1st heavy artillery regiment

Mobilization

15cm L/12 not QF how. division

1st – 15cm L/12 not QF howitzers battery (4 hows.)

2nd – 15cm L/12 not QF howitzers batteries (4 hows.)

3rd – 15cm L/12 not QF howitzers batteries (4 hows.)

12cm L/28 not QF division

1st – 12cm L/28 not QF battery (4 guns)

2nd – 12cm L/28 not QF batteries (4 guns)

3rd – 12cm L/28 not QF batteries (4 guns)

10.5cm L/30 QF division

1st – 10.5cm L/30 QF battery (2 guns)

2nd – 10.5cm L/30 QF battery (2 guns)

15cm L/14 QF how. division

1st – 15cm L/14 QF howitzers battery (3 hows.)

2nd – 15cm L/14 QF howitzers battery (3 hows.)

25.12.1915

A new 3rd – 10.5cm L/30 QF bty. was raised by the regiment

06.12.1916

1st, 2nd and 3rd – 15cm L/12 not QF how. bts. were rearmed at first with 105mm QF field howitzers, then with 15cm QF Russian howitzers

1st and 2nd – 12cm L/28 not QF batteries were rearmed with 10.5cm L/35 not QF Romanian guns

18.04.1917

Sofiyski fortress artillery gave the following batteries to the regiment:

1st – 15cm L/30 not QF bty. (2 guns)

2nd – 15cm L/30 not QF bty. (2 guns)

1st – 12cm L/25 not QF bty. (5 guns)

2nd – 12cm L/25 not QF bty. (4 guns)

2nd – 77mm QF field bty. (4 guns)

1st – 87mm L/30 not QF field bty. (6 guns)

2nd – 87mm not QF field bty. (6 guns)

3rd – 87mm not QF field bty. (6 guns)

1st – 57mm turret guns platoon (2 guns)

2nd – 57mm turret guns platoon (2 guns)

3rd – 57mm turret guns platoon (2 guns)

4th – 57mm turret guns platoon (2 guns)

5th – 57mm turret guns platoon (2 guns)

6th – 57mm turret guns platoon (2 guns)

1st platoon of 4th – 87mm not QF field bty. (2 guns) was raised at Burgas by the regiment

1st platoon of 3rd – 75mm not QF field bty. (2 guns) was raised at Varna by the regiment

01.08.1917

A new 4th – 87mm not QF field bty. was raised at Varna

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A 4th new 10cm L/35 QF bty. was raised by the regiment

04.08.1917

6th – 57mm turret guns platoon was disbanded

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1st – 15cm L/14 QF Krupp how. bty. was rearmed with 15cm L/17 QF howitzers

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1st platoon of 4th – 87mm not QF field bty. and 1st platoon of 3rd – 75mm not QF field bty. were disbanded

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2nd – 77mm QF field bty. was rearmed with 75mm QF Schneider Serbian field guns

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1st – 12cm L/25 not QF bty. was rearmed with 15cm L/14 QF howitzers 13

30.11.1917

 

The regiment gave the following batteries to 5th heavy art. rgt.:

1st – 15cm L/30 not QF bty.

2nd – 12cm L/25 not QF bty.

3rd – 12cm L/28 not QF field bty.

1st – 57mm turret guns platoon

3rd – 57mm turret guns platoon

4th – 57mm turret guns platoon

5th – 57mm turret guns platoon

The regiment gave the following batteries to 26th art. rgt.:

1st – 87mm L/30 not QF field bty.

2nd – 87mm not QF field bty.

3rd – 87mm not QF field bty.

29.07.1918

2nd – 57mm turret guns platoon was assigned to the position art. rgt.

17.04.1918

The units of the regiment were renumbered as follows:

1st battery = 1st – 15cm QF Russian howitzers battery

2nd battery = 2nd – 15cm QF Russian howitzers battery

3rd battery = 3rd – 15cm QF Russian howitzers battery

4th battery = 1st – 15cm L/17 QF howitzers battery

5th battery = 2nd – 15cm L/14 QF howitzers battery

6tht battery = 1st – 10,5cm L/30 QF battery

7th battery = 2nd – 10,5cm L/30 QF battery

8th battery = 3rd – 10,5cm L/30 QF battery

9th battery = 4th – 10cm L/35 QF battery

10th battery = 1st – 10.5cm L/35 not QF battery

11th battery = 2nd – 10,5cm L/35 not QF battery

12th battery = 2nd – 15cm L/30 not QF battery

13th battery = 1st – 12cm L/25 not QF battery

14th battery = 2nd – 7,7cm QF field battery

15th battery = 4th – 8,7cm not QF position battery

 

Sofiyski fortress artillery regiment

Mobilization

15cm L/30 not QF division

1st – 15cm L/30 not QF battery (2 guns)

2nd – 15cm L/30 not QF batteries (2 guns)

12cm L/25 not QF division

1st – 12cm L/25 not QF battery (5 guns)

2nd – 12cm L/25 not QF batteries (4 guns)

87mm not QF Krupp field division

1st – 87mm not QF Krupp field battery (6 guns)

2nd – 87mm not QF Krupp field battery (6 guns)

3rd – 87mm not QF Krupp field battery (6 guns)

1st – 75mm not QF Krupp field battery (6 guns) at Rahovo

2nd – 75mm not QF Krupp field battery (6 guns) at Ruse

1st – 57mm turret guns platoon (2 guns) at Somovitz

2nd – 57mm turret guns platoon (2 guns) at Svishtov

3rd – 57mm turret guns platoon (2 guns) at Dede Agatch

4th – 57mm turret guns platoon (2 guns) at Dede Agatch

5th – 57mm turret guns platoon (2 guns) at Ruse

6th – 57mm turret guns platoon (2 guns) at Ruse

25.11.1916

1st – 75mm not QF Krupp field bty. was disbanded

2nd – 75mm not QF Krupp field bty. was rearmed with 77mm QF field guns

18.04.1917

Sofiyski fortress artillery was disbanded and its units were assigned to 1st heavy art. rgt.

 

Composition of the regiments at the end of the World War