Field Marshal George Francis Milne, 1st Baron Milne, was a senior British Army officer who served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS) from 1926 to 1933. He served in the Second Boer War and during the First World War he served briefly on the Western Front but spent most of the war commanding the British forces on the Macedonian front. As CIGS he generally promoted the mechanisation of British land forces although limited practical progress was made during his term in office.
Milne (left) with General Franchet d'Espèrey (centre) and General Henrys (right)
General Milne (right) shaking hands with Field Marshal Živojin Mišić (left)
An allied cemetery at Thessaloniki (Salonika).
Battle of Doiran (1917)
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The Battle of Doiran was a 1917 battle between the United Kingdom and Bulgaria during World War I. The battle ended in decisive Bulgarian victory, leading to 16 months of silence on the front before the Third Battle of Doiran.
A Bulgarian telephone station with trench periscope observing the enemy's position at the Doiran front, March 1917 (German Official Photograph/National Archives).
Remains of Bulgarian trenches in Star Dojran, North Macedonia.
The Macedonian Front in 1916-1917.
Vladimir Vazov was a prominent General. His successful defence of Doiran made him a hero to the Bulgarians.