1915_1014_01: The Storm From the East - FWWC 03 Serbia '14
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| First Side: | Central Powers |
| Second Side: | Allied Powers |
Serbia, 14th October 1915:
One week into the fourth invasion of Serbia, while the Serbians were struggling to contain the combined might of the German and Austro-Hungarian invasion from the north, the Bulgarians suddenly entered the war and piled on the beleaguered defenders by opening up a new front from the east.
The impending Bulgarian invasion had been suspected, and the Serbian Army had deployed its forces accordingly. In the midst of the Kossava storm, the Bulgarian Army began its advance into Serbia in a two pronged attack. In the south, the 2nd Army invaded Macedonia, to regain what Bulgaria had lost at the end of the Balkan Wars two years before, and further north the 1st Army invaded eastern Serbia, primarily along the Timok River.
The entrance of the Kingdom of Bulgaria in the war came at a very strategic moment. As the Germans and Austro-Hungarians grinded forward, the new Bulgarian front would ensure that the Serbian Army would be unable to completely mass against the invasion from the north, and all but guaranteed that the Serbians would never have a completely secure position to establish a static front.
The attack by 1st Army in eastern Serbia would press forward, intent on linking up with Armeegruppe Mackensen, or ideally act as either the hammer or anvil in a giant encircling of the Serbian Army. Before that could happen however, the Bulgarians had the tough task of striking towards Nis and capturing it and the important objectives in the vicinity, while being opposed from a tough, battle hardened army that had already repelled three invasions the previous year.
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*See the notes document for information on scenario design decisions and historical notes.
One week into the fourth invasion of Serbia, while the Serbians were struggling to contain the combined might of the German and Austro-Hungarian invasion from the north, the Bulgarians suddenly entered the war and piled on the beleaguered defenders by opening up a new front from the east.
The impending Bulgarian invasion had been suspected, and the Serbian Army had deployed its forces accordingly. In the midst of the Kossava storm, the Bulgarian Army began its advance into Serbia in a two pronged attack. In the south, the 2nd Army invaded Macedonia, to regain what Bulgaria had lost at the end of the Balkan Wars two years before, and further north the 1st Army invaded eastern Serbia, primarily along the Timok River.
The entrance of the Kingdom of Bulgaria in the war came at a very strategic moment. As the Germans and Austro-Hungarians grinded forward, the new Bulgarian front would ensure that the Serbian Army would be unable to completely mass against the invasion from the north, and all but guaranteed that the Serbians would never have a completely secure position to establish a static front.
The attack by 1st Army in eastern Serbia would press forward, intent on linking up with Armeegruppe Mackensen, or ideally act as either the hammer or anvil in a giant encircling of the Serbian Army. Before that could happen however, the Bulgarians had the tough task of striking towards Nis and capturing it and the important objectives in the vicinity, while being opposed from a tough, battle hardened army that had already repelled three invasions the previous year.
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*See the notes document for information on scenario design decisions and historical notes.
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