"The Other 1918 Campaign" Topic

"​The history channels are full of stories about the Battle of Amiens and the 100 days that led to the armistice in 1918. Important though these were, there was another important campaign in September 1918, which also played a part in bringing the war to an end. The Macedonian campaign of September 1918.

Following the German offensives in March 1918, trained troops were needed urgently on the Western Front and so British and French battalions were sent to France. They were replaced by Greek divisions, acclimatised after Greece fully joined the war in June 2017. French units were replaced by Serbian divisions.

The Supreme War Council decided an offensive against Bulgaria could deliver decisive results, if the Bulgarian line could be broken. Preparations began in the summer of 2018 for a French and Serbian offensive in Macedonia, with supporting assaults from the British sector around Lake Doiran. The British commander, General Milne, favoured an attack in less well defended sector, but the French argued that only Doiran would draw Bulgarian reserves away from the main attack…"
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