Battle of Doiran (1916)

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The Battle of Doiran (1916) was a World War I engagement on the Macedonian front in which Bulgarian and Entente forces clashed around Lake Doiran in present-day North Macedonia.

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Battle of Doiran (1916) canonical 1
Battle of Doiran (1918) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Doiran 1916 ⓘ
belligerent Bulgaria ⓘ
Entente Powers ⓘ
France ⓘ
Kingdom of Bulgaria ⓘ
Kingdom of Serbia ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
combatantRole Bulgaria as defender ⓘ
Entente as attacker ⓘ
conflictIn World War I ⓘ
conflictType land battle ⓘ
countryInvolved Serbia ⓘ
date 1916 ⓘ
front Salonika front ⓘ
linked to: Balkan Front
geographicalFeature Lake Doiran ⓘ
linked to: Lake Dojran
hasContext Allied Salonika campaign ⓘ
linked to: Salonika Expedition

trench warfare on the Macedonian front ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
location border region between present-day North Macedonia and Greece ⓘ
near Lake Doiran ⓘ
present-day North Macedonia ⓘ
militaryFront Macedonian front ⓘ
opposedTo Allied Powers ⓘ
Entente Powers ⓘ
outcome Entente offensive repulsed ⓘ
partOf Macedonian front ⓘ
operations around Salonika in 1916 ⓘ
region Macedonia ⓘ
linked to: Macedonia region
relatedEvent Battle of Doiran (1917) ⓘ
Battle of Doiran (1918) ⓘ
result Bulgarian defensive victory ⓘ
side Central Powers side represented by Bulgaria ⓘ
strategicObjective Entente attempt to break Bulgarian lines near Doiran ⓘ
strategicSignificance helped stabilize Bulgarian positions on the Macedonian front ⓘ
theater Balkan theatre of World War I ⓘ

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Battle of Doiran → hasPart → Battle of Doiran (1916) ⓘ
Battle of Doiran (1916) → relatedEvent → Battle of Doiran (1918) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Doiran (1916)