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Battle of the Cerna Bend

Battle of the Cerna Bend was a battle fought in 1916 at North Macedonia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at North Macedonia. It was part of the Macedonian Front, which ran from 1915 to 1918. The recorded result: Entente victory.

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Fought1916
WhereNorth Macedonia41.650N, 21.717E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeEntente victory
BelligerentsFRA-3; Kingdom of Serbia; Russian EmpireagainstKingdom of Bulgaria; German Empire
Casualties and lossesUnknownandHeavy
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 the Cerna Bend, 1916
10 placed engagements of the Macedonian Front in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1916 (year precision)
to 1916
PlaceNorth Macedonia
41.650N, 21.717E
KindBattle, First World War
Casualties and lossesUnknownHeavy
Commanders
  • Georgi Bolyshakov
  • Arnold von Winckler
Battle of the Cerna BendBattle of the Cerna BendBattle of DrenovoBattle of KrivolakBattle of PrilepBattle of SkopjeBattle of SlivaBattle of PrilepBattle of SkopjeSofiaTiranaThessalonikiPristinaPecBitolaSeresKyustendil100 km41.650N, 21.717E
Placed at North Macedonia; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of the Cerna Bend 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 Q2583507, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Crna Bend (1916), revision 1370598997, 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.