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ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ The Battle of Vetrina on June 26 and 27 (BC) led to the liberation of Demir Issar, where atrocities and destruction had also been committed by the retreating Bulgarian army. In the meantime there was a rumor about the entry of the Greek army into the city of Serres. In fact, on June 26 a military detachment under the command of Lieutenant Petros G. Kalogeropoulos was ordered to advance to the city's railway station to detect and – if necessary – prevent its use by Bulgarian soldiers. There it became known to them that the Bulgarian army had already left Serres, and it seems that some, perhaps all, of the soldiers of the detachment entered the town unofficially. But they were notified that they had to leave in a hurry, because parts of the Bulgarian army - after the defeat in the battle of Demir Issar - were heading towards Serres, and the military detachment under Kalogeropoulos was neither authorized nor sufficiently equipped to engage in an unequal battle. And of course,...

ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ Eve of the Battle… After their defeat at Kilkis, Lachana and Doirani, the Bulgarian troops turned towards the area of ​​Sidirokastro, with the sole aim of regrouping and preventing the Greek advance to the north, the Rupel Straits and the Bulgarian hinterland thereafter. In the attempt to reorganize the Bulgarian military forces, on the morning of June 13. the commander of the 11th Bulgarian division, Ivanov, ordered the following to Athanasof, military commander of Serres: The military commander of Serres, assumes command of all armed divisions with orders to assemble the remnants of the Drama brigade and organize a strong defense on the left bank of the Strymonas . As long as the enemy does not press you there will be no retreat. The river, although accessible in many places, presents great difficulties to the enemy if he has to deal with our artillery. Bring your troops back to these crossings and organize a strong resistance. Keep divisions available for counterattacks at ...