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4 days ago · World War I - Serbian Campaign, 1914: The Austrian army invaded Serbia and took Belgrade but a counterattack forced the Austrians to retreat. The Ottoman Empire (now Turkey) entered the war on the side of Germany, and Turkish offensives in the Caucasus and in the Sinai Desert served German strategy by tying Russian and British forces down.
The Serbian campaign was a series of military expeditions launched in 1914 and 1915 by the Central Powers against the Kingdom of Serbia during the First World War. The first campaign began after Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on 28 July 1914.
- Serbia, Montenegro, Albania
5 days ago · Belgrade is the city that is the capital of Serbia. It is known locally as Beograd, which means “white city” or “white fortress.” After World War II it grew to become an industrial city, and today it is Serbia’s largest commercial centre.
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- Belgrade is in the north-central part of Serbia at the confluence of the Danube and Sava rivers.
- Belgrade is known locally as Beograd, which means “white city” or “white fortress.” Beo means “white” and grad means “city.” The city is named for...
- Belgrade was bombed by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as a result of the Kosovo conflict of 1998–99. After Yugoslav and Serbian forc...
Serbia. A short synthesis on Serbia's role and experience in the Great War encompasses several questions that still provoke controversies and offer many carefully reexamined data on issues such as war efforts in general, war casualties, war financing, refugees and prisoners of war.
The Serbian Campaign of 1914 was a significant military operation during World War I. It marked the first major confrontation between the Central Powers, primarily Austro-Hungary, and the Allied Powers, led by the Kingdom of Serbia. The campaign started on 28 July 1914, when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia and bombarded Belgrade.
- Serbia, Montenegro, Albania
- Serbian victory
5 days ago · For most of the 20th century, it was a part of Yugoslavia. The capital of Serbia is Belgrade, a cosmopolitan city at the confluence of the Danube and Sava rivers. Serbia’s second city, Novi Sad, a cultural and educational center, lies upstream on the Danube.
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[citation needed] The Austro-Hungarian army invaded Serbia capturing the capital Belgrade on 2 December 1914, however the Serbian Army successfully defended the country, won several victories, and on 15 December 1914 recaptured Belgrade.
