7th Artillery
Regiment
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History |
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Raised with Decree N° 88/30 December 1903 It
was formed with one active division of the 4th
artillery regiment, and one active and one reserve division of the 2nd
artillery regiment. |
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Garrison |
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Samokov, 1st
Military Inspectorate, 7th Rilska Division |
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Commanders |
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01.01.1904 1907 21.11.1913 09.1915 |
col. Petar Tantilov col. Ivan Raynov col. Stoyan
Pushkarov lt. col. Vasil Petrov [from 01.01.1916 colonel] |
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Effectives |
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September
1912 |
29
officers, 2 clerks, 1678 NCOs and men, 280 riding, 1173 draught and 405 pack
horses, 108 wagons, 69 carts, 36 Schneider 75mm QF guns |
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October 1915 |
22
officers, 2 clerks, 1168 NCOs and men, 196 riding, 754 draught and 13 pack
horses, 57 horse-wagons, 24 Schneider 75mm QF guns |
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I.
War against Attached
to 7th Rilska Division 5
– 11 October 1912 : took part in the advance toward 21
– 27 November 1912 : trasferred by Greek steamers
from 21
– 23 January 1913 : supported the troops crossing the Kavak
river (Gallipoli peninsula) 25
– 26 January 1913 : fought at Bulair (Gallipoli
peninsula) |
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II.
Interallied War 1913 17
– 18 June 1913 : fought at Hill 550, near the Zletovska
river 18
June – 29 June 1913 : fought at Hill 650, Sokolartzi
and Trikania 1
– 18 July 1913 : fought at Kalimantsi |
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III.
First World War Attached
to 7th Rilska Division 2
- 3 October 1915 : fought at Dragobrash 19
– 23 October 1915 : fought north of Krivolak 23
November 1915 : fought at Bistrentza and Dublyano 28
November 1915 : fought at Kajali and at Gorna and Dolna Sobra 18
– 20 August 1916 : fought in the 10
– 23 September 1916 : took part in the fightings
along the Yeniköy – Kadri
– Nevoljen – Chuchuluk
line 30
September – 4 October 1916 : took part in the defence of the line Karayaköy - Yeniköy – Gorno and Dolno Karajovo during the British attack 1917
– 1918 : attached to 7th Rilska Infantry
Division, took part in the fightings in the |
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