14–25 October : regrouping and preparation, in respect of their imminent departure for the Orient.
25 October - 3 December : transport by rail from Toulouse, to
Sète and
Toulon, then, by sea, to
Salonika.
As they disembark (from 1 to 12 November), movement of the elements of the 122nd Division towards the front of the lower Tchérna.
11 November : fighting in the Tchitchévo region . From the 12 November, defensive battles, then, on the 21st, retreat to the right bank of the
Tchérna. (From the 30 November, a brigade is brought to
Pogradec with a view to establishing a defensive position).
3–17 December : engaged in the Retreat to Salonika: the 3 and 4 December, fall back to the defensive position at Gradéts.
6–8 December : Bulgarian attacks on
Pétrovo, the 7 December on
Davidovo, and the 8 December on Kovanéts .
9 December : fall back to Boyimia; on the 10th, fighting towards Gourintchét; on the 11th, combat and withdrawal between Davidovo and
Gevgelija; on the 12th, crossing the Greek border, on both banks of the
Vardar, then, from Karasouli (
Polykastro), retreat along the left bank, to Dogandji (
Prochoma), where the Division arrives on 17 December.
17 December 1915 - 31 March 1916 : establishment of the
entrenched camp of Salonika, in the Dogandji sector, Dourmouchlou: from January, extension of positions on the front on the right bank of the Vardar, as far as the Kara Azmak (
Loudias (river)), by the south-east of Kayali (
Ptolemaida) (elements maintained towards Karasouli, in contact with the enemy, south of Matchoukovo (
Evzonoi)).[2]
1916
31 March - 28 August : occupation and entrenchment of a sector, straddling the Vardar, towards Lake Ardzan and Lioumnitsa (
Skra, Kilkis); attack preparations
20–21 August, Fighting in the hills north of Lioumnitsa (with the help of elements of the
156th Division ).
28 August 1916 - 1 January 1917 : Positions on the left bank of the Vardar are relieved by
British elements, and extension of the sector towards the west, in the region of
Notia: frequent local actions, particularly, on the 12th, 13 and 14 September, north of the Lioumnitsa trail, Notia, the 9th and 17 October and the 11th November, towards Hadji Bari Mahala (
Theodosia, Kilkis), finally, the 11th December, north-west of Mayadag.[2]
1917
1 January - 10 May : preparations for an offensive in the Skra di Legen region .
10 May 1917 - 10 July 1918 : Franco-Hellenic operations in the
Skra di Legen:
10–14 May 1917 : French attacks, then fortification of the captured positions.
29–30 August : particularly violent engagements. During the first half of November, progressive regrouping of the Division, in the right part of its sector, towards Mayadag (Fanos, Florina).[2]
1918
10 July - 27 August : withdrawal from the front line and departed towards
Veria; rest.
27 August - 15 September : deployed close to the front, then occupation of the sector towards Mount Sokol and Dobro Pole; offensive preparations.[3]
15 September - 11 November : engaged in the
Battle of Dobro Pole: seizure of Dobro Pole and Sokol. Then relieved from the front line and rest towards Vértékop (
Skydra) then towards Guvezné (
Assiros).
In October: movement, via
Dráma, through eastern Macedonia : advance towards Turkey (in conjunction with British elements); movement by
Xanthi and Gumuldjina (
Komotini), towards the
Maritsa.
In November: crossing of the Maritsa and occupation of
Uzunköprü.[2]
^"Dobro Pole Battle - one of the decisive battles in WW1". macedonia1912-1918.blogspot. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2021. The main attack was planned on the locality called Dobro Pole (Dobro Polje, Добро Поле - literate translation - Good Meadow). Dobro Pole is a locality between the peaks Sokol (Сокол - Falcon) and Veternik (Ветерник – Windy place) on Nidze Mountain
Falls, C. (1996) [1933]. Military Operations Macedonia: From the Outbreak of War to the Spring of 1917. History of the Great War Based on Official Documents by Direction of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence (
History of the Great War). Vol. I (Imperial War Museum and Battery Press ed.). London:
HMSO.
ISBN978-0-89839-242-5.
14–25 October : regrouping and preparation, in respect of their imminent departure for the Orient.
25 October - 3 December : transport by rail from Toulouse, to
Sète and
Toulon, then, by sea, to
Salonika.
As they disembark (from 1 to 12 November), movement of the elements of the 122nd Division towards the front of the lower Tchérna.
11 November : fighting in the Tchitchévo region . From the 12 November, defensive battles, then, on the 21st, retreat to the right bank of the
Tchérna. (From the 30 November, a brigade is brought to
Pogradec with a view to establishing a defensive position).
3–17 December : engaged in the Retreat to Salonika: the 3 and 4 December, fall back to the defensive position at Gradéts.
6–8 December : Bulgarian attacks on
Pétrovo, the 7 December on
Davidovo, and the 8 December on Kovanéts .
9 December : fall back to Boyimia; on the 10th, fighting towards Gourintchét; on the 11th, combat and withdrawal between Davidovo and
Gevgelija; on the 12th, crossing the Greek border, on both banks of the
Vardar, then, from Karasouli (
Polykastro), retreat along the left bank, to Dogandji (
Prochoma), where the Division arrives on 17 December.
17 December 1915 - 31 March 1916 : establishment of the
entrenched camp of Salonika, in the Dogandji sector, Dourmouchlou: from January, extension of positions on the front on the right bank of the Vardar, as far as the Kara Azmak (
Loudias (river)), by the south-east of Kayali (
Ptolemaida) (elements maintained towards Karasouli, in contact with the enemy, south of Matchoukovo (
Evzonoi)).[2]
1916
31 March - 28 August : occupation and entrenchment of a sector, straddling the Vardar, towards Lake Ardzan and Lioumnitsa (
Skra, Kilkis); attack preparations
20–21 August, Fighting in the hills north of Lioumnitsa (with the help of elements of the
156th Division ).
28 August 1916 - 1 January 1917 : Positions on the left bank of the Vardar are relieved by
British elements, and extension of the sector towards the west, in the region of
Notia: frequent local actions, particularly, on the 12th, 13 and 14 September, north of the Lioumnitsa trail, Notia, the 9th and 17 October and the 11th November, towards Hadji Bari Mahala (
Theodosia, Kilkis), finally, the 11th December, north-west of Mayadag.[2]
1917
1 January - 10 May : preparations for an offensive in the Skra di Legen region .
10 May 1917 - 10 July 1918 : Franco-Hellenic operations in the
Skra di Legen:
10–14 May 1917 : French attacks, then fortification of the captured positions.
29–30 August : particularly violent engagements. During the first half of November, progressive regrouping of the Division, in the right part of its sector, towards Mayadag (Fanos, Florina).[2]
1918
10 July - 27 August : withdrawal from the front line and departed towards
Veria; rest.
27 August - 15 September : deployed close to the front, then occupation of the sector towards Mount Sokol and Dobro Pole; offensive preparations.[3]
15 September - 11 November : engaged in the
Battle of Dobro Pole: seizure of Dobro Pole and Sokol. Then relieved from the front line and rest towards Vértékop (
Skydra) then towards Guvezné (
Assiros).
In October: movement, via
Dráma, through eastern Macedonia : advance towards Turkey (in conjunction with British elements); movement by
Xanthi and Gumuldjina (
Komotini), towards the
Maritsa.
In November: crossing of the Maritsa and occupation of
Uzunköprü.[2]
^"Dobro Pole Battle - one of the decisive battles in WW1". macedonia1912-1918.blogspot. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2021. The main attack was planned on the locality called Dobro Pole (Dobro Polje, Добро Поле - literate translation - Good Meadow). Dobro Pole is a locality between the peaks Sokol (Сокол - Falcon) and Veternik (Ветерник – Windy place) on Nidze Mountain
Falls, C. (1996) [1933]. Military Operations Macedonia: From the Outbreak of War to the Spring of 1917. History of the Great War Based on Official Documents by Direction of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence (
History of the Great War). Vol. I (Imperial War Museum and Battery Press ed.). London:
HMSO.
ISBN978-0-89839-242-5.