СРПСКА ВОЈСКА 1914–1918 (бројно стање, организација, формација и опремљеност)
THE SERBIAN ARMY 1914 – 1918 (Numerical strength, structure, formation and equipment)

Summary/Abstract: In this paper the author deals with the changes in organization, formation and numerical strength of the Serbian army during the World war one. The acquirement of armament and military equipment were considered too. The data on casualties and the numbers of Serbian POW's in Austria‐Hungary, Bulgaria and Germany are systematized too. The work is based on unpublished documents from Serbian Military Archive and Archive of Serbia, published sources and literature. During the Great War Serbia mobilized some 3.712 active officers and 6.725 those from the reserve. During the first period of war (1914 / 1915) Serbian army formation rose to 13 Infantry and one Cavalry divisions. In this period was mobilized up to 500.000 men. In November 1915 some 207.000 more were called up, but real figures of mobilized are still unknown. Regarding the armament and equipment, from the beginning of war Serbian Army acquired some 144.000 Mosin Nagant M91 Infantry rifles from Russia and some 250 military trucks. Before the Central powers offensive, Army had on disposal 404.020 men organized in 288 ½ infantry battalions, 40 cavalry squadrons. Artillery units comprised 678 guns, of which 389 were modern ones. During the first period of war Serbian losses were 45.861 killed in action and 68.458 deaths from wounds and diseases. During the WWI, 222.357. Serbian army members were POW's, of whose some 60.000 died in captivity. After evacuation and reorganization at Corfu Island, Serbian army had numerical strength of 140.055 men organized in 6 Infantry and one Cavalry division comprised of 77 infantry battalions and 6 cavalry squadrons and equipped with 245 artillery guns and 364 mashinguns. It was equipped with French armament and supported by 5 air squadrons. On the Macedonian front Serbian Army suffered 42.735 casulties and during the Great war 369.620 men, including those wounded.

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