Serbian campaign (1915) Austro-Hungarian and Bulgarian occupation The Third bombardment of Mount Lovćen was a military engagement between the joint armies of Austria-Hungary and German Empire against the Serbia in January 1916.

After the fighting between 7 and 11 January 1916, the Austro-Hungarians were able to capture heavily fortified positions on the top of Lovćen mountain massif and later enter into Cetinje, former capital of Montenegro, an ally of the Kingdom of Serbia.

One in the west under command of Stjepan Sarkotić between Trebinje and Cattaro, composed of the XIX Army Corps (Armeenkorps), reinforced with troops from Bosnia-Herzegovina and Dalmatia.

On the Eastern front, the 62nd and 53rd Austro-Hungarian Infantry Division entered Montenegro from the North-East and advanced along Tara river towards Pljevlja and Bijelo Polje, where they were stopped by the Montenegrins in the Battle of Mojkovac.

The first attack and consequent fall of the border forts Kom and Stražnik, caused panic in Montenegrin lines and later that day,Prince Peter fled to Celje in the afternoon, leaving his units to their fate.