Battle of Cer

A Serbian victory over Austro-Hungarian forces in August 1914, widely regarded as the first Allied victory of World War I.

Battle of the Drina: A series of battles between Serbian and Austro-Hungarian forces along the Drina River in September and October 1914. It followed Cer as the next major Austro-Hungarian invasion of Serbia.
July Crisis: The diplomatic crisis in July 1914 that led Austria-Hungary and Serbia toward war. Its escalation produced the declaration of war that opened the Serbian campaign.
Stepa Stepanović: A Serbian field marshal who commanded the Second Army during the Battle of Cer. His command of the Second Army was central to the counteroffensive.
Allied powers of World War I: The coalition that fought the Central Powers during the First World War. Serbia’s victory was the coalition’s first major battlefield success.
Battle of Kolubara: A Serbian victory over Austro-Hungarian forces in December 1914 during the First World War. It completed Serbia’s reversal of the 1914 invasion after Cer and the Drina campaign.
Austro-Hungarian invasion of Serbia: Austria-Hungary’s military campaigns to conquer Serbia during the First World War. Cer was the first major defeat in the invasion launched in August 1914.
Oskar Potiorek: An Austro-Hungarian general who directed military operations against Serbia in 1914. His forces suffered the first major Austro-Hungarian defeat of the war at Cer.
Central Powers: The First World War alliance led by Germany and Austria-Hungary. Cer exposed an early military setback for the alliance’s campaign against Serbia.
Mount Cer: A mountain in western Serbia that was a principal battlefield in August 1914. Its ridges and approaches shaped the fighting and gave the battle its name.
Serbia in World War I: Serbia’s military and political experience during the First World War, from 1914 to 1918. Cer was the opening campaign in Serbia’s wartime struggle against the Central Powers.

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