Heroic 10th Irish and Montenegrin Sandzak divisions

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Published in Ireland - Social interactions and entertainment - 16 - 18 Sep 18 06:56

Hello dear friends

It is been three days since 100 years of breaking Macedonian (Salonica) front in WW1 in an Allied offensive in 1918. Until 1918, Salonica front was pretty stable, without some big actions, but, in a glorious victory of Serbian and Allied army, thisÂ non-essential front has led Allies to the final victory!Â

But 3 years before this front was broken, Serbian army and whole Serbian kingdom had to retreat from their homeland to the Greece. It that long march, which is called Albanian golgotha, around 240 000 peoples from cold, disease, hungry and attacks of bandits from mountains of Albania.

The reason I mentioned all of this is two battles that we Serbs will always respect, be grateful and never forget it.

Winter of 1915 was the year when Serbs started to retreat to Greece under attacks of Austro-Hungary, German and Bulgarian attacks. They couldnt go through Macedonia because of Bulgarians, so they decided to retreat across Albanian mounts. To stop enemies progress, and help Serbs to retreat, Kingdom of Montenegro army attacked Austo-Hungarians on 6th and 7th of January (Orthodox Christmas) 1916 at the Mojkovac, and 6500 Montenegrin soldiers successfully stoped advance of three times bigger opponent. Since than there is saying: If there was not bloody Christmas on Mojkovac, there would not be Easter on Kajmakcalan (victory in the breaking of Saloniki front)

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Monument to the heroes of Mojkovac battle. It says: We have fallen so Montenegro and Serbia could liveÂ

The other battle was in the end of November 1915. After defeat in Gallipoli battle, Irish 10th division was stationed in Thessaloniki. Bulgarian army has planned to attack Serbian army through Vardar valley, so 10th Irish division was sent there to stop them. Even though Irish army was in summer uniforms in the November, they still fought brave as the lions, and succed to hold enemies, with the help of French soldiers, long enough to Serbian army move more south.
More then 5000 Irish soldiers died in this battle, alongside with 1800 French soldiers.Â

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In the place of this battle, there is still Celtic cross with the signature : In memory of those who fell, from the 10th Irish Division who gave their lives in the defense of Serbia

I know that this has nothing with this game, but i needed to say to everyone that we still remember brave soldiers who gave their lives for Serbia.Â

Until next artcle
Regards from

Vojo

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