Serbian army, August 1914

Serbian army, August 1914

Commander-in-Chief: prince Aleksander
Chief of Staff: vojvoda Putnik

420 597 soldiers - around 250 000 in frontline units, around 150 000 in rear echelon guarding Albanian and Bulgarian border
71 200 horses
65 700 ox

1st Army
Commander: General Petar Bojovic
Chief of Staff: Colonel Bozidar Terzic
Timok Infantry Division I

Timok Infantry Division II (reserve)

Morava Infantry Division II (reserve)

Cavalry Division

Branicevo detachment

2nd Army
Commander: General Stepa Stepanovic
Chief of Staff: Colonel Vojislav Zivanovic
Sumadia Infantry Division I

Danub Infantry Division I

Mixed Division I

Morava Infantry Division I

3rd Army
Commander: General Pavle Jurisic-Sturm
Chief of Staff: Colonel Dusan Pesic
Drina Infantry Division I

Drina Infantry Division II (reserve)

detachments guarding Drina river:

Obrenovac detachment 6 infantry battalions

1 cavalry troop

2 artillery batteries

Sabac detachment 8 infantry battalions

1 cavalry troop

2 artillery batteries

Loznica and Lesnia detachments 6 infantry battalions

1 cavalry troop

3 artillery batteries

Ljubovije detachment 2 infantry battalions III

1 artillery battery

Debelo Brdo detachment 1 infantry battalion III

Jadar Chetnik detachment
Commander: V. Popovic
500 chetniks

Rudnik Chetnik detachment
Commander: V. Tankosica
500 chetniks

Uzice Army
Commander: General Milos Bozanovic
Sumadia Infantry Division I

Uzice brigade

Lim detachment

Gornjacki Chetnik detachment
Commander: V. Vemic
500 chetniks

Zlatibor Chetnik detachment
Commander: K. Todorovic
750 chetniks

three detachments covering Drina river

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Commander-in-Chief: prince Aleksander Chief of Staff: vojvoda Putnik
420 597 soldiers - around 250 000 in frontline units, around 150 000 in rear echelon guarding Albanian and Bulgarian border 71 200 horses 65 700 ox

1st Army Commander: General Petar Bojovic Chief of Staff: Colonel Bozidar Terzic	Timok Infantry Division I
	Timok Infantry Division II (reserve)
	Morava Infantry Division II (reserve)
	Cavalry Division
	Branicevo detachment

2nd Army Commander: General Stepa Stepanovic Chief of Staff: Colonel Vojislav Zivanovic	Sumadia Infantry Division I
	Danub Infantry Division I
	Mixed Division I
	Morava Infantry Division I
3rd Army Commander: General Pavle Jurisic-Sturm Chief of Staff: Colonel Dusan Pesic	Drina Infantry Division I
	Drina Infantry Division II (reserve)
	detachments guarding Drina river:
	Obrenovac detachment	6 infantry battalions
		1 cavalry troop
		2 artillery batteries
	Sabac detachment	8 infantry battalions
		1 cavalry troop
		2 artillery batteries
	Loznica and Lesnia detachments	6 infantry battalions
		1 cavalry troop
		3 artillery batteries
	Ljubovije detachment	2 infantry battalions III
		1 artillery battery
	Debelo Brdo detachment	1 infantry battalion III
	Jadar Chetnik detachment Commander: V. Popovic	500 chetniks
	Rudnik Chetnik detachment Commander: V. Tankosica	500 chetniks

Uzice Army Commander: General Milos Bozanovic	Sumadia Infantry Division I
	Uzice brigade
	Lim detachment
	Gornjacki Chetnik detachment Commander: V. Vemic	500 chetniks
	Zlatibor Chetnik detachment Commander: K. Todorovic	750 chetniks
	three detachments covering Drina river