Epic battle of the First Balkan War of 1912 during which the Serbian forces of Field Marchal Radomir Putnik crushed the Ottoman army of General Zekki north of Uskub, known today as Skopje, the modern capital of Macedonia. Although it was late October, the weather got very cold at the time and this contributed to the defeat of ill-prepared Ottoman soldiers. The Balkan Wars were two wars in South-eastern Europe in 1912-1913 in the course of which the Balkan League (Serbia, Montenegro, Greece, and Bulgaria) first conquered Ottoman-held Macedonia and most of Thrace and then fell out over the division of the spoils, Bulgaria suffering defeat at the... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... Marshal Radomir Putnik Radomir Putnik (January 24, 1847–May 17, 1917) was a Serbian Field Marshall and chief of general staff in the Balkan Wars and the First World War, and took part in all wars that Serbia waged from 1876 to 1917. ... Modern Skopje Skopje (Macedonian: Скопје, Albanian Shkup, Latin Scupi; Turkish: Üsküb) is the capital city of the Republic of Macedonia. ...
The battle effectively ended Ottoman rule in Europe, although isolated garrisons held out until the following spring.
Kumanovo is believed to derive from the Cumans, a Turkic tribe who settled the area in the 12th-13th century.
Kumanovo has several important monuments including the church of St. George in the village of Staro Nagorichane, the monastery of Karpino, the Ascension of Holy Mother in the village of Matejce, the church of St. Petka in the village of Mlado Nagorichane, the Church of Holy Trinity, and the Eski mosque, built in 1751.
Kumanovo became an urban settlement and administrative center of the region at the end of the 16th century or the beginning of the 17th century.
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Battle of Stalingrad August 22 - February 2 1943 - City besieged by Paulus' German Sixth Army; from November 23 the Sixth Army is surrounded and destroyed by Soviets; bloodiest battle in history, 1.8 millions dead approx.
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