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Battle of Malka Nidzhe

Battle of Malka Nidzhe was a battle fought on 12 September 1916 at Voras Mountains, in what is now Greece; it lasted 2 days. It was part of the Macedonian Front, which ran from 1915 to 1918. The recorded result: Entente victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 8,127; 56 guns; 74 machine guns.

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Battle of Malka Nidzhe
Battle of Malka Nidzhe. Avidius (talk) / Avidius at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought12 September 1916lasted 2 days
WhereVoras Mountains, Greece40.804N, 21.696E
OutcomeEntente victory
BelligerentsFrench Third Republic; Kingdom of Serbia; Russian EmpireagainstKingdom of Bulgaria
Casualties and lossesUnknownand1,683; 34 guns lost
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 Malka Nidzhe, 1916
10 placed engagements of the Macedonian Front in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date12 September 1916
to 14 September 1916
PlaceVoras Mountains, Greece
40.804N, 21.696E
KindBattle, First World War
StrengthUnknown8,127; 56 guns; 74 machine guns
Casualties and lossesUnknown1,683; 34 guns lost
Commanders
  • Stefan Tasev
Battle of Malka NidzheBattle of Malka NidzheBattle of SetinaBattle of PelagoniaBattle of OstrovoBattle of SorovichBattle of KajmakchalanBattle of PelagoniaBattle of SorovichBattle of KajmakchalanTiranaSkopjeLarissaIoaninaSeresKateriniKerkiraElbasan100 km40.804N, 21.696E
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Battle of Malka Nidzhe 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 Q4871652, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Malka Nidzhe, revision 1382311487, 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.