Battle of Doiran (1918)
ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ On September 18, 1918, in the sector of Lake Doirani, the Serres and Crete Division, in cooperation with parts of the British army, launched a fierce attack against the Bulgarian forces. However, the losses of the Greek forces were particularly heavy. Only from the Serres Division, 359 dead, 615 missing, 1713 wounded were recorded. map of the battle The Third Battle of Doiran was fought from 18 to 19 September 1918, with the British and the Greeks assaulting the positions of the Bulgarian First Army near Dojran Lake. The battle was part of World War I and took place in the Balkan Theatre. The battle ended with the Bulgarians repulsing all attacks. The British and the Greeks set off from their base at Thessaloniki at the same time as the French and the Serbs. The British and the Greeks, under the command of George Milne set off the attack on the Bulgarian positions at Dojran while the French and the Serbs under the command of Franchet d'Esperey went to penetrate the Bulgar