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Battle of Doiran

Battle of Doiran was a battle fought on 9 August 1916 at Dojran Lake, in what is now Greece; it lasted 9 days. It was part of the Macedonian Front, which ran from 1915 to 1918. The recorded result: Bulgarian victory. Recorded strength: 2nd Thracian Infantry Division against 3 divisions; 1 division; 45,000 men; 400 guns.

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Fought9 August 1916lasted 9 days
WhereDojran Lake, Greece41.200N, 22.750E
OutcomeBulgarian victory
BelligerentsKingdom of BulgariaagainstFRA-3; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Casualties and losses851and3,200 men
Part ofMacedonian Front1915 to 1918

Where it sits in the Macedonian Front

Battle of Doiran, 1916Battle of Lerin, 1916Struma operation, 1916Monastir Offensive, 1916Battle of Kajmakchalan, 1916Battle of Malka Nidzhe, 1916Battle of the Cerna Bend, 1916Battle of Doiran, 1917Battle of the Cerna Bend, 1917Battle of Doiran, 191819161918Battle of Doiran, 1916
10 placed engagements of the Macedonian Front in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date9 August 1916
to 18 August 1916
PlaceDojran Lake, Greece
41.200N, 22.750E
KindBattle, First World War
Strength2nd Thracian Infantry Division3 divisions; 1 division; 45,000 men; 400 guns
Casualties and losses8513,200 men
Commanders
  • Dimitar Geshov
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1913 and 1918.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1916

Battle of Doiran is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 493 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1988331, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Doiran (1916), revision 1370439091, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.