Another primary weakness is that the serbian army essentially. The salonika campaign began on 5 october 1915 with the landing of the 10th irish division and french 156th division at the port of salonika. Salonika and the dardanelles greece has entered the war. Campaign in italy 1st eleven battles of isonzo 191517.
The salonika campaign society has published a disk of trench maps. A documentary film about the former jerusalem of the balkans thessaloniki and the loss of its history. Some people continue their map using other software if they cant find what they are looking for. Welcome home, salonika company page 5 army rumour service. The allies hoped to deter bulgaria from joining germany and austriahungary, but only days later bulgaria declared war and mobilised to attack serbia. The intervention came too late to save serbia and, after a brief winter campaign in severe weather conditions on the serbian frontier, the anglofrench forces found themselves back at salonika. This ended a fortnight of bitter fighting with the serbs. Get traffic statistics, seo keyword opportunities, audience insights, and competitive analytics for salonika. The salonika front, 19151918 nzhistory, new zealand.
Entry, so we can refer to either the key or value property of this element. Further reading the best book in print of the campaign is alan wakefield and simon moody under the devils eye. Salonika campaign society salonika campaign society. A short history of the salonika campaign imperial war. Home history maps serbia and the salonika expedition 1915. After the invasion and occupation of greece in april 1941, salonika was included in the german occupation zone. This includes a fullyintegrated website and voter database, powerful field tools, streamlined fundraising, and advanced email and texting. The aim of the society is to perpetuate the memory of those of all nations who served, whether they were members of the armed forces, medical services or civilian staff.
British pathe, the worlds leading multimedia resource with a history stretching back over a century. Campaign in italy battle of caportto 12th battle of isonzo to 12 nov 1917. Under the heading of serbian campaigns the conquest of serbia in 1915 by austrohungarian forces is narrated. With features like alpha blending, texttoshape, layers, grouping, shape fills, tiling, and infinite zoom, you can make much prettier maps. As for the balkan people, they had no idea about the british either, no clue as to the supposed might. Here are 40 maps that explain the conflict why it started, how the allies won, and. Software sites tucows software library shareware cdroms software capsules compilation cdrom images zx spectrum doom level cd featured image all images latest this just in flickr commons occupy wall street flickr cover art usgs maps. The british salonika army was a field army of the british army during world war i. Consisting of many nationalities with ww1 british medals being our main source, but also including german, american, russian, french, and several more nations all at. They are not personal diaries try the the national archives is the uk governments official archive. Salonika thessaloniki, greece during world war one.
Orika user guide declarative mapping configuration. Founded in 1977 by takis kontoulis, salonika is named after the city of thessaloniki the second largest city in greece. The campaign cartographer range of map making software allows you to create beautiful maps, from world to local scale, of real and imaginary places. Still that one corps has marched along the aegean coastline through bulgarian territory to open up a supply line from salonika through to the british marines at gallipoli, who have dug in. Navigate on more than 8000 maps of ski resorts, hiking and biking trails, theme parks, and university campuses maprika maps are saved to the phones memory, allowing. All the material on this dvd set, apart from the national archives material, er viewer software, the george bain. Yet it was to be decisive not for its victories, but in bogging down. The tiny blue line near salonika in greece represents a small allied force that. However, the doiran and vardar sectors were the main focus of attention for the rest of the salonika campaign. How to identify world war ii ribbons and medals hubpages.
Salonika a city with amnesia by salonika kickstarter. The allies chose to set up another front based in salonika now thessaloniki. Campaign in italy battle of vittorio veneto 24 oct to end. Scottish troops in greece aka scotties in salonika british. A largely forgotten part of the first world war, the salonika, or macedonian, campaign was fought in northern greece, serbia and albania from 1915 to 1918. The salonica campaign society has a rather splendid cd of maps of the campaign mainly british army maps of the region. Launch your campaign, get out the vote, and win your election all using one intuitive system. The gardeners of salonika is a well written account of the epic wwi campaign in the balkans that barely rates a paragraph in most histories. In october 1915, the combined forces of austria, germany and bulgaria broke the serb armies, which retired through the mountains to albania, losing over 200,000 men in the winter snow. The salonika campaign, 19151918 serbia had successfully resisted the attacks of the austrohungarian army in the first months of the great war. The macedonian front, also known as the salonica front after thessaloniki, was a military theatre of world war i formed as a result of an attempt by the allied powers to aid serbia, in the fall of 1915, against the combined attack of germany, austriahungary and bulgaria. Yet the macedonian campaign was, in lord hankeys words, the most controversial of all the socalled sideshows.
I have a theory that, while the battles the british fight may differ in the widest possible way, they have invariably two common characteristics they are. Join our discord server and reddit community to ask questions, get help and share created maps. The army was formed in salonika under lieutenantgeneral bryan mahon to oppose bulgarian advances in the region as part of the macedonian front. The campaign was charactised by periods of intense fighting, static warfare just as on the western front, and huge casualties from disease. Zapiers automation tools make it easy to connect campaign monitor and planyo online booking. Nested properties are legal within the braces, and so are nested element references, in case the element type itself also contains multioccurrence fields that you want to map.
Cartography, the ica commission on map production and geobusiness, and the. What id love to see is software that has a gm map and a player map on the same computer. Campaign cartographer 3 is put out by profantasy software. Set up the campaign monitor trigger, and make magic happen automatically in planyo online booking. These folks do many other programs as well to help the player or game master. By 1918 the british army had suffered 162,517 from disease along and over half a million men in salonika. Even so, ive seen more interesting maps drawn by inartistic dms using a pencil than i have with inartistic dms using mapping software.
Bulgarian artillery had set one troop transport ship aflame, after this, the other captains refused to enter salonikas port. Making maps with inkscape svg is different than using cadstyle software like campaign cartographer, but you can achieve pretty much the same things. Located in pittsburghs historic strip district, salonika. This place is situated in thessaloniki, makedonia, greece, its geographical coordinates are 40 38 25 north, 22 56 38 east and its original name with diacritics is thessaloniki. Salonika synonyms, salonika pronunciation, salonika translation, english dictionary definition of salonika. For both processes one could use gis software such as arcgis or qgis open. Salonika imports is an importer, wholesaler and distributor of fine mediterranean culinary products. Call 5089912120 or visit 842 kempton street, new bedford, ma 02740. British jigsaw map of europe, showing the belligerents at the outbreak of war in august. World war one map depicting the salonika front, also known as the macedonian front, during the first world war 1914 1918. Digital cartography and rpg map maker software nerdarchy. A great place to develop cartography skills and share map making ideas. Salonika definition of salonika by the free dictionary.
The british salonika force landed in greece in october 1915, to deter bulgaria from joining the central powers, germany and austriahungary, in attacking serbia. The salonika campaign began on 5 october 1915 with the landing of the 10th irish division and french 156th division at the port of salonika in greece. Footage of british, french, serbian and greek soldiers in salonika, the macedonian front, during the first world war. Fighting as part of a multinational army the british salonika. Salonika is raising funds for salonika a city with amnesia on kickstarter. The city of salonika is located in northern greece. The serbian army was now completely destroyed, the ongoing fighting had not allowed to evacuate them. Maprika uses gps to put a you are here sign on paper maps, just like the ones you get at ski resort ticket windows or park information booths. To get a broader idea of what the salonika campaign is all about and what the various division did there you need to get hold of under the devils eye by alan wakefield and simon moody, which has just been republished in a revised edition.
The macedonian front, also known as the salonica front after thessaloniki, was a military theatre of world war i formed as a result of an attempt by the allied powers to aid serbia, in the fall of 1915. At this point the british advised that the troops be withdrawn. Salonika was a mere name on a map to a british soldier and noone dreamt theyd ever see such a place. British army war diaries 19141922 the national archives. Salonika map of hospital locations digital archive.
Maprika is the best mapping solution for ski resorts, parks, and campuses. Battlegames magazine issue 20 henry hyde limited wargame. Salonika map of hospital locations creator subject maps, world war, 19141918, maps, world war, 19141918europe description hospital location map produced by the printing section a. Fantasy map generator is a free open source tool which procedurally generates fantasy maps. People stroll in park next to harbour, large houses in background. A short history of the salonika campaign alan wakefield.
The tanzimat led to the construction of an expanded railway network linking salonica, not just to the plains of macedonia and the river valleys of bulgaria, but also to europe itself. By 1917 a multinational allied force under french general maurice sarrail numbering 500,000 troops. In britain the salonika campaign is very much a forgotten part of the first world war despite the involvement of over 200,000 british soldiers. A short history of the salonika campaign imperial war museums. May 31, 2012 the american campaign medal was awarded for thirty days service outside the continental united states. After withdrawing from serbia in november 1915, allied forces took up defensive positions around salonika, assuming that bulgarian forces would try and advance. The troops who fought in the balkans, and especially the british contingent, became a forgotten army. Although disease and the harsh conditions took a heavy toll, they eventually brought the campaign to a successful conclusion.
Away from the western front commissioned this film about the salonika campaign. The city was occupied by german forces in early april. You may use autogenerated maps as they are, edit them or even create a new map from scratch. Albeit halfheartedly, only committing one corps of revolutionaries to the effort. Nationbuilder is the worlds most used software for politics. The salonika campaign also known as the balkan or macedonian campaign began in october 1915, when the allies sent an expeditionary force to salonika to support serbia against an invasion by. Oconnor needs time to consolidate the territory hes captured, rest and service his troops and equipment, and sort out his logistical tail whilst rommel should be fairly secure in algeria if he takes up a defensive posture, ignoring his supply situation or possibility of a madcap attack on tunisia. Many thanks to all our customers over the past 5 years. Although disease and the harsh conditions took a heavy toll, they eventually brought the campaign. The white tower, overlooking the mediterranean at salonika. War map of the salonica front levantine heritage foundation.
Towards the end of the book two maps are provided to allow the reader to. Medals in this section we have a wide variety of military and civilian medals for sale covering the victorian period, world war 1, world war 2, right through to the present day. Sep 2, 2015 greece officially declared war against the germany and the central powers on 30 june 1917. Their focus is on the british army in the campaign. It is fairly easy to find descriptions of the western front, mesopotamia, gallipoli and other wellknown areas of action. Download image of an annamite sentry, french colonial marine infantry, from cochin china, in the salonika campaign. Nov 25, 2009 the gardeners of salonika as clemenceau contemptuously labelled them, could well be called the forgotten army of the first world war. The salonika campaign the salonika campaign nzhistory. The salonika campaign society was formed to promote interest in the salonika campaign, fought in northern greece, serbia and albania from 1915 to 1918.
Using first hand accounts a vivid picture of life for the british. Project adviser alan wakefield from the imperial war museums tells us more. The salonika front, 19151918 nzhistory, new zealand history online. Salonika was converted into a vast military base and over 70 miles of defensive works were created. It is the salonika front, centered at a port in northeastern greece, near the hostile bulgarian border. The campaign was, from the british perspective, always destined to be a side show. Both these attacks failed, and the campaign settled down to stalemate until september 1918, when serbian forces broke. Lavishly illustrated with more photos and maps than normal for a book of this sort it.
Salonika campaign society salonika campaign society, 19151918. An annamite sentry, french colonial marine infantry, from. The salonika campaign also known as the balkan or macedonian campaign began in october 1915, when the allies sent an expeditionary force to salonika to support serbia against an invasion by germany, austriahungary and bulgaria. It is quite possible to win by using salonika to push up to sofia and cut off ge corps from the ne map and then putting pressure on tu, which cannot really stand alone against ru pushing from the caucasus, br pushing from palestine and gallipoli, and fr pushing with army of the orient from the balkans, supported by fr corps. This means all your products communicate directly between themselves allowing your smart home network to have a communication range up to 5 times greater than wifi. The salonika campaign, 19151918 article axis history forum. These records are the unit war diaries of the british army in the first world war and are held by the national archives in record series wo 95. View as globe, add hexsquareheightmap overlay, and more. The port of thessaloniki, then known as salonika was the main allied military base.
Mike siggins has plenty of praise to give keith warren and his real time wargames campaign rules in forward observer, moving on to discuss pete waterman yes, really. The finest and most comprehensive archive of fabulous footage and stunning stills. At salonika, the bulgarian flag was hoisted on june 18th. In 1888, the railway opened up a new line, all the way to vienna. Additionally, they can be embarked in amphibious transports from any coastal hex, no port is required, and this means they are easier to evacuate too if it all goes horribly wrong. These software come with some basic tools for drawing coastlines and other things but rely on using premade elements to fill the map forests, mountains, cities. Between 1915 and 1918, british troops were part of a multinational allied force fighting against the bulgarians and their allies in the balkans. Along with gallipoli and campaigns in italy and palestine, salonika is a.
Apr 02, 2008 for my sins im the secretary of the current salonika campaign association were trying to coordinate the centenary commemorations of the campaign and the company should be part of them. Dec 22, 2011 the current conditions seem like the perfect recipe for a stalemate at least in the short term. It was written and narrated by alan wakefield, who also wrote the article below. The idea of reinforcing the serbian front with allied forces. The salonika campaign grew out of germanys decision in the summer of 1915 to remove the serbian thorn from its southern flank and consolidate a balkan position threatened by the allies attack on the. A forgotten campaign of wwi that pitched british, french, greeks, italians, russians and serbians against bulgaria and her allies. Salonika imports wholesale ethnic foods distributor. Salonika a new short film has been commissioned by. We learn of the disappointments of the british xii corps offensive in aprilmay 1917 the first battle of doiran and the more successful aggressive raiding in the struma valley.
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