1914 Balkans calendar
This is an Italian-produced calendar for the year 1914 titled, in Italian, 'I Balcani', which means 'The Balkans' in English. It features colour images of soldiers from the Balkans: the cover features a Bulgarian soldier, the third page shows a Serbian warrior, the fifth page a Greek Evzone, the centre of the calendar shows a battlefield image with dead or wounded soldiers and nurses helping the wounded, page 12 shows a Montenegrin warrior and, finally, on page 14, a Turkish soldier. So, prior to the First World War, there had been the First and Second Balkan Wars in 1912 and 1913 respectively, and which featured all of the armies represented in this calendar, plus Romania. Regarding the Great War, Bulgaria didn't declare war on Serbia until October 1915; Serbia declared war on Germany in August 1914 and on Turkey in November 1914; in June 1917, Greece declared war on Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany, and Turkey; Montenegro declared war with Austria-Hungary and German in 5 August 1914, and with Bulgaria in October 1915; and Turkey declared war on Romania in August 1916.
'I Balcani' calendar
CREATOR
Špiro Vranješ
DATE
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LANGUAGE
eng
ITEMS
10
INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
PROGRESS
METADATA
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