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The Battle of Monastir (1917) was a failed French attack against German-Bulgarian fortifications North and West of Monastir, between March 12 and May 26, 1917 during the Salonika Campaign in World War I. The battle, or better said series of operations, is known under several names. In French it is known as ''Bataille de la cote 1248'' (Battle of Hill 1248) and ''Bataille de Pelister'' (or Péristéri) after the Pelister mountain. In Bulgarian it is known as the ''Battle of Chervena Stena'', after the Chervena Stena or Crvena Stena ridge, also in the Pelister mountain range. This could be translated as the Battle of the Red Wall, but that name wasn't used in French or English. An other used name is the ''Battle of Lake Prespa''. == Background == In November 1916 the Entente had managed to capture Monastir but it was impossible for them to use the city because it was within the range of the Bulgarian artillery in the Pelister mountain range to the West and Hill 1248 to the north of the city. The Allied commander-in-chief, Maurice Sarrail, made plans for a large spring offensive in 1917, besides attacking the Crna Bend and Doiran, he also planned an attack north and west of Monastir to give the city, which was always under enemy fire, a wider breathing space. For this attack, Sarrail disposed of the French 57th Infantry Division, 11th Colonial Infantry Division, 16th Colonial Infantry Division, 76th Infantry Division and 156th Infantry Division. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Battle of Monastir (1917)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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