Battle of Doiran (1918)

Battle of Doiran
Part of Vardar Offensive (World War I)

1914–1918 British Military Cemetery in Polykastro (formerly Karasouli) near Lake Doiran.
Date18–19 September 1918
Location
Doiran Lake, Kingdom of Serbia (present-day Greece and Republic of North Macedonia)
Result Bulgarian Victory
Belligerents
Commanders and leaders
Units involved

 United Kingdom

 Greece

 Bulgaria

IMRO

Strength
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 45,672
  • Kingdom of Greece 29,328[a]
  • Total: 75,000
 Tsardom of Bulgaria (1908–1946) 35,000[1]
Casualties and losses
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 3,155–3,871[2][3][4]
  • Kingdom of Greece 3,404–3,948 (official numbers)[2][3]
  • Total: 6,559–7,819
 Tsardom of Bulgaria (1908–1946) 2,726[5]

The Third Battle of Doiran was fought from 18 to 19 September 1918, with the British and the Greeks assaulting the positions of the Bulgarian First Army near Dojran Lake. The battle was part of World War I and took place in the Balkan Theatre. The battle ended with the Bulgarians repulsing all attacks.

  1. ^ Διεύθυνση Ιστορίας Στρατού, Ο Ελληνικός Στρατός κατά τον Πρώτον Παγκόσμιον Πόλεμον, Τόμος Δεύτερος, Η Συμμετοχή της Ελλάδος εις τον Πόλεμον 1918, Αθήναι 1961, appendix 17, page 225
  2. ^ a b Wakefield & Moody 2004, p. 217
  3. ^ a b Διεύθυνση Ιστορίας Στρατού, Ο Ελληνικός Στρατός κατά τον Πρώτον Παγκόσμιον Πόλεμον, Τόμος Δεύτερος, Η Συμμετοχή της Ελλάδος εις τον Πόλεμον 1918, Αθήναι 1961, appendixes 13 and 14, page 222
  4. ^ Salonika and Macedonia 1916-1918
  5. ^ Недев 1923, p. 227


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