4th Artillery Regiment
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4th
His Highness Artillery Regiment (Edict N° 1/1 January 1888) 4th
His Majesty Artillery Regiment from 1908 |
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History |
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Raised with Decree N° 186/22 August 1886 |
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Garrison |
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Sofia,
1st Military Inspectorate, 1st
Sofiyska Division |
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Commanders |
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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 |
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Effectives |
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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 |
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October 1915 |
24
75mm QF guns |
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I.
War against 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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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