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Struma operation

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The Struma operation was the occupation of a part of northeastern mainland Greece by the Bulgarian army, during the First World War between 17–23 August 1916. [1]

23 relations: Agios Athanasios, Pella, Allies of World War I, Battle of Doiran (1916), Battle of Florina, Drama, Greece, Eleftherios Venizelos, First Army (Bulgaria), Florina, Görlitz, Georgi Todorov (general), Ioannis Hatzopoulos, IV Army Corps (Greece), Kavala, Macedonian Front, Nikolaos Christodoulou, Provisional Government of National Defence, Romania, Second Army (Bulgaria), Second Balkan War, Serres, Struma (river), Thessaloniki–Alexandroupoli railway, World War I.

Agios Athanasios, Pella

Agios Athanasios (Άγιος Αθανάσιος, before 1926: Τσεγάνη, Tsegani;, Чеган, Chegan) is a village in the Pella regional unit of Macedonia, Greece.

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Allies of World War I

The Allies of World War I, or Entente Powers, were the countries that opposed the Central Powers in the First World War.

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Battle of Doiran (1916)

In the beginning of August 1916 three French and one British divisions with 45,000 men and 400 guns launched an offensive against the Bulgarian positions at Lake Dojran, defended by the Second Thracian Infantry Division.

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Battle of Florina

The Battle of Lerin or Battle of Florina or Chegan offensive was an offensive operation of the Bulgarian army during the First World War between 17–28 August 1916 in which they conquered the city of Florina (in present-day Greece but in Bulgaria known as Lerin), but failed to take Chegan.

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Drama, Greece

Drama (Δράμα) is a city and municipality in northeastern Greece in Makedonia.

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Eleftherios Venizelos

Eleftherios Kyriakou Venizelos (full name Elefthérios Kyriákou Venizélos, Ελευθέριος Κυριάκου Βενιζέλος,; 23 August 1864 – 18 March 1936) was an eminent Greek leader of the Greek national liberation movement and a charismatic statesman of the early 20th century remembered for his promotion of liberal-democratic policies.

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First Army (Bulgaria)

The Bulgarian First Army was a Bulgarian field army during the Balkan Wars, World War I, and World War II.

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Florina

Florina (Φλώρινα, known also by some alternative names) is a town and municipality in the mountainous northwestern Macedonia, Greece.

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Görlitz

Görlitz (Upper Lusatian dialect: Gerlz, Gerltz, and Gerltsch, Zgorzelec, Zhorjelc, Zgórjelc, Zhořelec) is a town in the German federal state of Saxony.

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Georgi Todorov (general)

Georgi Stoyanov Todorov (Георги Тодоров) (born on 10 August 1858 in Bolgrad (contemporary Ukraine); died on 16 November 1934 in Sofia) was a Bulgarian general who fought in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), Serbo-Bulgarian War (1885), Balkan Wars (1912–1913) and First World War (1914–1918).

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Ioannis Hatzopoulos

Ioannis Hatzopoulos (Ιωάννης Χατζόπουλος, 1862–1918) was a Greek army officer, who commanded the IV Army Corps in 1916 and was interned with his men in Görlitz, Germany.

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IV Army Corps (Greece)

The IV Army Corps (Δ' Σώμα Στρατού, abbr.) is an army corps of the Hellenic Army.

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Kavala

Kavala (Καβάλα) is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit.

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Macedonian Front

The Macedonian Front, also known as the Salonica Front (after Thessaloniki), was a military theatre of World War I formed as a result of an attempt by the Allied Powers to aid Serbia, in the fall of 1915, against the combined attack of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria.

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Nikolaos Christodoulou

Nikolaos Christodoulou (Νικόλαος Χριστοδούλου) was a Greek infantry officer who rose to the rank of Major General.

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Provisional Government of National Defence

The Provisional Government of National Defence, or the Movement of National Defence, was a parallel administration set up in the city of Thessaloniki by former Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos and his supporters during World War I, in opposition and rivalry to the official royal government in Athens.

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Romania

Romania (România) is a sovereign state located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe.

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Second Army (Bulgaria)

The Bulgarian Second Army was a Bulgarian field army during the Balkan Wars, World War I, and World War II.

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Second Balkan War

The Second Balkan War was a conflict which broke out when Bulgaria, dissatisfied with its share of the spoils of the First Balkan War, attacked its former allies, Serbia and Greece, on 16 (O.S.) / 29 (N.S.) June 1913.

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Serres

Sérres (Σέρρες) is a city in Macedonia, Greece, capital of the Serres regional unit and second largest city in the region of Central Macedonia, after Thessaloniki.

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Struma (river)

The Struma or Strymónas (Струма; Στρυμόνας; (Struma) Karasu, 'black water') is a river in Bulgaria and Greece.

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Thessaloniki–Alexandroupoli railway

The Thessaloniki–Alexandroupoli railway is an about 440 km long railway in northern Greece connecting the Central Macedonian city of Thessaloniki with Alexandroupoli in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, via Serres.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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Redirects here:

Battle of Struma, Struma Offensive.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Struma_operation

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