Kolubara Offensive

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The Kolubara Offensive was a major World War I campaign in late 1914 in which Serbian forces successfully repelled an Austro-Hungarian invasion, securing a significant defensive victory.

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Kolubara Offensive canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I campaign ⓘ
military offensive ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Kolubara ⓘ
attacker Austro-Hungarian Army ⓘ
belligerent Austria-Hungary ⓘ
Kingdom of Serbia ⓘ
capitalCityInvolved Belgrade ⓘ
casualties heavy on both sides ⓘ
commander Oskar Potiorek ⓘ
Radomir Putnik ⓘ
Živojin Mišić ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
country Serbia ⓘ
date late 1914 ⓘ
defender Serbian Army ⓘ
defensiveNature Serbian defensive and counteroffensive operation ⓘ
endDate 1914-12-15 ⓘ
followedBy Austro-Hungarian withdrawal from Serbia in 1914 ⓘ
front Serbian Front ⓘ
linked to: Balkan Front
historicalPeriod early phase of World War I ⓘ
involvedForce Austro-Hungarian Fifth Army ⓘ
Austro-Hungarian Sixth Army ⓘ
Serbian First Army ⓘ
linked to: Serbian 1st Army

Serbian Third Army ⓘ
location Kingdom of Serbia ⓘ
Kolubara River region ⓘ
western Serbia ⓘ
militaryTactic strategic withdrawal followed by counterattack ⓘ
notableCommanderAustriaHungary Oskar Potiorek ⓘ
notableCommanderSerbia Živojin Mišić ⓘ
notableEvent Serbian counteroffensive in early December 1914 ⓘ
Serbian strategic withdrawal to the Kolubara line ⓘ
objective repel Austro-Hungarian invasion of Serbia ⓘ
opponent Austro-Hungarian Army ⓘ
outcome liberation of Belgrade by Serbian forces ⓘ
partOf Serbian Campaign of World War I ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Cer ⓘ
primaryRiver Kolubara River ⓘ
linked to: Kolubara
region Balkans ⓘ
result Serbian victory ⓘ
resultingAction Austro-Hungarian retreat from most of Serbian territory ⓘ
startDate 1914-11-16 ⓘ
strategicSignificance inflicted heavy losses on Austro-Hungarian forces ⓘ
secured Serbian independence in 1914 ⓘ
theater Balkan theatre of World War I ⓘ
year 1914 ⓘ

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Battle of Kolubara → alsoKnownAs → Kolubara Offensive ⓘ