The Balkan Wars 1912 - 1913 upto WWI

 

In the early 1900's the Balkan League made up of Greece, Serbia, Montenegro and Bulgaria, took on the Turkish Ottoman Empire conquering Macedonia and most of Thrace, but then fell out over the Division of the spoils.

    

Our sets of figures cover some of the Greek armys units, Including the Elite Evzones Battalions. Turks Serbians and Bulgarians.

 

Greece          

The army had recently been reorganised by a french military mission and was organised into two army groups. The Army of Thessaly under Crown Prince Constantine [ 7Infantry Divisions, a Calalry Brigade and 4 independent Evzone battalions. And The Army of Epirus [ Eight Battalions to be reenforced from the Army of Thessaly after operations were completed there].

The greeks were successful against the Turks at the battles of Sarantaporo and Giannitsa and went on to capture the city of Salonica.         

 

See The Army lists page