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BattleofPlatea OP t1_iwvuf9f wrote

Reply to comment by Think_History_5682 in What was life in the Balkan Front during ww1 like? by BattleofPlatea

There was also a bit of trench warfare in the end.

But that's an interesting thing about ww1. I've never understood how it would work in a mobile way. I can't seem to picture troops not charging out of trenches and I don't know why.

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torustorus t1_iwvvvwh wrote

Ok so I have to tell you the Balkan front when it gets to Salonika, was very static. Alled forces had problems with malaria if I recall correctly.

Some of the other responses here have confused Balkan front for Eastern Front where the warfare was somewhat more dynamic due to the size of the front and some geologic restrictions that prevented trench fortresses like were found on the western front.

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Al-Pharazon t1_iwwm5hg wrote

And before reaching Salonika it also was very static. The Austrians where not exactly successful in pushing through the mountains in Serbia and Montenegro, so for a long time the front moved very little.

Then Serbia did collapse and then came Salonika, which was the very definition of drôle de guerre

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torustorus t1_iwxgaf2 wrote

At least earlier on there was the see saw of Austrian invasion, fumbling, and retreat. Battle of Cer and all that.

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