The Bulgarian Army at the beginning of
the World War
2nd Army |
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Commander : Chief of the
General Staff : Chief of the
Operation Section : Chief of the
Artillery : Chief of the
Engineer Corps : Chief of the
Field Medical Unit : Chief of the Command of the Rear : German
Liason Officer : |
Lt.Gen.
Georgi Todorov Col. Ivan
Rusev Lt.Col. Ivan
Valkov Col. Stefan Bogdanov Col. Simeon Dobrevski Med.Col. Dimo Kyoybashev MG. Grigor Grancharov Hptm.
Schubert |
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3rd Balkanska Division |
Commander : MG. Nikola Ribarov Chief of the Staff : Lt.Col. Marko Andreev Divisional Intendant : Lt.Col. Konstantin Gochev 1st Inf. Brigade : Col. Aleksi Popov 11th Slivenski IR. : Lt.Col. Nikola Hristov 24th Chernomorski IR. : Lt.Col. Nikola Pisarov 2nd Inf. Brigade : Col. Georgi Boshnakov 29th Jambolski IR. : Col. Lazar Lazarov 32nd Zagorski IR. : Col. Stefan Yosifov 3rd Inf. Brigade : Col. Nikola Petrov 45th
IR: : Lt.Col. Konstantin Yordanov 46th IR. : Lt.Col. Minyo Abadzhiev 3rd
division cav. sq. : Cav.Cpt. Nikola
Karakulakov 3rd Art. Brigade : Col. Ivan Proynov 6th Art.Rgt. : Col. Georgi Todorov (6 bts.) 16th Art. Rgt. : Lt.Col. Georgi Popov (6 bts.) 2nd
div./3rd Mnt. Art. Rgt. (2nd, 3rd
and 5th bts.) attached to 6th Art. Rgt. 3rd not
QF Art. Div. (3 bts.) : Maj. Georgi Ganev (3 bts.) 3rd
Pioneers Battalion : Maj. Boris Tihchev Military
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7th Rilska Division |
Commander : MG. Valko Vasilev Chief of the Staff : Lt.Col. Boris Sirmanov Divisional Intendant : Lt.Col. Todor Paralingov 1st Inf. Brigade : Col. Panayotov Santurdzhiev 13th Rilski IR. : Lt.Col. Krastyo Kirov 26th Pernishki
IR. : Lt.Col. 2nd Inf. Brigade : Col. Dionisiy Pisinov 14th Makedonski IR. : Lt.Col. Todor Komsiev 22nd Trakiyski
IR. : Lt.Col. Stefan Sapunov 3rd Inf.
Brigade : Col. Hristo Burmov 53rd
IR. : Lt.Col. Mladen Stanev 54th IR. : Lt.Col. Hristo lefterov 3rd
division cav. sq. : Cav.Cpt. Nikola
Karakulakov 7th Art. Brigade : Col. Soyan Pushkarov 7th Art.Rgt. : Lt.Col. Vasil Petrov (6 bts.) 2nd div./2nd
Mnt. Art. Rgt. (2nd, 3rd and 7th
bts.) 17th Art. Rgt. : Lt.Col. Nikola Staykov (6 bts.) 3rd
div./2nd Mnt. Art. Rgt. (4th, 5th and 8th
bts.) 7th not
QF Art. Div. (3 bts.) : Lt.Col. Petko Ivanov (3 bts.) 2nd
Howitzer Rgt. : Lt.Col. Ivan Donkov
(6 bts.) 7th
Pioneers Battalion : Lt.Col. Anton
Pentiev Military
Police half squadron |
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Cavalry Division |
Commander : MG. Aleksandar Tanev Chief of the Divisional Staff : Lt.Col. Divisional Intendant : Lt.Col. Pavel Popov 1st Cav. Brigade : Col. Genko Marholev 4th Cav. Rgt. : Col. Yordan Naumov 5th Cav. Rgt. : Lt.Col. Ivan Tabakov 2nd Cav.
Brigade : Col. Pavel Machev 3rd Cav. Rgt. : Col. Pavel Machev 6th
Cav. Rgt. : Lt.Col. Hristo Nachev Horse
Artillery Division : Lt.Col. Angel
Aleksandrov (2 bts.) cyclist
company : Lt. Georgi Delchev wireless
unit : Lt. Petar Todorov 2 pack wireless stations |
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Border Guards : |
3rd Border Guards Battalion : Cpt. Doncho Terekiev 4th Border Guards Battalion : Maj. Aleksandar Nikolov 5th Border Guards Battalion : Cpt.. Asen Raychev |
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Army Troops |
7th Opalchenie Rgt. I : Col. Vasil Mihalkov [attached to 7th
Rilska Division] 7th March Rgt. 3rd and 7th Line of
Communications Rgt. 2nd Military Police Squadron 2nd cyclist company 2nd Army telegraph park : Cpt. Mihail Savov 8
telegraph stations 2nd search-light unit with 5
search-lights 2nd automobile unit with 24 cars |
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Reinforcements |
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5th Dunavska Division from
17 October 1915 |
Commander : MG. Panayot Barnev Chief of the Staff : Lt.Col. Nikola Karidov Divisional Intendant : Lt.Col. Yosif Penev 1st Inf. Brigade : Col. Rasho Georgiev 2nd Iskarski IR. : Col. Vladimir Danev 5th Dunavski IR. : Lt.Col. Nikola Iliev 2nd Inf. Brigade
: Col. Stancho Radoykov 18th Etarski IR. : Lt.Col. Stefan Valchev 20th Dobrudzhanski IR. : Lt.Col. Yordan Georgiev 3rd Inf.
Brigade : Col. Nikola Ivanov 49th
IR. : Lt.Col. Ivan Varbanov 50th
IR. : Col. Ivan Tsvetanov 5th
division cav. sq. : Col. Daragomir Vasilev 5th Art. Brigade : Col. Vladimir Vazov 1th Art.Rgt. : Lt.Col. Zafir Chovanov (6 bts.) 11th Art. Rgt. : Lt.Col. Yordan Velchev (6 bts.) 4th div./3rd
Mnt. Art. Rgt. (9th and 10th bts.) attached to 1st
Art. Rgt. 5th
Pioneers Battalion : Col. Zahari Bochev
3rd
Military Police Squadron 5th
Line of Communications Rgt. I/4th
Line of Communications Bn. Military
Police half squadron |
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2nd Trakiyska Division |
Commander : MG. Dimitar Geshev Chief of the Staff : Lt.Col. Petar Midilev Divisional Intendant : Lt.Col. Krastyo Bekyarov 1st Inf. Brigade : Col. Aleksandar Tzvetkov 9th Plovdivski IR. : Lt. Col. Dimo Hristov 21st Srednogorski IR. : Col. Hristo Dzherov 2nd Inf. Brigade : Col. Hristo Charakchiev 27th Chepinski IR. : Lt.Col. Stefan Rachev 28th Stremski IR. : Col. Ilya Raev 3rd Inf.
Brigade : Col. Lazar Kozarov 43rd IR. : Lt.Col. Hristo Braykov 44th IR. : Lt.Col. Ivan Bochev 2nd division cav. sq. : Cav. Cpt. Vasil
Popov 2nd Art. Brigade : Col. Ivan Markov 3rd Art.Rgt. : Lt.Col. Petar Galunski (3 bts.) 13th Art. Rgt. : Lt.Col. Vasil Savov (6 bts.) 4th div./1st
Mnt. Art. Rgt. (1st, 2nd and 3rd bts.) attached
to 3rd Art. Rgt. 2nd not
QF Art. Div. (3 bts.) 2nd
Pioneers Battalion : Lt.Col. Nikola
Popov Military
Police half squadron 2nd
Line of Communications Rgt. |
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11th Makedonska Division |
Commander : Chief of the Staff : Col. Petar Darvingov Divisional
Intendant : Lt.Col. Hristo Ivanov 1st Inf. Brigade : Col. Tilo Kolev 1st Makedonski Rgt.. : Col. Dimitar Murdzhev 2nd Makedonski Rgt. : Lt.Col. Nikola Dagaradinov 2nd Inf. Brigade : Col. Spas Chilingirov 3rd Makedonski Rgt.. : Lt.Col. Atanas Humbadzhev 4th Makedonski Rgt. : Lt.Col. Georgi Genchev 3rd Inf.
Brigade : Col. Aleksandar Protogerov 5th
Makedonski Rgt.. : Lt.Col. Boris
Drangov 6th Makedonski Rgt. : Lt.Col. Peyno Banov 2nd division cav. sq. : Maj. Angel Yotov 8th
not QF Art. Div. : Lt.Col.
Georgi Bozhinov (3 bts.) 11th
not QF Art. Div. : Maj. Hristo
Dimitrov (2 bts.) 11th
Pioneers Battalion : Lt.Col. Konstantin
Yotov Military
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