4th Bulgarian Army at Bulair
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4th Army Commander : MG. Stiliyan Kovachev (from 2nd
Trakiyska Division) Chief of the General
Staff : Col. Bozhko Ikonomov (from 4th
Preslavska Division) Chief of the Operations
Section : Maj. Hristo Lefterov Chief of the Artillery : Col. Hristo Kushev(from 2nd
Army) Chief of the Engineers : Lt.Col. Ivan Vasilev Chief of the Field
Medical Unit : Med.Col. Yokim Tranev (from 4th
Preslavska Division) Intendant : Lt.Col. Ivan Valkov (from 2nd
Trakiyska Division) |
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2nd
Trakiyska Division |
Col. Dimitar Geshov 1st Inf. Brigade : Col.
Vladimir Serafimov 9th Plovdivski
IR. (4), 21st Srednogorski IR. (4) 3rd Inf. Brigade : Col. Georgi
Mitov 27th Chepinski IR.(3 ¾), 39th
IR. (2 ½) 3rd Art. Rgt. (6 QF Bts.) 2nd div. / 3rd
Mnt. Art. Rgt. (2 QF Bts.) 3rd div. / 3rd Mnt. Art.
Rgt. (2 QF Bts.) 2nd Pioneers
Battalion Attached : 1st / 19th
and 2nd / 19th Repl. Cp. |
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7th
Rilska Division |
MG.
Georgi Todorov 1st
Inf. Brigade : Col. Todor
Mitov 13th Rilski IR. (4), 22nd Trakiyski
IR. (4), 26th Pernishki IR. (4) 3rd
Inf. Brigade : MG. Spas
Georgiev 49th IR. (4), 50th IR. (4) 7th Art. Rgt. (9 QF Bts.) 9th not QF Art.
Rgt. (5 not QF Bts.) 2nd Mnt. Art. Rgt.
(5 QF Bts.) 7th Pioneers
Battalion Attached : 1st / 5th
Cav. Sq. 23rd
Opalchenie Bn. At Rodosto Opalchenie Battalion of
the “Slivinitza” Volunteers Command |
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Cavalry
Division |
MG.
Atanas Nazlamov 1st
Cav. Brigade : Col. Petar Salabashev 1st (4), 2nd (4), 4th
(2), 7th (3) Cav. Rgt. Mixed
Cav. Brigade : Col. Aleksandar
Tanev 3rd (4), 6th (3) Cav. Rgt.; 2
Turkish MGs. |
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2nd
/ 2nd Inf. Brigade |
Col. Ivan Tzekov 28th Stremski IR.(4), 40th
IR. (4) 2nd / 3rd Art. div. (3
Bts.) 1st section /
3rd 150mm How. Bty. / Shumenski fortress Bn. (2 howitzers) |
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Macedono-Odrinsko
Opalchenie |
MG.
Nikola Genev 1st
Brigade : Lt.Col. Stefan Nikolov 1st Debarska, 2nd
Skopska, 3rd Solunska, 4th
Bitolska Bns. 2nd
Brigade : Lt.Col. Anton Pchelarov 5th Odrinska,
6th Ohriska, 7th Kumanovska, 8th Kosturska
Bns. 3rd
Brigade : Lt.Col. Aleksandr Protogerov 9th Veleshka,
10th Prilepska, 11th Serska, 12th
Lozengradska Bns. 2nd / 2nd Mnt. Art. div. (4 QF Bts.), 4th / 2nd Mnt. Art. div. (3
not QF Bts.) Attached : half Sq. / 3rd Cav. Rgt. half Sq. / 6th Cav. Rgt. |
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Army
Troops |
9th Cav. Rgt. (3) : Col.
Konstantin Mihaylov 4th Army Telegraph Half-company 4th Army Cyclist Unit (detached from 1st Army
Cyclist Half-company) 4th Searchlights unit (2 – 60cm searchlights) 3rd Aeroplane Unit : 1 plane, 2 pilots, 2 observers (at
Balabanchik) |
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on 14 March 1913, after the capture of Odrin, 2nd Army
sent 2 – 150mm L/30 Krupp guns, 4 – 150mm L/12 Schneider howitzers, 4 – 120mm
Schneider QF field howitzers |
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58 ¾ Battalions, 21 Squadrons, 39 Batteries 1187 officers, 134 clerks, 92 068 men, 25276 horses,
1362 oxen, 2844 wagons and carts, 797 packs 61 885 rifles and sabres, 62 MGs, 172 guns |
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Remarks: 14th
Makedonski Regiment and 7th not QF. Art. Rgt. were in 27th
Chepinski IR. : 1 Cpy.
was at Pavlovo 39th
IR. : 4th Bn., 1st and 6th Cps. were in 5th
Cav. Rgt. : 2nd and 3rd Sqs. were in Seres |
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