Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Oberst

officer's rank in several German and Scandinavian armed forces, equivalent to Colonel OF-5

Oberst is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1878 and 1942: 3 battles and 1 campaign across 3 present-day countries, most in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2), Israel (1), Syria (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 4,187 km apart end to end, 1,396 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War I (2), Great Eastern Crisis (1), World War II (1).

Battle of SarajevoBattle of AraraCapture of DamascusOperation PrijedorBattle of SarajevoBattle of AraraCapture of DamascusOperation PrijedorAthensAlexandriaAnkaraAleppoNaplesTripoliBucharestTunisBeirutSofia1000 km38.737N, 26.507E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1870s: 1 engagements1910s: 2 engagements2 in 1910s1940s: 1 engagements1870s1940s
4 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Sarajevo, 1878Battle of Arara, 1918Capture of Damascus, 1918Operation Prijedor, 194218781942
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1878Battle of SarajevoSarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaAustro-Hungarian victory
19 September 1918Battle of AraraWadi Ara, Israel1,920 km SEFranco–British victory
26 September 1918Capture of DamascusDamascus, Syria162 km NEAllied victory
1942Operation PrijedorBosnia, Bosnia and Herzegovina2,105 km NWAxis victory; Partisan withdrawal

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.