This had fatal consequences for the Western Group of Armies, since it led to the early loss of the strategic centre of all three Macedonian fronts, the city of Thessaloniki, a fact that sealed their fate.
Sellel olid saatuslikud tagajärjed armeede Läänegrupile, sest see viis kõigi 3 Makedoonia rinde strateegilise keskuse Thessaloníki varajasele kaotamisele, tõsiasi, mis pitseeris nende saatuse.