The order of battle of the Serbian Army in the First Balkan War is a list of the Serbian units that fought the major campaigns against the Ottoman army from October 1912 to May 1913.[1]
Apart from the infantry divisions of the Serbian army, one Bulgarian infantry division was also part of it.[2]
Field uniforms of the Serbian Army during the Balkan Wars Order of battle [ edit ] First Army [ edit ] Under the command of Crown Prince Alexander Karađorđević .
Chief of Staff: Colonel Petar Bojović .
Divisions Regiments and batteries Cavalry division: Prince Arsen Karađorđević
I cavalry regiment Miloš Obilić - Maj Antonije Antić II cavalry regiment Car Dušan - Maj Vojin Čolak-Antić III cavalry regiment - Maj Petar Savatić IV cavalry regiment Konstantin Konstantinović cavalry artillery division A - Maj Berislav Todorović Morava division I line: Col Ilija Gojković
I infantry regiment ( I line) Miloš Veliki - LtCol Dušan Tufegdžić II infantry regiment ( I line) Knjaz Mihailo (since Battle of Monastir nicknamed "The Iron Regiment" - LtCol Vlada Ristić III infantry regiment ( I line) - LtCol Ivan Pavlović XVI infantry regiment ( I line) Car Nikolaj II - LtCol Jovan Viktorović Morava field artillery regiment ( minus 9th battery attached to Morava brigade I line ) - LtCol Ljubomir Pokorni 1.st mountain battery ( detached from mountain artillery division ) Morava divisional cavalry regiment - Maj Velimir Vemić Drina division I line: Col Pavle Jurišić Šturm
IV infantry regiment ( I line) Stevan Nemanja - LtCol Dimitrije I. Dragutinović V infantry regiment ( I line) Kralj Milan - LtCol Jovan Vasić VI infantry regiment ( I line) Prestolonaslednik Aleksandar - LtCol Đuro Dokić XVII infantry regiment ( I line) - LtCol Miladin Masalović Drina field artillery regiment ( 9 batteries ) - LtCol Božidar Srećković Drina divisional cavalry regiment - Maj Mladen Lukićević Danube division I line: Col Miloš Božanović
VII infantry regiment ( I line) Kralj Petar I - LtCol A.Glišić VIII infantry regiment ( I line) Princ Aleksandar IX infantry regiment ( I line) Kralj Nikola I - LtCol Panta Grujić XVIII infantry regiment ( I line) Princ Đorđe - LtCol Mihailo Zisić Danube field artillery regiment ( 9 batteries ) - LtCol Svetozar Matić Danube divisional cavalry regiment - Maj Nikola Colović Danube division II line Col Mihailo Rašić
VII infantry regiment ( II line) VIII infantry regiment ( II line) IX infantry regiment ( II line) IV supernumerary infantry regiment ( I line) - LtCol Radomir Aranđelović Danube field artillery division ( 3 batteries ) Danube divisional cavalry division A Timok division II line Col Dragutin Milutinović
XIII infantry regiment ( II line) - LtCol Sava Dimitrijević XIV infantry regiment ( II line) XV infantry regiment ( II line) Timok field artillery division ( 3 batteries ) - LtCol Obrad Jovanović Timok divisional cavalry division Army artillery
1st howitzer battery 6th mortar battery 1st, 2nd & 3rd heavy batteries 120mm
Second Army [ edit ] Commander: General Stepa Stepanović
Divisions Regiments and batteries Timok Division I line Col Vladimir Kondić
XIII infantry regiment ( I line) Hajduk Veljko - LtCol Miloš Stanković XIV infantry regiment ( I line) - LtCol Kosta Knežević XV infantry regiment ( I line) Stevan Sinđelić XX infantry regiment ( I line) - LtCol Jovan Ugrinović Timok field artillery regiment ( 9 batteries ) Timok divisional cavalry regiment - Maj Petar Živković VII ( Rila ) division
( Bulgarian )
MG Todorov
I brigade II brigade III brigade Army Artillery
1st division of mountain artillery regiment ( minus 1st battery attached to Morava division 1 line) 2nd howitzer battery
Third Army [ edit ] Commander: General Božidar Janković
Divisions and brigades Regiments and batteries Šumadija Division I line: Col Đorđe Mihailović
X infantry regiment ( I line) XI infantry regiment ( I line) XII infantry regiment ( I line) - LtCol Milivoje Stojanović XIX infantry regiment ( I line) Šumadija field artillery regiment ( 9 batteries ) Šumadija divisional cavalry division Morava Division II line: Col Milovan Nedić
I infantry regiment ( II line) II infantry regiment ( II line) - LtCol Dušan Vasić III infantry regiment ( II line) Morava field artillery division ( 3 batteries ) Morava divisional cavalry division Drina division II line: Col Pavle Paunović
V infantry regiment ( II line) VI infantry regiment ( II line) Drina field artillery division ( minus 3rd battery attached to Javor brigade ) Drina divisional cavalry division Morava brigade I line: LtCol Stevan Milovanović
I supernumerary infantry regiment ( I line) - LtCol Živojin Bacić II supernumerary infantry regiment ( I line) 9th battery ( detached from Morava field artillery regiment ) cavalry division Army cavalry:
Army artillery:
2nd mountain artillery division 3rd mountain artillery division 3rd howitzer battery 4th howitzer battery 4th heavy battery 120 mm Chetnik detachments Maj. Alimpije Marjanovic Medveđa Kuršumlija Lukovo Kolašin
Army of Ibar [ edit ] Commander: General Mihailo Živković
Divisions Regiments and batteries Šumadija division II line Col Mihailo Janković
X infantry regiment ( II line ) XI infantry regimant ( II line ) XII infantry regimant ( II line ) Šumadija field artillery division Šumadija divisional cavalry division Other units
V supernumerary infantry regiment 1st mountain artillery division ( II line ) 5th howitzer battery 5th heavy battery 120 mm
Javor brigade [ edit ] Commander: Colonel Milivoje Anđelković
III supernumerary infantry regiment ( I line ) IV infantry regiment ( II line) - LtCol Vilotije Marković 3rd battery ( detached from Drina divisional artillery division ) 4th mountain battery ( II line ) 1st Užice position battery 6th heavy battery 120 mm cavalry squadron See also [ edit ]
A.^ In the Royal Serbian Army, artillery and cavalry divisions (divizion) were units of battalion size not to be confused with the higher level of divisions (divizija) which had geographic names; The Serbian Army was divided into five divisional area: Morava, Drina, Danube, Shumadia and Timok. Each of them was made of three regional regimental commands with four battalion districts each. Each divisional area provided one first-call division, one second-call division, one or two cavalry squadrons and 6 station batteries.[3] References [ edit ] Literature [ edit ]