)	0	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War I campaign → military offensive →
alsoKnownAs	Invasion of Serbia (1915) → surface form: Central Powers invasion of Serbia (1915)
belligerent	Austria-Hungary NERFINISHED → Bulgaria → German Empire → Ottoman Empire →
commander	August von Mackensen NERFINISHED → Bojan Janković → Kral Petar I of Serbia → Radomir Putnik →
conflict	World War I →
consequence	Serbian army retreat through Albania → evacuation of Serbian army to Corfu → heavy Serbian military casualties → large Serbian civilian casualties → mass civilian exodus through Albania → occupation of Serbia by Central Powers →
countryInvolved	Austria-Hungary NERFINISHED → Bulgaria → German Empire → Kingdom of Serbia → Ottoman Empire →
endDate	1915-12-31 →
followedBy	Salonika Expedition → surface form: Salonika front operations Serbian army reorganization on Corfu →
historicalPeriod	20th century →
involvedForce	Austro-Hungarian Army → Bulgarian Army → German 11th Army → Serbian Army →
location	Balkans NERFINISHED → Kingdom of Serbia →
notableEvent	Invasion of Serbia (1915) self-linksurface differs → surface form: Great Retreat of the Serbian army crossing of the Sava and Danube by Central Powers forces → Invasion of Serbia (1915) self-linksurface differs → surface form: fall of Belgrade (1915)
opposedBy	Montenegro → surface form: Kingdom of Montenegro Kingdom of Serbia →
partOf	Balkan theatre of World War I → Invasion of Serbia (1915) self-linksurface differs → surface form: Central Powers campaign against Serbia
precededBy	Balkan theatre of World War I → surface form: Serbian Campaign (1914)
result	Central Powers victory →
startDate	1915-10-06 →
strategicObjective	destruction of Serbian armed forces → securing land route between Germany and Ottoman Empire →
theatre	Balkan Front → surface form: Balkan theatre of operations
year	1915 →

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Invasion of Serbia (1915) → alsoKnownAs → Invasion of Serbia (1915) →

this entity surface form: Central Powers invasion of Serbia (1915)

Balkan Front → hasPart → Invasion of Serbia (1915) →

European theatre of World War I → hasPart → Invasion of Serbia (1915) →

this entity surface form: Serbian campaign of World War I

Invasion of Serbia (1915) → notableEvent → Invasion of Serbia (1915) self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: fall of Belgrade (1915)

Invasion of Serbia (1915) → notableEvent → Invasion of Serbia (1915) self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: Great Retreat of the Serbian army

Invasion of Serbia (1915) → partOf → Invasion of Serbia (1915) self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: Central Powers campaign against Serbia