The Bulgarian Army at the beginning of the World War

3^rd Army
Commander : Chief of the General Staff : Chief of the Operations Section : Chief of the Artillery : Chief of the Engineer Corps : Chief of the Command of the Rear :		Lt.Gen. Stefan Toshev Col. Stefan Popov Lt.Col. Yordan Venedikov Col. Vasil Raynov Col. Aleksandar Atanasov MG. Nikola Zheljavski
4^th Preslavska Division	Commander MG. Panteley Kiselov Chief of the Staff : Lt.Col. Ivan Shkoynov Divisional Intendant : 1^st Inf. Brigade : 7^th Preslavski IR. : Col. Atanas Dobrev 19^th Shumenski IR. : Lt.Col. Anton Dyakov 31^st Varneiski IR. : Lt.Col. Todor Dinolov 3^rd Inf. Brigade : 47^th IR. : Lt.Col. Yordan Avramov 48^th IR. : Lt.Col. Hristo Enchev 4^th division cav. sq. 4^th Art. Brigade : Col. Ivan Manov 5^th Art.Rgt. : Lt.Col. Stefan Staychev (6 bts.) 15^th Art. Rgt. : Lt.Col. Konstantin Charkov (6 bts.) 4^th not QF Art. Div. (3 bts.) 2^nd div./3^rd Howitzer Rgt. (2 not QF bts.) 4^th Pioneers Battalion : Military Police half squadron
Attached to 4^th Division	3rd Cavalry Brigade Commander : 9th Cav. Rgt. : Col. Spas Mandzhukov 10^th Cav. Rgt. : Lt.Col. Vadimir Daskalov
5^th Dunavska Division	Commander : MG. Panayot Barnev Chief of the Staff : Lt.Col. Nikola Karidov Divisional Intendant : Lt.Col. Yosif Penev 1^st Inf. Brigade : Col. Rasho Georgiev 2^nd Iskarski IR. : Col. Vladimir Danev 5^th Dunavski IR. : Lt.Col. Nikola Iliev 49^th IR. : Lt.Col. Ivan Varbanov 2^nd Inf. Brigade : Col. Stancho Radoykov 18^th Etarski IR. : Lt.Col. Stefan Valchev 20^th Dobrudzhanski IR. : Lt.Col. Yordan Georgiev 50^th IR. : Col. Ivan Tsvetanov 5^th division cav. sq. : Col. Daragomir Vasilev 5^th Art. Brigade : Col. Vladimir Vazov 1^st Art.Rgt. : Lt.Col. Zafir Chovanov (6 bts.) 11^th Art. Rgt. : Lt.Col. Yordan Velchev (6 bts.) 4^th div./3^rd Mnt. Art. Rgt. (8^th and 9^th bts.) attached to 1^st Art. Rgt. 5^th not QF Art. Div. (3 bts.) 5^th Pioneers Battalion : Col. Zahari Bochev Military Police half squadron
Border Guards :	16^th Border Guards Battalion : Maj. Dzhambazov 17^th Border Guards Battalion : 18^th Border Guards Battalion :
Army Troops	2^nd Heavy Artillery Regiment : Col. Soleykov div. : 3 bts. with 4 - 150mm L/12 Schneider howitzers div. : 2 bts. with 2 - 105mm L/30 Krupp guns 1^st 120mm L/28 battery with 4 Schneider guns 7^th Cav. Rgt. : Lt.Col. Kitanchev [attached to 2^nd/5^th Inf. Brigade] 4^th and 5^th Line of Communication Rgt. 3^rd Military Police Squadron [on 9 October 1915 attached to 5^th Division] 3^rd cyclist company 3^rd Army telegraph park : Maj. Milutin Naydenov 8 telegraph stations 3^rd search-light unit with 4 search-lights 3^rd automobile unit with 23 cars
Fortresses
Ruse	3^rd/5^th Inf. Brigade : Col. St. Panayotov 5^th Opalchenie Rgt. (4 Bns.) 9^th replacement Cav. Sq. Danube Force Replacement half company of the Bridging Bn. Fortress Art. division from 3^rd Heavy Art. Rgt. : Maj. Stefanov 3^rd/3^rd 6 inch mortars bty. (2 mortars) 6^th/3^rd 9 pdr guns bty. (6 guns) Fortress Art. division from 1^st Heavy Art. Rgt. 2^nd/1^st 75mm not QF guns bty. (6 guns) V/1^st and VI/1^st 57mm guns sections (4 guns) 2^nd/2^nd 87mm not QF guns bty. (6 guns)
Shumen	Commander : MG. Stancho Topalov 4^th Opalchenie Rgt. (4 Bns.) 10^th replacement Cav. Sq. 4^th replacement Pioneers cpy. 1 platoon of 4^th Pioneers Bn. Mixed Artillery division of 2^nd Heavy Art. Rgt. : Maj. Marashlinov 1^st/2^nd 150mm L/30 guns bty. (4 guns) 1^st/2^nd 87mm not QF guns bty. (6 gun) 1^st/2^nd 75mm not QF guns bty. (6 gun) I/2^nd and II/2^nd 57mm guns sections (4 guns) Fortress Art. division from 3^rd Haevy Art. Rgt. : Cpt. Rodev 5^th/3^rd 6 inch mortars bty. (2 mortars) 8^th/3^rd 9 pdr guns bty. (6 guns)
Varna	Commander : Col. Atanas Yankov Chief of the Artillery : Col. Krastyu Bachvarov Chief of the Engineers : Col. Tzanko Bolov 2^nd/4th Inf. Brigade : 8^th Primorski IR. : Col. Nikola Sveshtarov 1^st/48^th Inf. Bn. Harbour Bn. 1 platoon of 4^th Pioneers Bn. 15^th Border Guards Battalion : Cpt. Panev Eastern Sector 1 – 240mm L/45 coast bty. (2 guns) 1 – 100mm L/50 naval bty. (2 guns) wit 1 – 90cm search-light Western Sector 1 – 100mm L/50 naval bty. (2 guns) 1 – 65mm L/50 naval bty. (2 guns) wit 1 – 90cm search-light 1 – 76mm and 57mm bty. (2 guns) half 1^st/1^st 120mm L/25 bty. (3 guns) [from 26 October 1915] 3^rd/2^nd 87mm not QF bty. (6 guns) III/2^nd 57mm section (2 guns) [from 2 October 1915] 6^th/3^rd 6inch mortars bty. (2 mortars) [from 7 October 1915] 1 battery with 2 – 47mm guns
Razgrad	75mm not QF division of 2^nd Heavy Art. Rgt. : Maj. Denev 2^nd/2^nd and 3^rd/2^nd 75mm not QF bts. (12 guns) Fortress Art. division from 3^rd Heavy Art. Rgt. : 2^nd Lt. Lazarov 4^th/3^rd 6 inch mortars bty. (2 mortars) 7^th/3^rd 9 pdr guns bty. (6 guns)
Garrisons
Gigen	Commander : Col. Ivan Tzvetanov I/9^th Opalchenie Bn. 4^th not QF bty./9^th Art. Rgt. (6 guns)
Somovit	II/9^th Opalchenie Bn. 5^th not QF bty./9^th Art. Rgt. (6 guns) I/1^st 57mm section (2 guns)
Nikopol	III/9^th Opalchenie Bn. 5^th replacement Pioneers cpy. Fortress Art. division from 3^rd Heavy Art. Rgt. : Lt. Chukov 2^nd/3^rd 24 pdr short guns bty. (4 guns) 5^th/3^rd 9 pdr guns bty. (6 guns)
Svishtov	Commander : Col. Simeon Boychinov IV/9^th Opalchenie Bn. Fortress Art. division from 3^rd Heavy Art. Rgt. : Maj.Toshkov 4^th/3^rd 24 pdr long guns bty. (2 guns) 4^th/3^rd 9 pdr guns bty. (6 guns) II/1^st 57mm section (2 guns)
Burgas	Commander : MG. Georgi Abadzhiev 2nd Opalchenie Rgt. (4 bns.) : Col. 3rd Opalchenie Rgt. (4 bns.) : Col. P. Hadzhiev 5th March Rgt. (2 bns.) 14^th Border Guards Battalion half cpy. of 3rd Pioneers Bn. [from 4 October 1915] 3rd not QF Art. Div. : Maj. Georgi Ganev (18 guns) 2nd/1st 150mm L/30 guns bty. (2 guns) 2nd/2nd 150mm L/30 guns bty. (2 guns) half 1^st/1^st 120mm L/25 bty. (1 guns) [from 16 October 1915] 1st section of the 3rd/1st 75mm not QF bty. (1 gun)

3^rd Army after the departure of 5^th Dunavska Division