Crskan War

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Crskan War
Part of the Great Balkan Crisis
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Clockwise from top left: Crskan armour preparing to defend Kočani, Bulgarian armour and infantry in contact near Prosečen, Crskan artillery firing during the Siege of Lagadina, American soldiers deployed near the Bulgarian border, NATO airstrikes against Bulgarian positions during the Battle of Melnik, Bulgarian troops retreating after the Battle of Strumrica.
Date11 August 1996 - 23 April 1998
Location
Result Crskan victory
Territorial
changes
  • Crska regains control of the Pirin region
  • Bulgarian withdrawal from Western Thrace
  • Western Thrace becomes an UN mandate
Belligerents

Crska

Supported by:
FR Yugoslavia
Greece
Turkey
Ukraine


PR Bulgaria

Supported by:
Belarus
Cuba
North Korea
Russia
Iraq
Commanders and leaders
TBD TBD
Units involved
TBD TBD
Strength
170,000 (1996)
220,000 (1997)
310,000 (1998)
325,000 (1996)
160,000 (1997)
420,000 (1998)
Casualties and losses
200,000 – 250,000 400,000 – 450,000
Strength figures represent total military strength not frontline numbers
Casuality figures includes both killed in action and wounded in action