zebra99 Posted 7 December , 2018 Share Posted 7 December , 2018 (edited) Did the allied army of the Orient contain a brigade of Portuguese troops ? Just found myself on the Wikipedia page for Salonica, and the Portuguese were listed. Could be a spoof entry. Edited 7 December , 2018 by zebra99 Made a mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulianR Posted 7 December , 2018 Share Posted 7 December , 2018 Not that I know about, there are others on here far more knowledgeable about Salonika than I, so they may confirm or deny Wikipedia. As far as I am aware the only Portuguese troops to fight in WW1 were on the Western Front. Julian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulianR Posted 7 December , 2018 Share Posted 7 December , 2018 Sorry, I forgot the minor skirmishes between Portugal and Germany in Angola and PEA. Julian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardenerbill Posted 7 December , 2018 Share Posted 7 December , 2018 I have read fairly extensively on the Balkan campaign and I haven't come across any reference to Portuguese troops, the 1000 Albania irregulars under Pasha were certainly there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark909 Posted 8 December , 2018 Share Posted 8 December , 2018 Read a few books over the years about Salonika, but never seen any mention of a Portuguese brigade being sent there. Perhaps some officers , but not anyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith_history_buff Posted 3 September , 2020 Share Posted 3 September , 2020 On 07/12/2018 at 16:52, zebra99 said: Did the allied army of the Orient contain a brigade of Portuguese troops ? Just found myself on the Wikipedia page for Salonica, and the Portuguese were listed. Could be a spoof entry. The following source for the Portuguese brigade is stated, but I can't verify it: Correspondance de guerre du général Guillaumat, p. 136 Titre Correspondance de guerre du Général Guillaumat: 1914-1919Mémoires du XXe siècle Auteurs Marie Louis Adolphe Guillaumat, Paul Guillaumat Rédacteur Paul Guillaumat Éditeur L'Harmattan, 2006 Original provenant de l'Université du Michigan Numérisé 18 juin 2008 ISBN 229601366X, 9782296013667 Longueur 445 pages From what I have been able to see, the source does not document the presence of a Portuguese brigade in Salonika whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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