Battle of Dobrich

Battle of Dobrich

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Dobrich
partof=Romanian Campaign (World War I)


caption=
date=5 September, 1916 - 7 September, 1916
place=Dobrich, Bulgaria (at that time held by Romania)
territory=
result=Bulgarian victory
combatant1=flagicon|Bulgaria|1878 Kingdom of Bulgaria
combatant2=flagicon|Romania Kingdom of Romania
flagicon|Russian Empire|size=25px Russian Empire
commander1=flagicon|Bulgaria|1878 Gen. Stefan Toshev
flagicon|Bulgaria|1878 Gen. Ivan Kolev
flagicon|Bulgaria|1878 Gen. Todor Kantardzhiev
commander2=flagicon|Russian Empire|size=25pxGen.Zaionchkovsky
strength1=Unknown
strength2=Unknown
casualties1=1,043 killed
2,324 wounded
casualties2=Heavy
notes=

The battle of Dobrich, also known as the Dobrich epopee ( _bg. Добричка епопея), took place between 5 and 7 September 1916 between the armies of Bulgaria and Romania. Despite being outnumbered, the Bulgarian Army was victorious and took Southern Dobrudzha, pushing the Romanian Army further north and defeating them once again at Kobadin.


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