The Belomorska Otbrana on 31 July 1917

 

 

Belomorska Otbrana

Commander : MG. Ikonomov

Right Sector

(from rivest Mesta to Portolago)

Infantry

         Commander : Col. Yankov

8th Opalchenie Rgt. (2 Bns. with 24 Mgs)

2nd, 3rd, 4th position MGs groups (12 Mgs)

Artillery

1st How. Rgt.: 2 – 12cm not QF position Bts. (8 howitzers)

1 – 87mm not QF field position platoon/10th Art. Rgt. (2 guns)

2 – 105mm L/35 not QF guns/3rd Heavy Art. Rgt. (7 guns)

1 – 87mm not QF field position Bty./10th Art. Rgt. (4 guns)

1 search-light

Aviation

German Seaplane Station

Central Sector

(from Porto Lagos to Kara-Kush-da)

Infantry

         Commander : Col. Hadzhiev

8th Opalchenie Rgt. (1 Bn.)

10th March Rgt. (2 Bns. with 16 MGs.)

1st, 7th, 8th, 10th position MGs groups (16 Mgs)

Artillery

1st Heavy Art. Rgt.

         1 – 15cm L/30 Bty. (2 guns)

         1 – 87mm not QF field Bty. (6 guns)

         1 – 57mm turret gun platoon (2 guns)

3rd Heavy Art. Rgt.

         1 – 57mm turret gun platoon (2 guns)

4th Heavy Art. Rgt.

         1 – 87mm not QF field position platoon (2 guns)

10th Art. Rgt.

         1 – 87mm not QF field position Bty. (6 guns)

         1 – 87mm not QF field position platoon (2 guns)

         1 – 75mm QF field position Bty (3 guns)

20th Art. Rgt.

         1 – 75mm not QF mnt. position Bty. (4 guns)

Left Sector

(from Kara-Kush-dag to river Maritza)

Infantry

         Commander : Col. Zlatanov

1st Opalchenie Rgt. (2 Bns. with 8 MGs.)

10th Opalchenie Rgt. (2 Bns. with 16 MGs.)

5th, 6th, 9th, 11th, 12th position MGs groups (20 Mgs)

Artillery

1st Heavy Art. Rgt.

         1 – 12cm L/28 Bty. (4 guns)

         1 – 12cm L/25 Bty. (4 guns)

         2 – 87mm not QF field Bty. (12 guns)

         2 – 57mm turret gun platoon (4 guns)

3rd Heavy Art. Rgt.

         1 – 57mm turret gun platoon (2 guns)

20th Art. Rgt.

         1 – 75mm not QF mnt. position Bty. (4 guns)

Reserve

(Gyumyurdzhina)

Infantry

         Commander : Col. Daskalov

10th Cav. Rgt. (4 Sqs.)

Artillery

2 – 75mm QF field Bts./10th Art. Rgt. (8 guns)

Engineers

         Commander : Col. Poikov

3rd Cpy./10th Pioneer Bn.

Heavy search-light Unit (4 search-lights)

 

Air Defence

Artillery

10th Art. Rgt.

         1 – 87mm not QF Bty. (6 guns)

         1 – 87mm not QF platoon (2 guns)

4th Heavy Art. Rgt.

         1 – 75mm QF platoon/5th Field Bty. (2 guns)

Air Defence

         2 – 87mm not QF platoons/4th A/A Bty. (4 guns)