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  • Battle of Skra-di-Legen
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  • The Battle of Skra di Legen (Skora di Legen) was a two-day battle which took place at the Skra fortified position, located northeast of Mount Paiko, which is north of Thessaloniki, on May 29–30, 1918, on the Macedonian front of World War I. The battle was the first large-scale employment of Greek troops on the front, and resulted in the capture of the heavily fortified Bulgarian position.
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Strength
  • : 1 brigade
  • : 5 regiments from 3 divisions,
  • : one brigade
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Date
  • --05-29
Commander
  • ?
  • Emmanouil Zymvrakakis
Caption
  • Lieutenant General Emmanouil Zymvrakakis with his Chief of Staff.
Casualties
  • 35
  • 164
  • 441
  • 600
  • 2227
  • 2313
Result
  • Allied victory
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Place
  • Skra, Greece
Conflict
  • Battle of Skra di Legen
abstract
  • The Battle of Skra di Legen (Skora di Legen) was a two-day battle which took place at the Skra fortified position, located northeast of Mount Paiko, which is north of Thessaloniki, on May 29–30, 1918, on the Macedonian front of World War I. The battle was the first large-scale employment of Greek troops on the front, and resulted in the capture of the heavily fortified Bulgarian position. The Allied force comprised three Greek divisions under Lieutenant General Emmanouil Zymvrakakis plus one French brigade. The three Greek divisions included the Archipelago Division under Major General Dimitrios Ioannou, the Crete Division under Major General Panagiotis Spiliadis, and the Serres Division under Lieutenant Colonel Epameinondas Zymvrakakis. The 5th and 6th Regiments from the Archipelago Division were in the centre, the 7th and 8th Regiments from the Crete Division were on the right flank and the 1st Regiment of the Serres Division was on the left flank.