British Salonika Force

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The British Salonika Force was a British Army field formation deployed to the Macedonian front during World War I, fighting alongside Allied forces against Bulgaria and its Central Powers partners in the Balkans.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
British Salonika Force canonical 3
Salonika front forces 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army field formation
military unit
alliedWith France
Greece
Italy
Serbia
approximateStrength over 100,000 personnel at peak
belligerentSide Allies of World War I
branch artillery
engineers
infantry
campaign Salonika campaign
linked to: Salonika Expedition
commander Bryan Mahon
George Milne
commandStructure Allied Army of the Orient
conflict First World War
linked to: World War I
country United Kingdom
disbandedIn 1919
engagedIn mountain warfare
trench warfare
formedIn 1915
frontType secondary theatre
garrisonLocation Salonika
headquartersLocation Salonika
historicalRegion Macedonia
linked to: Macedonia region
notableBattle Battle of Doiran (1917)
Battle of Doiran (1918)
linked to: Battle of Doiran

Monastir offensive
linked to: Monastir Offensive

Vardar offensive
linked to: Vardar Offensive
notableComponent 10th (Irish) Division
16th (Irish) Division
22nd Division
26th Division
linked to: 22nd Division

27th Division
28th Division
notableIssue disease casualties
malaria
opposedTo Austro-Hungarian Empire
Bulgaria
German Empire
partOf British Army
presentDayLocation Thessaloniki
linked to: Salonika
role operations against Bulgaria
support of Serbia
theatreOfOperations Balkans
Macedonian front

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vardar Offensive involvedUnit British Salonika Force
Mediterranean Expeditionary Force reorganizedInto Salonika front forces
linked to: British Salonika Force
George Milne commanded British Salonika Force
Charles Monro commanded British Salonika Force