Battle of Doiran (1913)
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (June 2010) |
| Battle of Dojran | |||||||
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| Part of Second Balkan War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Bulgaria |
.svg){kind=small} Greece | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Pravoslav Tenev Konstantin Kavarnaliev Hristo Pakov |
 Konstantinos Damianos[1](3rd division) Leonidas Paraskevopoulos(10th Division) | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
 2nd Army |
3rd Division 10th Division[2] | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2 infantry brigades | 2 divisions | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| half of forces killed, wounded or captured. |
252 killed 755 wounded[3] | ||||||
The Battle of Doiran was a battle of the Second Balkan War, fought between the Bulgarian and the Greek army. The battle took place in June 1913.
The Greek armed forces, after the victory at Kilkis-Lachanas, continued their advance north and successfully engaged the Bulgarians at Lake Doiran. As a result of their subsequent defeat, the Bulgarian forces retreated further north.
Battle
The Doiran Lake was at the right wing of the Bulgarian line of defense. The 2nd Bulgarian Army was responsible for the defense of this sector.[4] The Bulgarian artillery was for some time successful against the Greek attack.
The Bulgarians evacuated the region and retreated north after several hours of fighting.
Bibliography
- ^ A concice history of the Balkan Wars 1912-1913, Hellenic Army General Staff Army History Directorate, Athens 1998, Table 6: "Commands and Headquarters of the Large Units (Formations) during the Balkan Wars, 1912-13"
- ^ A concise history of the Balkan Wars 1912-1913, Hellenic Army General Staff Army History Directorate, Athens 1998, paragraph 290
- ^ A concice history of the Balkan Wars 1912-1913, Hellenic Army General Staff Army History Directorate, Athens 1998, paragraph 291
- ^ Crawfurd Price W. H.. The Balkan Cockpit - The Political and Military Story of the Balkan Wars. READ BOOKS, 2008. ISBN 978-1-4437-7404-8, pages 307-309
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