Royal Serbian Army
| Royal Serbian Army | |
|---|---|
 Field uniforms of the Serbian Army during the Balkan Wars. | |
| Active | 1882–1918 |
| Country |
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| Type | Army |
The Army of the Kingdom of Serbia (Serbian: Војска Краљевине Србије), known in English as the Royal Serbian Army, was the army of the Kingdom of Serbia that existed between 1882 and 1918, succeeding the Army of the Principality of Serbia and preceding the Army of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
Organization
- First Army (Serbia)
- Second Army (Serbia)
- Third Army (Serbia)
- Timok Army
- Užice Army
Wars
See also: List of wars involving Serbia
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbo-Bulgarian War (1885) |
Serbia |
 Bulgaria |
Defeat
|
| First Balkan War (1912–13) |
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 Ottoman Empire |
Victory
|
| Second Balkan War (1913) |
Serbia Romania Greece Montenegro Ottoman Empire |
Bulgaria |
Victory |
| Serbian Campaign (World War I) (1914–18) |
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Victory
|
Military equipment
Armament
| Weapon | In use | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Rifles | ||
| Mauser-Koka | 1881–1907+ | 110,000 units. Known as kokinka (pl. kokinke). Upgraded Mauser Model 1871. |
| Mauser-Koka 1884 | 1884–? | 4,000 units. Upgraded M71/84. |
| Mauser M1890 | –1918 | |
| Mauser M1893 and M1903 | –1918 | |
| Mauser M1899, M1899/07 and M1899/08 | –1918 | |
| Mauser-Koka-Đurić | 1907–18 | Upgraded Mauser-Koka. |
| Mauser M1910 | –1918 | |
| Berdan #1 and #2 | –1918 | 75,000 units. Known as berdanka (pl. berdanci, berdanke). |
| Mauser Model 1889 | –1918 | known as belgijanka (pl. belgijanke) |
| Berthier M1907/15 | 1915–18 | |
| Gras M1874 | –1918 | |
| Lebel M1886 | –1918 | |
| Mosin–Nagant M1891 | –1918 | |
| Machine guns | ||
| Chauchat | –1918 | 3,838 units. |
| Lewis | –1918 | |
| Maxim | –1918 | |
| MG 08 | –1918 | |
| Schwarzlose | –1918 | [1] |
| Handguns | ||
| Chamelot-Delvigne M1873 and M1874 | –1918 | |
| Gasser M1870 | –1918 | |
| Nagant M1895 | –1918 | |
| Ruby M1914 | –1918 | |
| Grenades | ||
| Vasić M1904/12 | –1918 | |
Uniform
See also
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- Order of battle of the Serbian Army in the First Balkan War
- First Serbian Volunteer Division (military force)
- Serbian Chetnik Organization
References
- ↑ Willbanks, James H. (1 January 2004). Machine Guns: An Illustrated History of Their Impact. ABC-CLIO. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-85109-480-6.
Sources
- W. H. Crawfurd Price (1918). Serbia's Part in the War ... Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Company. (Public Domain)
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