Battle of the Crna Bend (1916)

Not to be confused with Battle of the Cerna Bend (1917).
Battle of the Crna Bend
Part of the Balkans Theatre (World War I)

Entrance of French troops in Bitola on 19th November 1916
Date14 October – 19 November 1916
Location
river Crna – Macedonia
Result Entente victory[1][2]
Belligerents
Commanders and leaders
Units involved
8th Tundzha Infantry Division Unknown
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Heavy Unknown

The Battle of the Cerna bend[a] was a two-month-long battle between the Bulgarian and the Entente armies. The battle took place in the Macedonian front during the First World War Allied Monastir Offensive in October and November 1916. After extremely heavy fighting and severe casualties on both sides, the Bulgarians retreated from Bitola on 19 November, taking positions at 5 km to the north by defeating all later attacks from there. However, the Entente entry in Bitola had no strategic value.[4]

  1. ^ Kosta, Todorov (1943). Balkan Firebrand: The Autobiography of a Rebel Soldier and Statesman. Ziff-Davis Publishing Company. p. 95.
  2. ^ Strachan, Hew (1998). The Oxford illustrated history of the First World War. Oxford University Press. p. 75. ISBN 0-19-820614-3.
  3. ^ Tucker, Spencer (2005). World War I: A Student Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 1622. ISBN 9781851094202.
  4. ^ Mann, A.J. (1920). The Salonika Front. London: A & C Black. p. 70. ISBN 9781974131495.


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