The Serbian Second Army ( sr, Српска Друга Армија / Srpska Druga Armija) was a

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that fought during the

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and

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. During the

First Balkan War The First Balkan War ( sr, Први балкански рат, ''Prvi balkanski rat''; bg, Балканска война; el, Αʹ Βαλκανικός πόλεμος; tr, Birinci Balkan Savaşı) lasted from October 1912 to May 1913 and invo ...

, the Second Army participated in the

Battle of Kumanovo The Battle of Kumanovo ( sr, / , tr, Kumanova Muharebesi), on 23–24 October 1912, was a major battle of the First Balkan War. It was an important Serbian victory over the Ottoman army in the Kosovo Vilayet, shortly after the outbreak of ...

(23 - October 24, 1912) along with the

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and the Serbian Third Army and was deployed in the area around

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. It was assigned to the easternmost attack, with the objective of attacking the right flank of the

Ottoman Army The military of the Ottoman Empire ( tr, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu'nun silahlı kuvvetleri) was the armed forces of the Ottoman Empire. Army The military of the Ottoman Empire can be divided in five main periods. The foundation era covers the ...

. The Second Army was led by Stepa Stepanović made up of one Serbian and one Bulgarian divisions. In World War I, the second Army fought in the successful Battles of Cer,

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and Kolubra in 1914. But in Autumn 1915 they were defeated by the Bulgarians and Germans during the Morava and Kosovo Offensives.
The second Army was reestablished at the

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in 1916 and, after almost 3 years of fighting, was able to take part in the liberation of Serbia in October 1918. Stepa Stepanović remained commander of the Second Army until 1919.''Who's Who: Stepa Stepanovic''
- ''firstworldwar.com''

Order of battle

August 1914

*Second Army **I Šumadija Infantry Division - Lazarevac **I Danub Infantry Division -

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**I Mixed Division - village

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**I Morava Infantry Division -

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References and notes

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