Battle of Kolubara

Overview

The Battle of Kolubara was fought between Austria-Hungary and Serbia in November and December 1914, during the Serbian Campaign of 1914.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Significance

The Battle of Kolubara, fought between Austria-Hungary and Serbia in November and December 1914, was a major engagement of the Serbian Campaign of 1914. Serbian forces numbering around 400,000 faced an Austro-Hungarian army of approximately 450,000. The scale of casualties underscores the intensity of the fighting: Serbia sustained roughly 132,000 casualties while Austria-Hungary suffered approximately 273,000. The disparity in losses inflicted relative to force sizes points to a significant Serbian operational achievement within the broader Serbian Campaign, checking Austro-Hungarian ambitions in the Balkans during the opening year of the war.

Forces & casualties

Commanders (7)