 On 17 August, Hindenburg pledged to provide Bulgaria with support once the situation on other front permitted it.Hindenburg's reluctance to support Bulgaria was also manifested by the early September redeployment of the last German "Jäger" battalion stationed in Macedonia back into Germany.The Bulgarians, using information from escaped prisoners of war, determined that Entente forces would engage in hostile actions west of lake Ohrid, in Monastir, Dobro Pole or Human.