The Bulgarian coast artillery at the end
of 1917
Coast artillery defence¹ – Commander : Lt.Col. Stefan Denev |
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Northern coast artillery group² |
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1st
battery |
Commander : Cpt. Georgi Radkov 2 – 240mm L/45
Schneider-Canet guns M. 1906 at Sv. Nikola |
2nd
battery |
Commander : Cpt. Vasil Fikov 2 – 254mm L/45 Obuchov
guns M. 1895 at Gorna Traka |
3rd
battery |
Commander : Cpt. Nedelcho Nedev 2 – 152mm L/45 Canet guns
M. 1895 at Trakata |
4th
battery |
Commander : Lt. Genov 2 – 87mm Krupp not QF
guns used as A/A at Grozd |
5th
battery |
Commander : 2nd Lt. Yordan Lazarov 2 – at Kyurchyuk |
Southern coast artillery group² |
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6th
battery |
Commander : Off. cand. Tzankov 2 – 100mm L/50
Schneider-Canet naval guns M. 1898 at Dolna Traka |
7th
battery |
Commander : Off. cand. Ivan Petkov 2 – 65mm L/50
Schneider-Canet naval guns M. 1898 south-east of the Galata
lighthouse |
8th
battery |
Commander : Lt. Rusinov 2 – 229mm L/7.7 Russian mortars
M. 1892 north of Galata, near the
lighthouse |
9th
battery |
Commander : Sgt.Maj. Hirsto Kutzarov 1 – 76.2mm gun 1 – 57mm gun at Karantinata |
10th
battery |
Commander : Lt. Rusinov 2 – 150mm L/25 Krupp in
armoured cupola M. 1891 at Karantinata |
11th
battery |
Commander : Lt. Georgi Pilashev 2 – 120mm L/28
Schneider-Canet guns M. 1897 from Shumenski Heavy Art. Rgt. south of Galata |
Area Balchik – Kavarna |
|
battery |
Commander : Capt. Georgi Radkov 2 – 100mm L/50 Schneider-Canet
naval guns M. 1898 east of Balchik |
battery |
2 – 76mm naval guns taken
from near Balchik |
battery |
2 – 87mm Krupp not QF
guns used as A/A from Shumenski Heavy Art. Rgt. |
battery |
1 – 120mm L/25 Krupp gun
M. 1882 from Sofiyski Heavy Art. Rgt. |
battery |
2 – |
battery |
2 – 87mm Krupp not QF
guns used as A/A from Sofiyski Heavy Art. Rgt. |
battery |
2 – 87mm Krupp not QF guns
used as A/A from Shumenski Heavy Art. Rgt. |
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Coast artillery defence¹ – Burgas |
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Northern coast artillery group² |
|
1st
battery |
2 – 152mm L/45 Canet guns
M. 1895 at Paparos, Sarafovo |
2nd
battery |
2 – 150mm L/40 Krupp gun
on wheeled road-carriage at Sarafovo |
3rd
battery |
2 – 150mm L/30 Krupp guns
M. 1892 from Shumenski Heavy Art. Rgt. at Gyaur Sutzhik |
710th
German Foot art. battery |
2 – 150mm L/45 Krupp gun
on wheeled road-carriage at |
Southern coast artillery group² |
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4th
battery |
2 – 210mm L/35 Krupp guns
M. 1888 at |
5th
battery |
4 – 105mm L/28
Schneider-Canet guns M. 1913 at |
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Remarks
: ¹ ² Later Coast artillery
detachment and finally Coast artillery division. |