Battle of Dobrich

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Battle of Dobrich
Part of Romanian Campaign (World War I)
Date 5 September 1916 - 7 September 1916
Location Dobrich, Bulgaria (at that time held by Romania)
Result Bulgarian victory
Belligerents
Flag of Bulgaria Kingdom of Bulgaria Flag of Romania Kingdom of Romania
Commanders
Flag of Bulgaria Gen. Stefan Toshev
Flag of Bulgaria Gen. Ivan Kolev
Flag of Bulgaria Gen. Todor Kantardzhiev
Unknown
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
1,043 killed
2,324 wounded
Heavy

The battle of Dobrich, also known as the Dobrich epopee (Bulgarian: Добричка епопея), took place between 5 and 7 September 1916 between the armies of Bulgaria and Romania. Despite being outnumbered, the Bulgarian Army was victorious and took Southern Dobrudzha, pushing the Romanian Army further north and defeating them once again at Kobadin.

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