The Bulgarian Army at the beginning of the World War

 

 

3rd 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

 

4th Preslavska Division

Commander MG. Panteley Kiselov

         Chief of the Staff :

         Divisional Intendant :

1st Inf. Brigade :

         7th Preslavski IR. : Col. Atanas Dobrev

         19th Shumenski IR. : Lt.Col. Anton Dyakov

         31st Varneiski IR. : Lt.Col. Todor Dinolov

3rd Inf. Brigade :

         47th IR. : Lt.Col. Yordan Avramov 

         48th IR. : Lt.Col. Hristo Enchev

4th division cav. sq.

4th Art. Brigade : Col. Ivan Manov

         5th Art.Rgt. : (6 bts.)

         15th Art. Rgt. : Lt.Col. Konstantin Charkov (6 bts.)

         4th not QF Art. Div. (3 bts.)

         2nd div./3rd Howitzer Rgt. (2 not QF bts.)

4th Pioneers Battalion :

Military Police half squadron

Attached to 4th Division

3rd Cavalry Brigade

Commander :

         9th Cav. Rgt. : Col. Spas Mandzhukov

         10th Cav. Rgt. : Lt.Col. Vadimir Daskalov

Border Guards :

16th Border Guards Battalion

17th Border Guards Battalion

18th Border Guards Battalion

Army Troops

2nd 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

         1st 120mm L/28 battery with 4 Schneider guns

4th Line of Communication Rgt. [without I Bn.]

3rd cyclist company

3rd Army telegraph park : Maj. Milutin Naydenov

         8 telegraph stations

3rd search-light unit with 4 search-lights

3rd automobile unit with 23 cars

 

12th Mixed Division

Commander MG. Georgi Mitov

(formed on 12 October 1915)

Manoeuvre Troops

2nd March Brigade

         6th March Rgt. (2 Bns.)

         8th March Rgt. (2 Bns.)

         9th March Rgt. (4 Bns.)

7th Cav. Rgt. : Lt.Col. Kitanchev

5th not QF Art. Div. (3 bts.)

Orahovo

         Commander : Col. Dimitar Siromahov

IV/6th Opalchenie Bn. I

36th Opalchenie Bn. II

1st/1st 75mm not QF guns Bty. (6 guns)

Artillery division of 3rd Heavy Art. Rgt. : Lt. Yovkov

         2nd/3rd 24 pdr not QF long guns bty. (2 mortars)

         3rd/ 3rd 9 pdr not QF guns bty. (6 guns)

         II/3rd 57mm turret guns bty. (2 guns)

Gigen

         Commander : Col. Ivan Tzvetanov

I/9th Opalchenie Bn.

4th not QF bty./9th Art. Rgt. (6 guns)

Somovit

II/9th Opalchenie Bn.

5th not QF bty./9th Art. Rgt. (6 guns)

I/1st 57mm section (2 guns)

Nikopol

III/9th Opalchenie Bn.

5th replacement Pioneers cpy.

Fortress Art. division from 3rd Heavy Art. Rgt. : Lt. Chukov

         2nd/3rd 24 pdr short guns bty. (4 guns)

         5th/3rd 9 pdr guns bty. (6 guns)

 

Fortresses

Ruse

         Commander : Col. Perikal Enchev

            1st Marsh Brigade

5th Opalchenie Rgt. (4 Bns.)

5th March Rgt. (3 Bns.)

9th replacement Cav. Sq.

         Danube Force

Replacement half company of the Bridging Bn.

Fortress Art. division from 3rd Heavy Art. Rgt. : Maj. Stefanov

         3rd/3rd 6 inch mortars bty. (2 mortars)

         6th/3rd 9 pdr guns bty. (6 guns)

Fortress Art. division from 1st Heavy Art. Rgt.

         2nd/1st 75mm not QF guns bty. (6 guns)

         V/1st and VI/1st 57mm guns sections (4 guns)

2nd/2nd 87mm not QF guns bty. (6 guns)

Shumen

         Commander : MG. Stancho Topalov

4th Opalchenie Rgt. (4 Bns.)

1 Bn. /4th March Rgt.

10th replacement Cav. Sq.

4th replacement Pioneers cpy.

1 platoon of 4th Pioneers Bn.

Mixed Artillery division of 2nd Heavy Art. Rgt. : Maj. Marashlinov

         1st/2nd 150mm L/30 guns bty. (4 guns)

         1st/2nd 87mm not QF guns bty. (6 gun)

         1st/2nd 75mm not QF guns bty. (6 gun)

         I/2nd and II/2nd 57mm guns sections (4 guns)

Fortress Art. division from 3rd Haevy Art. Rgt. : Cpt. Rodev

         5th/3rd 6 inch mortars bty. (2 mortars)

         8th/3rd 9 pdr guns bty. (6 guns)

Varna

         Commander : Col. Atanas Yankov

         Chief of the Artillery : Krastyu Bachvarov

         Chief of the Engineers : Col. Tzanko Bolov

2nd /4th Inf. Brigade :

         8th Primorski IR. : Col. Nikola Sveshtarov

         1st/48th Inf. Bn.

         1 Bn. /4th March Rgt.

         ˝ Bn./3rd March Rgt.

Harbour Bn.

1 platoon of 4th Pioneers Bn.

15th Border Guards Battalion

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)

6th/3rd 6inch mortars bty. (2 mortars)

half 1st/1st 120mm L/25 guns bty. (3 guns) [from 26.10.1915]

2nd/1st 87mm not QF bty. (6 guns)

3rd/2nd 87mm not QF bty. (6 guns)

III/2nd 57mm section (2 guns)

1 battery with 2 – 47mm guns

Razgrad

75mm not QF division of 2nd Heavy Art. Rgt. : Maj. Denev

         2nd/2nd and 3rd/2nd 75mm not QF bts. (12 guns)

Fortress Art. division from 3rd Heavy Art. Rgt. : 2nd Lt. Lazarov

         4th/3rd 6 inch mortars bty. (2 mortars)

         7th/3rd 9 pdr guns bty. (6 guns)

 

Garrisons

Svishtov

         Commander : Col. Simeon Boychinov

IV/9th Opalchenie Bn.

Fortress Art. division from 3rd Heavy Art. Rgt. : Maj.Toshkov

         4th/3rd 24 pdr long guns bty. (2 guns)

         4th/3rd 9 pdr guns bty. (6 guns)

II/1st 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.)

14th Border Guards Battalion

half cpy. of 3rd Pioneers Bn.

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/1st/1st 120mm L/25 guns bty. (2 guns)

1st section of the 3rd/1st 75mm not QF bty. (1 gun)