Battle of Kolubara

November 16 – December 15, 1914 · Kolubara

Result Serbian victory

The Serbian army counterattacked and defeated the invading Austro-Hungarian army. The Serbs retook Belgrade and drove the invaders out of the country.

On the map Contemporaries

Allies

Central Powers

Serbia

Austria-Hungary

Radomir Putnik military commander

Stepa Stepanović military commander

Pavle Jurišić Šturm military commander

Živojin Mišić military commander

Liborius Ritter von Frank military commander

Oskar Potiorek military commander

Strength and losses

Strength: 200,000
Casualties: 45,000

Strength: 450,000
Casualties: 273,000
Killed: 30,000
Wounded: 173,000
Captured: 70,000

Units

First Army (Serbia) Second Army (Serbia) Serbian army (1877–1878) Third Army (Serbia)

5th Army (Austria-Hungary) 6th Army (Austria-Hungary)