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Monastir Offensive

Monastir Offensive was a battle fought on 12 September 1916 at Bitola, in what is now North Macedonia; it lasted 3 months. It was part of the Macedonian Front, which ran from 1915 to 1918. The recorded result: Allied Powers victory; Capture of Monastir; Limited Allied gains; Stabilization of the front line.

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Bulgarian infantry attack in the Bitola area, 1916.
Bulgarian infantry attack in the Bitola area, 1916.. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought12 September 1916lasted 3 months
WhereBitola, North Macedonia41.032N, 21.417E
OutcomeAllied Powers victory; Capture of Monastir; Limited Allied gains; Stabilization of the front line
BelligerentsAllied Powers: FRA-3; Kingdom of Serbia; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; Kingdom of Italy; RussiaagainstCentral Powers: Kingdom of Bulgaria; German Empire; Ottoman Empire
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, 191819161918Monastir Offensive, 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 11 December 1916
PlaceBitola, North Macedonia
41.032N, 21.417E
KindBattle, First World War
Strength122,596; 119,176; 115,396; 30,000; 10,000; Total: 397,168 men (250,000 – 313,000 combatants)Unknown; Unknown; 28,186; Total: unknown total men (240,000 – 260,000 combatants)
Casualties and losses27,337; 13,786; 4,580; 1,116; <1,000; Total: 48,000; 80,000 died or evacuated due to sickness53,000; 8,000; Total: 61,000
Commanders
Monastir OffensiveMonastir OffensiveBattle of MonastirBattle of BitolaBattle of SetinaBattle of PelagoniaBattle of LerinBattle of MonastirBattle of SetinaBattle of PelagoniaTiranaThessalonikiSkopjeShkodërKateriniPrizrenVlorëFier100 km41.032N, 21.417E
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Monastir Offensive 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 Q2889354, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Monastir offensive, revision 1383914814, 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.