Refugees and Exile

The exile and exodus of the Serbian people — from the Albanian Golgotha of 1915 to the Serbian refugees from Krajina in 1995

17 articles

Corfu - the "Blue Tomb" of the Serbian Soldiers: The Reorganization of the Army after the Albanian Golgotha (10,000+ died on Corfu, 120,000 ready for battle)

February-April 1916 - Corfu (Greece) - the "Blue Tomb" of the Serbian soldiers. 200,000-300,000 soldiers and civilians arrived by ship. 10,000-15,000 died on Corfu (typhus, exhaustion). Reorganization of the army: 120,000 soldiers ready for battle (April 1916). The Salonika Front (1916-1918). The breakthrough (September 1918). The liberation of Serbia (October-November 1918). Victory.

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January-February 1916 - The Mountains of Albania: The Most Terrible Part of the Albanian Golgotha (150,000-250,000 died of hunger, disease, cold, Albanian attacks)

January-February 1916 - The most terrible part of the Albanian Golgotha. The Serbian army and civilians cross the mountains of Albania (the Prokletije - over 2,000 metres). Winter, snow, hunger, disease. 150,000-250,000 died (a third of all). Every day 1,000-2,000 died. The road marked by bodies. "Golgotha" - a symbol of the greatest Serbian suffering. The goal: to survive and reach the Adriatic Sea (Durrës, Vlorë).

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The Albanians - Attacks on Serbian Refugees during the Albanian Golgotha 1915-16 (looting, murder, abduction of children - 7,500-25,000 Serbs killed)

Winter 1915-1916 - Albanian tribal militias attacked Serbian refugees during the Albanian Golgotha. Looting (food, money, clothing), murder (wounded soldiers), abduction of children (sold as slaves). 7,500-25,000 Serbs killed. The Serbs had no strength to defend themselves. The most terrible aspect: the abduction of children. Albania officially did not take part in WWI (neutral), but local clans exploited the Serbian weakness.

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November-December 1915 - The Beginning of the Albanian Golgotha: The Serbian Army and Civilians Begin the Retreat Across Albania (150,000-250,000 died)

November-December 1915 - The beginning of the most terrible suffering of the Serbian people in WWI. The Serbian army and 200,000+ civilians begin the retreat across the mountains of Albania before the Austro-Hungarian, German and Bulgarian armies. Winter, snow, hunger, disease. 150,000-250,000 died (a third of all who set out). "Golgotha" - a symbol of the greatest Serbian suffering. The only goal: to survive and reach Corfu.

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The Albanian Golgotha - A Symbol of Serbian Suffering and Perseverance in WWI (150,000-250,000 died, but Serbia survived and was victorious)

The Albanian Golgotha (1915-1916) - a symbol of the greatest Serbian suffering in WWI and a symbol of Serbian perseverance. 150,000-250,000 died (a third to half of all who set out). But Serbia survived, reorganized the army, continued the war - and was victorious (1918). Books, poems, monuments. "Even when a third die, the Serbs do not surrender." The message: Serbian perseverance.

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