Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Battle of Monastir (1917)
I located a brief reference in the ''http://books.google.ca/books?id=dwhzE57Q0eUC&pg=PT109&dq=Monastir+1917+May&hl=en Almanac of World War I''.  In case the Google Books preview link doesn't work for everyone, it reads, "17 May 1917....Salonika: A combined Italian-French attack to the north of Monastir fails, as the Germans and Bulgarians have reinforced their front lines."  Aside from the minor discrepancy in date (the article gives "May 18"), this does support the basic claim that the French suffered a defeat near Monastir.  At the very least the article is not a , although notability has yet to be demonstrated.  I also searched the Google newspaper archive for stories mentioning Monastir published between March and May 1917 (http://www.google.com/search?q=Monastir&hl=en&biw=1024&bih=653&sa=X&ei=0891Ufy5HI-HqwHSxoCADw&ved=0CCkQpwUoCw&source=lnt&tbs=cdr:1,cd_min:3/1/1917,cd_max:5/31/1917&tbm=nws see query).  Apparently, French forces did attack German defenders at Monastir in March 1917 http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ybwNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BFQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2386,2820129&dq=monastir&hl=en.  Newspaper reports dated May 18 declare that the British and French were making good progress against the Central Powers on the Macedonian front (http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wsVSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kTcNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3176,2705232&dq=macedonia&hl=en,http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sv0gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=q3UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3175,1831177&dq=monastir&hl=en) - which does seem somewhat contradictory with respect to the article and the statement from the ''Almanac''.  I suspect that historical sources published in French, Italian, Bulgarian, Russian, or Macedonian may contain a fuller account of the events that transpired at that time.  For anyone interested in searching further, the sources accompanying Battle of the Cerna Bend (1917)#Sources|Battle of the Cerna Bend (1917) also appear to be promising sources in which to look for information about this battle
— User:Mike, 00:52, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
Stance: comment
Cited policy: WP:HOAX (Wikipedia:Do not create hoaxes)