Morava Offensive
Part of theSerbian campaign (1915)
Serbian reservists near Morava river (Autumn 1915)
Date 14 October 1915 – 9 November 1915 Location front fromLeskovac toNegotin,Serbia Result Bulgarian victory
Belligerents
Bulgaria	Serbia
Commanders and leaders
Kliment Boyadzhiev	Stepa Stepanovic
Strength
First Army: 195,620 men 116,569 rifleman 108 machine guns 422 cannons[1]	Second Army – 5 infantry divisions: 90,000 riflemen 94 machine guns 248 cannons[2]
Casualties and losses
1,906 killed 10,637 wounded 925 missing[3]	6,000 casualties

The Morava Offensive Operation (Bulgarian:Моравска настъпателна операция), (Serbian:Битка на Морави) was undertaken by theBulgarian First Army between 14 October 1915 and 9 November 1915, as part of thestrategic offensive operation ofArmy Group Mackensen againstSerbia in 1915. Under the command ofLieutenant GeneralKliment Boyadzhiev, theBulgarians seized the fortified areas ofPirot,Niš and the valley of the riverMorava. As a result, theSerbian forces were compelled to retreat towardsKosovo and Metohija.

Due to the harsh weather, the defenders' strong resistance and the rough terrain, earlyBulgarian advance was slow. But because the defenders were severely outnumbered, the Bulgarians broke through nearPirot in 10 days, and theSerbs retreated to theTimok.

The battle continued for 27 days, and the Bulgarians penetrated up to90 km deep into Serbia's territory. TheSerbs lost 6,000 men, 60 guns, and a large amount of military equipment.

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• Атанас Пейчев и колектив, 1300 години на стража, Военно издателство, София 1984.

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