Kolubara Offensive

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The Kolubara Offensive was a major World War I campaign in late 1914 in which Serbian forces successfully repelled an Austro-Hungarian invasion, securing a significant defensive victory.

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instanceOf World War I campaign
military offensive
alsoKnownAs Battle of Kolubara
attacker Austro-Hungarian Army
belligerent Austria-Hungary
Kingdom of Serbia
capitalCityInvolved Belgrade
casualties heavy on both sides
commander Oskar Potiorek
Radomir Putnik
Živojin Mišić
conflict World War I
country Serbia
date late 1914
defender Serbian Army
defensiveNature Serbian defensive and counteroffensive operation
endDate 1914-12-15
followedBy Austro-Hungarian withdrawal from Serbia in 1914
front Serbian Front
linked to: Balkan Front
historicalPeriod early phase of World War I
involvedForce Austro-Hungarian Fifth Army
Austro-Hungarian Sixth Army
Serbian First Army
linked to: Serbian 1st Army

Serbian Third Army
location Kingdom of Serbia
Kolubara River region
western Serbia
militaryTactic strategic withdrawal followed by counterattack
notableCommanderAustriaHungary Oskar Potiorek
notableCommanderSerbia Živojin Mišić
notableEvent Serbian counteroffensive in early December 1914
Serbian strategic withdrawal to the Kolubara line
objective repel Austro-Hungarian invasion of Serbia
opponent Austro-Hungarian Army
outcome liberation of Belgrade by Serbian forces
partOf Serbian Campaign of World War I
precededBy Battle of Cer
primaryRiver Kolubara River
linked to: Kolubara
region Balkans
result Serbian victory
resultingAction Austro-Hungarian retreat from most of Serbian territory
startDate 1914-11-16
strategicSignificance inflicted heavy losses on Austro-Hungarian forces
secured Serbian independence in 1914
theater Balkan theatre of World War I
year 1914

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Battle of Kolubara alsoKnownAs Kolubara Offensive