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Battle of Doiran

Battle of Doiran was a battle fought on 18 September 1918 at Dojran Lake, in what is now Bulgaria; it lasted 1 day. It was part of the Macedonian Front, which ran from 1915 to 1918. The recorded result: Bulgarian victory. Recorded strength: 45,672; 29,328; Total: 75,000 against 35,000.

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Battle of Doiran
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Fought18 September 1918lasted 1 day
WhereDojran Lake, Bulgaria41.150N, 22.717E
OutcomeBulgarian victory
BelligerentsEntente Powers: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; Kingdom of GreeceagainstCentral Powers: Tsardom of Bulgaria (1908–1946)
Casualties and losses3,155–3,871; 3,404–3,948 (official numbers); Total: 6,559–7,819and2,726
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, 1918
10 placed engagements of the Macedonian Front in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date18 September 1918
to 19 September 1918
PlaceDojran Lake, Bulgaria
41.150N, 22.717E
KindBattle, First World War
Strength45,672; 29,328; Total: 75,00035,000
Casualties and losses3,155–3,871; 3,404–3,948 (official numbers); Total: 6,559–7,8192,726
Commanders
  • Henry Fuller Maitland Wilson
  • George Milne, 1st Baron Milne
  • Vladimir Vazov
  • Stefan Nerezov
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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 1918

Battle of Doiran is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 118 in present-day Bulgaria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q920202, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Doiran (1918), revision 1383009088, 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.