Order of battle of the Serbian Army in the First Balkan War

Field uniforms of the Serbian Army during the Balkan Wars

First Army

Commander-in-chief Aleksandar Karađorđević; Col. Petar Bojović, Chief of Staff

Divisions	Regiments and batteries
Cavalry division: prince Arsen Karađorđević	I cavalry regiment Miloš Obilić - Maj Antonije Antić II cavalry regiment Car Dušan - Maj Vojin Čolak-Antić III cavalry regiment - Maj Petar Savatić IV cavalry regiment Konstantin Konstantinović cavalry artillery division ^{[Note 1]} - Maj Berislav Todorović
Morava division I line: Col Ilija Gojković	I infantry regiment ( I line) Miloš Veliki - LtCol Dušan Tufegdžić II infantry regiment ( I line) Knjaz Mihailo (since Battle of Monastir nicknamed "The Iron Regiment" - LtCol Vlada Ristić III infantry regiment ( I line) - LtCol Ivan Pavlović XVI infantry regiment ( I line) Car Nikolaj II - LtCol Jovan Viktorović Morava field artillery regiment ( minus 9th battery attached to Morava brigade I line ) - LtCol Ljubomir Pokorni 1.st mountain battery ( detached from mountain artillery division ) Morava divisional cavalry regiment - Maj Velimir Vemić
Drina division I line: Col Pavle Jurišić Šturm	IV infantry regiment ( I line) Stevan Nemanja - LtCol Dimitrije I. Dragutinović V infantry regiment ( I line) Kralj Milan - LtCol Jovan Vasić VI infantry regiment ( I line) Prestolonaslednik Aleksandar - LtCol Đuro Dokić XVII infantry regiment ( I line) - LtCol Miladin Masalović Drina field artillery regiment ( 9 batteries ) - LtCol Božidar Srećković Drina divisional cavalry regiment - Maj Mladen Lukićević
Dunav division I line: Col Miloš Božanović	VII infantry regiment ( I line) Kralj Petar I - LtCol A.Glišić VIII infantry regiment ( I line) Princ Aleksandar IX infantry regiment ( I line) Kralj Nikola I - LtCol Panta Grujić XVIII infantry regiment ( I line) Princ Đorđe - LtCol Mihailo Zisić Dunav field artillery regiment ( 9 batteries ) - LtCol Svetozar Matić Dunav divisional cavalry regiment - Maj Nikola Colović
Dunav division II line Col Mihailo Rašić	VII infantry regiment ( II line) VIII infantry regiment ( II line) IX infantry regiment ( II line) IV supernumerary infantry regiment ( I line) - LtCol Radomir Aranđelović Dunav field artillery division ( 3 batteries ) Dunav divisional cavalry division ^{[Note 2]}
Timok division II line Col Dragutin Milutinović	XIII infantry regiment ( II line) - LtCol Sava Dimitrijević XIV infantry regiment ( II line) XV infantry regiment ( II line) Timok field artillery division ( 3 batteries ) - LtCol Obrad Jovanović Timok divisional cavalry division
Army artillery	1st howitzer battery 6th mortar battery 1st, 2nd & 3rd heavy batteries 120mm

Second Army

Main article: Second Army (Serbia)

Gen. Stepa Stepanović

Divisions	Regiments and batteries
Timok Division I line Col Vladimir Kondić	XIII infantry regiment ( I line) Hajduk Veljko - LtCol Miloš Stanković XIV infantry regiment ( I line) - LtCol Kosta Knežević XV infantry regiment ( I line) Stevan Sinđelić XX infantry regiment ( I line) - LtCol Jovan Ugrinović Timok field artillery regiment ( 9 batteries ) Timok divisional cavalry regiment - Maj Petar Živković
VII ( Rila ) division ( Bulgarian ) MG Todorov	I brigade II brigade III brigade
Army Artillery	1st division of mountain artillery regiment ( minus 1st battery attached to Morava division 1 line) 2nd howitzer battery

Divisions

Regiments and batteries

Timok Division I line

Col Vladimir Kondić

XIII infantry regiment ( I line) Hajduk Veljko - LtCol Miloš Stanković
XIV infantry regiment ( I line) - LtCol Kosta Knežević
XV infantry regiment ( I line) Stevan Sinđelić
XX infantry regiment ( I line) - LtCol Jovan Ugrinović
Timok field artillery regiment ( 9 batteries )
Timok divisional cavalry regiment - Maj Petar Živković

VII ( Rila ) division ( Bulgarian )

MG Todorov

I brigade
II brigade
III brigade

Army Artillery

1st division of mountain artillery regiment ( minus 1st battery attached to Morava division 1 line)
2nd howitzer battery

Third Army

Main article: Third Army (Serbia)

Gen. Božidar Janković

Divisions and brigades	Regiments and batteries
Šumadija Division I line: col Đorđe Mihailović	X infantry regiment ( I line) XI infantry regiment ( I line) XII infantry regiment ( I line) - LtCol Milivoje Stojanović XIX infantry regiment ( I line) Šumadija field artillery regiment ( 9 batteries ) Šumadija divisional cavalry division
Morava Division II line: col Milovan Nedić	I infantry regiment ( II line) II infantry regiment ( II line) - LtCol Dušan Vasić III infantry regiment ( II line) Morava field artillery division ( 3 batteries ) Morava divisional cavalry division
Drina division II line: col Pavle Paunović	V infantry regiment ( II line) VI infantry regiment ( II line) Drina field artillery division ( minus 3rd battery attached to Javor brigade ) Drina divisional cavalry division
Morava brigade I line: LtCol Stevan Milovanović	I supernumerary infantry regiment ( I line) - LtCol Živojin Bacić II supernumerary infantry regiment ( I line) 9th battery ( detached from Morava field artillery regiment ) cavalry division
Army cavalry:	two squadrons of cavalry
Army artillery:	2nd mountain artillery division 3rd mountain artillery division 3rd howitzer battery 4th howitzer battery 4th heavy battery 120 mm
Chetnik detachments maj. Marjanović	Medveđa Kuršumlija Lukovo Kolašin

Army of Ibar

gen Mihailo Živković

Divisions	Regiments and batteries
Šumadija division II line Col Mihailo Janković	X infantry regiment ( II line ) XI infantry regimant ( II line ) XII infantry regimant ( II line ) Šumadija field artillery division Šumadija divisional cavalry division
other units	V supernumerary infantry regiment 1st mountain artillery division ( II line ) 5th howitzer battery 5th heavy battery 120 mm

Javor brigade

Col Milivoje Anđelković

III supernumerary infantry regiment ( I line )
IV infantry regiment ( II line) - LtCol Vilotije Marković
3rd battery ( detached from Drina divisional artillery division )
4th mountain battery ( II line )
1st Užice position battery
6th heavy battery 120 mm
cavalry squadron

Notes

Footnotes

↑ in Serbian army cavalry and artillery units of battalion size were designated as divizion ( division ), not to be confused with higher level formation of divizija ( division ) since the English forms are same
↑ in Serbian army cavalry and artillery units of battalion size were designated as divizion ( division ), not to be confused with higher level formation of divizija ( division ) since the English forms are same

References

Belgrade (Serbia) Istoriski institut Jugoslovenske narodne armije (1975). Prvi balkanski rat, 1912-1913: Operacije srpske vojske.

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