trenchwalker Posted 29 January , 2015 Share Posted 29 January , 2015 I have just bought a plate which has engraved on it - THE CAPTURE OF JENIKOI - 3rd OCTOBER 1916 . Im only finding a couple of links to in so i though i would ask with the vast knowleadge or people if anyone knows anything about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyR Posted 29 January , 2015 Share Posted 29 January , 2015 Hi Try a search for yenikoi instead and you'll find it Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 29 January , 2015 Share Posted 29 January , 2015 The OH Macedonia Vol I has a few pages on it. - p 180-184 30th Inf Bde of the 10th Irish Div, 27th Div, 28th Div 6 RIRif 7 RMF 6 RDF 7 RDF 2 R I Fus 2 DCLI 1 RS 1 RIR 1 Leinster 3rd-4th Oct 1916. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 29 January , 2015 Share Posted 29 January , 2015 Alan Wakefield's and Simon Moody's excellent book Under The Devil's Eye has 5 pages on the events and a map. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardenerbill Posted 30 January , 2015 Share Posted 30 January , 2015 The main thrust of the Spring offensive in the Balkans, autumn of 1916, was in the western sector with the French, Serbs and Russians at Monastir. The British were to carry out a number of actions in the Eastern sector to consolidate their positions and prevent the Bulgarians and Germans moving units west to reinforce the line around Monastir. 12th Corps carried out limited actions on the Vardar/Doiran sector, including Machukovo. The 16th Corps were established on the western edge of the Struma valley, with Bulgarians occupying many of the villages in the valley on the eastern side of the river. At the end of September the British crossed the river Struma and attacked the villages of Karajakoi Zir and Karajakoi Bala. The action was successful and the villages were taken by the 30th of September. A third village Jenikoi (Yenikoi) was seen as a point from which the Bulgarians could launch counter attacks and was taken in early October. As Gareth says the details of these attacks, which brigades/battalions did what, can be found in 'Under the devils Eye'. They were the start of a series of mostly successsful actions that would see the British force the Bulgarians out of the villages in the valley and back to the foothills on the Eastern edge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardenerbill Posted 30 January , 2015 Share Posted 30 January , 2015 Please could you post a picture of the plate, I would be very interested to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenchwalker Posted 1 February , 2015 Author Share Posted 1 February , 2015 As requested http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=321654994841 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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