Southern Dobruja Offensive | |||||||
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Part of the Second Balkan War | |||||||
![]() Southern Dobruja in dark brown | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ioan Culcer Ion Antonescu | Vasil Kutinchev | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
5th Corps | 1st Army | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
80,000 | 1 brigade | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
4,000 dead of Cholera | 1 brigade captured |
The Southern Dobruja Offensive was the opening action of the Romanian invasion of Bulgaria during the Second Balkan War of 1913. At the time of the invasion, the Bulgarian Army was engaged in heavy fighting against Serbia and Greece. Aside from Southern Dobruja itself, Varna was also briefly occupied by Romanian cavalry, until it became apparent that no Bulgarian resistance would be offered. Southern Dobruja was subsequently annexed by Romania.