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The figures given in the article, cited from Richard Hall, are considerably different than the ones presented in the official history of the Greek Army, which in turn gives as source the equivalent French official history ("Les Armées Francaises dans la Grande Guerre 1914-1918"). For the Central Powers numbers given are as follows:
Bulgarians: 356,000 in Macedonia; 12,000 in Thrace; 50,000 interior ("National Guard" according to text) [ie total: 418,000]
Germans: 24,000 in Macedonia
Austrians: 40,000 in Albania
Total: 482,000 men
Undoubtedly, these numbers were only estimates by the French, and Bulgarian and German sources (which perhaps Hall may have used) should give a more correct picture. However the complete omission of the Austrians in Hall's reference and the existing table, particularly since the Albanians and Italians are included, creates a mismatch in the figures, which presumably do not correspond to the same area of the battlefront.
More than that, the figures quoted from Hall for the Allied Powers are also in significant discrepancy with the ones found in the aformentioned official source: [the Greek reference is as such: "Les Armées Francaises dans la Grande Guerre 1914-1918", Volume VIII, Part 3, pages 69-71]
French: 187,700 in front; 37,500 in the rear [ie total: 225,200]
Serbs: 94,200 in front; 23,100 in the rear [ie total: 117,300]
British: 117,600 in front; 19,200 in the rear [ie total: 136,800]
Greeks: 104,500 in front; 25,000 in the rear [ie total: 129,500]
Italians: 36,300 in front; 8,400 in the rear [ie total: 44,700]
Albanians: 2,300
Total: 655,800 men, 1,068 mountain and field artillery pieces, 472 heavy artillery pieces
It must be noted that these figures refer to the situation as of end June/July 1918. In August, and in preparation of the offensive, the Allied forces -particualry the French and Serb, rearranged their positions. There is however no mention of either reinforcements arriving or forces leaving the theater. If anything, only the Greek army had additional uncommitted forces (mostly under training -according to the Greek official source 183,256 men and 337 guns was the strength of the Greek army in Septemebr 1918).
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Did a quick ce, feel free to revert anything. Keith-264 ( talk) 00:31, 10 January 2016 (UTC)
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Hi, I will be reviewing this article. Here are the issues:
-- Tomandjerry211 (alt) ( talk) 22:43, 9 March 2016 (UTC)
Just wondering where the place called 'Human' is located? It is mentioned in the 7th paragraph of the Prelude section. On Google Maps I found a village to the east of the area called Huma ( 41.150047, 22.327642 ). Is that the place or perhaps has the name has changed? Mov326 ( talk) 05:57, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
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The figures given in the article, cited from Richard Hall, are considerably different than the ones presented in the official history of the Greek Army, which in turn gives as source the equivalent French official history ("Les Armées Francaises dans la Grande Guerre 1914-1918"). For the Central Powers numbers given are as follows:
Bulgarians: 356,000 in Macedonia; 12,000 in Thrace; 50,000 interior ("National Guard" according to text) [ie total: 418,000]
Germans: 24,000 in Macedonia
Austrians: 40,000 in Albania
Total: 482,000 men
Undoubtedly, these numbers were only estimates by the French, and Bulgarian and German sources (which perhaps Hall may have used) should give a more correct picture. However the complete omission of the Austrians in Hall's reference and the existing table, particularly since the Albanians and Italians are included, creates a mismatch in the figures, which presumably do not correspond to the same area of the battlefront.
More than that, the figures quoted from Hall for the Allied Powers are also in significant discrepancy with the ones found in the aformentioned official source: [the Greek reference is as such: "Les Armées Francaises dans la Grande Guerre 1914-1918", Volume VIII, Part 3, pages 69-71]
French: 187,700 in front; 37,500 in the rear [ie total: 225,200]
Serbs: 94,200 in front; 23,100 in the rear [ie total: 117,300]
British: 117,600 in front; 19,200 in the rear [ie total: 136,800]
Greeks: 104,500 in front; 25,000 in the rear [ie total: 129,500]
Italians: 36,300 in front; 8,400 in the rear [ie total: 44,700]
Albanians: 2,300
Total: 655,800 men, 1,068 mountain and field artillery pieces, 472 heavy artillery pieces
It must be noted that these figures refer to the situation as of end June/July 1918. In August, and in preparation of the offensive, the Allied forces -particualry the French and Serb, rearranged their positions. There is however no mention of either reinforcements arriving or forces leaving the theater. If anything, only the Greek army had additional uncommitted forces (mostly under training -according to the Greek official source 183,256 men and 337 guns was the strength of the Greek army in Septemebr 1918).
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09:50, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
Did a quick ce, feel free to revert anything. Keith-264 ( talk) 00:31, 10 January 2016 (UTC)
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Reviewer: Tomandjerry211 (alt) ( talk · contribs) 22:43, 9 March 2016 (UTC)
Hi, I will be reviewing this article. Here are the issues:
-- Tomandjerry211 (alt) ( talk) 22:43, 9 March 2016 (UTC)
Just wondering where the place called 'Human' is located? It is mentioned in the 7th paragraph of the Prelude section. On Google Maps I found a village to the east of the area called Huma ( 41.150047, 22.327642 ). Is that the place or perhaps has the name has changed? Mov326 ( talk) 05:57, 18 September 2020 (UTC)