4th Artillery Regiment

 

 

Title

4th His Highness Artillery Regiment (Edict N° 1/1 January 1888)

4th His Majesty Artillery Regiment from 1908

History

Raised with Decree N° 186/22 August 1886

Garrison

Sofia, 1st Military Inspectorate, 1st Sofiyska Division

Commanders

11.1886

08.1887

01.01.1894

1903

1904

1907

1909

1911

09.1912

24.11.1914

09.1915

?

cpt. Petar Tantilov

maj. Nikola Ryaskov

lt.col. Panteley Tzenov [from 1.01.1896 colonel]

col. Nikola Ivanov

col. Angel Karahordiev

lt.col. Stefan Bogdanov

col. Dimitar Pernikliyski

col. Stoyan Zagorski

col. Vladimir Vazov

col. Dimitar Katzarov

lt. col. Parvan Parvanov

col. Angel Angelov

Effectives

September 1912

22 officers, 2 clerks, 1168 NCOs and men, 196 riding, 754 draught and 13 pack horses, 123 wagons, 45 carts, 24 Schneider 75mm QF guns

3rd division with 12 guns was assigned to the 10th Field Artillery Regiment

October 1915

24 75mm QF guns

Battle Honours

            I. War against Turkey 1912-1913

Attached to 1st Sofijska Division

9 October 1912 : fought at Edzhaly and Gechkenlja

16 – 18 October 1912 : fought at Lule Burgas

4 – 5 November 1912 : fought at Chadaldzha line

11 – 16 March 1912 : fought at Arnautköj (southern sector of the Chadaldzha line)

            II. Interallied War 1913

24 – 25 June 1913 : fought at Korbul, Gradoman and Bubljak

6 and 12 July 1913 : fought at Draganov, and Varla glava

            III. First World War

Attached to 1st Sofiyska Division

1 – 4 October 1915 : fought at ? Gradoman and Bubliak firing from Kash Groike

3 – 13 October 1915 : fought at Koshutitza, Drag peak and Drenova Glava

25 – 29 October 1915 : took part in the battle for Leskovach and in the advance towards Levane and Prishtina

1 – 2 November 1915 : fought neat Pusta river

1 – 6 September 1916 : moved to Dobrudja, took part at the siege of Tutrakan

13 – 14 September 1916 : fought at Veliköy and Paraköy

19 September – 25 October 1916 : fought at Arabadzhy, Molchova and Cernavoda

23 November 1916 – 6 January 1916 : took part in the occupation of Bukarest and in pursuit of the Rumenian Army towards Sereth river

10 May 1917 - 25 September 1918 : moved to Macedonia and assigned to the 1st Sofiyska Infantry Division, took part in the fightings at Bratin Dol, at Rashtinski Rid and Dobromir