battle, First World War

Battle of Kosturino

Name: Battle of Kosturino
Start: 1915-12-06
Location: Kosturino, North Macedonia

Battle of Kosturino was a battle fought on 6 December 1915 at Kosturino, in what is now North Macedonia; it lasted 6 days. It was part of the Balkans Theater, which ran from 1914 to 1918. The recorded result: Bulgarian victory. Recorded strength: 1 army against 2 divisions.

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Fought6 December 1915lasted 6 days

WhereKosturino, North Macedonia41.357N, 22.609E

OutcomeBulgarian victory

BelligerentsKingdom of BulgariaagainstUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; FRA-3

Part ofBalkans Theater1914 to 1918

Record

Date	6 December 1915 to 12 December 1915
Place	Kosturino, North Macedonia 41.357N, 22.609E
Kind	Battle, First World War
Strength	1 army	2 divisions
Casualties and losses	400+ killed	99 killed; 386 wounded; 724 missing; 10 guns lost; 1,804 casualties; 12 machine guns lost; 36 ammunition wagons lost
Commanders	Georgi Todorov (general)	Bryan Mahon Maurice Sarrail Maurice Bailloud

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Strumica 1014, 8.7 km N
Battle of Doiran 1917, 21 km SE
Battle of Doiran 1916, 21 km SE
Battle of Dojran 1913, 22 km SE
Battle of Doiran 1918, 25 km S

Elsewhere in 1915

Battle of Kosturino is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 37 in present-day North Macedonia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16253672, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kosturino, revision 1370446086, 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.