The division was raised in Salonika and took part in the breakthrough of the Macedonian front and the subsequent operations for the liberation of Serbia during World War I.

[2] On the occasion of the entry of a large number of Yugoslavs, most of whom were Serbs from the territory of Austria-Hungary and Montenegro, into the ranks of the Serbian army, the Chief of Staff of the Supreme Command, General Petar Bojović, sent an order to the troops and volunteers on 12 December 1917.

[6] It was decided that the offensive would begin in the sector Dobro Polje - Veternik - Kozjak, where the Serbian army was located, which consisted of a total of six divisions with 140,000 soldiers, among whom were about 25,000 volunteers.

[6] As part of the French and Serbian infantry, and part of the main thrust of the Entente offensive, the division fought and defeated the Bulgarian forces ar Dobro Pole [4] After the breakthrough the Yugoslav Division with the 2nd Serbian Army continued to advance to prevent Bulgarian-German forces from establishing a new line of defense.

Bulgarian-German troops tried to offer successive resistance but were forced to withdraw leaving large quantities of equipment behind them.