In the winter of 1915, the Serbian army and a mass of civilians fled through the frozen mountains of Albania after a combined German, Austro-Hungarian, and Bulgarian offensive overwhelmed their country. Lucas and Luna explore the harrowing journey across the Albanian Alps, the decision by King Petar I and Marshal Putnik to retreat rather than surrender, the role of the Albanian tribes who guided and sometimes attacked the column, the devastating losses from cold and starvation, and the eventual rescue by Allied ships that carried the remnants of the army to Corfu. They also discuss the political fallout, including the occupation of Serbia and the formation of the Serbian government-in-exile, and how this exodus shaped the nation's memory of World War I. The conversation touches on key figures like Petar Bojović, Živojin Mišić, and Essad Pasha Toptani, and places like the Drina River, Lake Scutari, and the island of Vido. This episode covers a lesser-known but pivotal chapter in Serbia's Great War story.
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