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World War I: Combined Austro-Hungarian and German Central Powers, reinforced by the recently joined Bulgaria launched a new offensive against Serbia under command of August von Mackensen .
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1914–1918 global conflict
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Central Powers
Military coalition in World War I
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State in southeastern Europe from 1908 to 1946
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Country in Southeast Europe (1882–1918)
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