Assault on Belgrade

After the failure of the Austro-Hungarian invasion into Serbia in 1914, the Central Powers had to focus on the Russian forces that had occupied large parts of Galicia. However, after the German breakthrough at Gorlice-Tarnow in the summer of 1915 and the subsequent 'Great Retreat' of the Russians, Serbia was back on the agenda by October 1915. Supported by their German allies, Austro-Hungarian forces attack the capital city of Belgrade, which is situated between the rivers Danube and Sava. Backed up by a 'Donaumonitor' gunboat, the KUK forces need to secure the outskirts before invading the city, where stiff street fights are to be expected.

Description
In this battle, Austro-Hungarian forces attack Serb positions from the north. The first target of the attackers is the Outpost. It is weakly fortified and has only one mortar. In the center of the map, on a hillock, is a village defended by the Serbs. It is better fortified, has two field guns and a Maxim machine gun. However, the defense on the left side is rather weak. To the right, closer to the Danube River, is the position of a heavy artillery battery. This coastal gun is dangerous for both the infantry and the Austrian river monitor. It is also well fortified and has trenches at the forefront. If these key control points are lost, the Serbs will not be able to get them back. The northern coast ends with another weakly fortified Serb control point, from which pontoon bridges lead to the southern coast. Here the attackers meet stiff resistance from the south at the railway station and from the north at the citadel. These positions are best fortified, and the tight urban development creates additional fortifications for the defenders. The last stronghold of the defenders is the building of the City Center.

The Austrians have the support of an artillery battery, two machine-gun vehicles, cavalry, a river monitor, a light bomber, and observation balloon. Serbs have a variety of field guns, machine guns, mortars, a heavy artillery battery, a battery of howitzers in the citadel and on the southern mountain, a torpedo boat and observation balloon.

There is a "Big Bertha" facility on the eastern island

Trivia
The map has the real outlines of Belgrade and its surroundings.

The torpedo boat has a Russian naval flag. This is due to the fact that during the war in Belgrade there was a group of Russian sailors who defended the capital of Serbia with torpedoes launched from the coast.