Shumenski Fortress Regiment
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Raised with Decree N° 1/1 January 1895 as Shumenski Fortress Battalion
from 4th Reserve battery, Razgrad firearms depot and Danube
Flotillia Became Shumenski Fortress Regiment with Decree N° 96/31 December 1914 On 19 October 1915 designed 2nd Shumenski Heavy Artillery
Regiment |
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Feast day |
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26 March |
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Garrison |
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Commanders |
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1.01.1895 17.03.1900 12.01.1904 12.01.1907 29.09.1908 12.01.1912 21.04.1914 01.01.1915 25.09.1915 |
maj.
Hristo Kushev col.
Georgi Bachvarov col.
Nyagul Tzvetkov col.
Atanas Rakovski col.
Veliko Kardzhiev lt.
col. Petko Valchanov col.
Anton Antonov col.
Pavel Shoylekov lt.
col. Angel Angelov |
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Effectives |
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September
1912 |
35
officers, 2349 NCOs and men, 102 riding and 58 draught horses, 76 guns (Shumenski
Fortress Battalion) |
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21 September
1915 |
55
officers, 3 clerks, 3730 NCOs and men, 405 horses, 3076 oxen, 725 wagons |
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I. War
against attached
to 2nd Army 11
– 13 March 1913 : took part in the attack to the Odrin stronghold, firing
5756 H.E. shells and 3586 shrapnels against the works Azi Yolu, Ayvas Baba,
Tas Tabiya and Kayalik Tabia |
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II.
Interallied War 1913 June
– July 1913 : took part in the defence of Aegean Sea coast and of the
stronghold of Belogradchik and |
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III.
First World War October 1915 : attached to 3rd Army 1915 – 1916 : defence of the Dobrudzha and of the 4 – 6 September 1916 : took part in the attack of Tutrakan, supporting
the 4th Preslavska Infantry Division September 1916 : took part in the occupation of Silistria attached to
1st Sofiyska Infantry Division 18 – 21 October 1916 : fought at Kobadin, firing 5455 rounds in
support of the action of the 1st Cavalry Division May 1917 : moved to Southern front and deployed at Belasitza August – September 1918 : rearmed with modern German artillery, took
part in the defence of the line Ohrida lake - Belasitza |
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