Battle of Doiran
Part ofSecond Balkan War
Houses destroyed by the Bulgarians at Doiran c. 1913
Date 22–23 June 1913 Location Lake Doiran,Tsardom of Bulgaria (nowGreece andRepublic of North Macedonia) Result Greek victory[1]
Belligerents
Bulgaria	Greece
Commanders and leaders
Pravoslav Tenev Konstantin Kavarnaliev † Hristo Pakov	Leonidas Paraskevopoulos (10th division) Konstantinos Damianos[2][n 1] (3rd division)
Units involved
2nd Army	3rd Division 10th Division[3]
Strength
2 infantry brigades	2 divisions
Casualties and losses
Half of forces killed, wounded, or captured (~2,000–4,000)	252 killed 755 wounded[4]

TheBattle of Doiran was a battle of theSecond Balkan War, fought between theBulgaria andGreece. The battle took place in June 1913.

TheHellenic Army, after the victory atKilkis-Lachanas, continued their advance north and successfully engaged the Bulgarians atLake Doiran. TheBulgarian army had retreated to the lake, after having destroyed the bridges ofStrymon River and burned the town ofSerres.^[5] As a result of their subsequent defeat, the Bulgarian forces retreated further north.

TheDoiran Lake was at the right wing of the Bulgarian line of defense. The 2nd Bulgarian Army was responsible for the defense of this sector.^[6] The Bulgarian artillery was for some time successful against the Greek attack. When theEvzones captured the train station ofDoiran, fearing that they would be encircled, retreated further north.^[1] Following orders by King Constantine, the Greek army capturedGevgelija,Meleniko,Petrich and advanced in the Bulgarian territory aiming to captureSofia.

Another part of the Greek army marched eastern to captureDrama and Western Thrace, while ships of the Greek navy with an amphibious operation were landed atKavala.

• Hellenic Army General Staff, Army History Directorate,A concise history of the Balkan Wars 1912–1913, Athens, 1998.ISBN 978-9-6078-9707-7OCLC 43487376
• W. H. Crawfurd Price.The Balkan Cockpit – The Political and Military Story of the Balkan Wars. Read Books, 2008.ISBN 978-1-4437-7404-8

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• Battles of the Second Balkan War
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